Balazs Trencsenyi

Dr. Balazs Trencsenyi is a Hungarian historian and intellectual historian currently serving as Associate Professor at the Central European University's Department of History since 2011. He specializes in comparative approaches to European intellectual traditions, with particular emphasis on national identity discourses and political thought.

• Ph.D. in Comparative History (2004, Central European University)
• MA in Nationalism Studies (1998, CEU)
• MA in Philosophy (1997, Eötvös Loránd University)

His research focuses on:

• Comparative history of political languages and concepts
• Discourses of nationhood and patriotism
• Evolving representations of the past in European contexts
• Legacy of composite states in East-Central Europe
• Reason of State in early modern political philosophy
• Interdisciplinary methodologies in historiography

Scientific achievements include:

• ERC Starting Grant for 'Negotiating Modernity' (2008-2013)
• Thyssen Foundation fellowships
• Leadership roles in European research networks
• Participation in major European Science Foundation projects
• Founding international research groups