Szinan Radi

Dr. Szinan Radi serves as an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge, and as a Postdoctoral Affiliate of Trinity College. His research centers on Eastern European social and economic history, particularly state-society relations and everyday economic life under communist regimes.

His academic journey includes:

• BA in History from Karoli Gaspar University (2015)
• MA in Economic and Social History from University of Manchester (2017)
• Research MA in Social Science Research from University of Nottingham (2019)
• PhD in History from University of Nottingham (2022)

Dr. Radi's scholarship bridges Economic History, Financial History, and Social History with regional expertise in Eastern Europe. He investigates how monetary systems shaped citizen-state interactions in postwar Hungary and is pioneering research on socialist Eastern Europe's economic connections with the Middle East. His work reveals how informal economic practices and local adaptations influenced formal state policies.

His recent publications demonstrate consistent output in top-tier journals, with articles analyzing Hungarian housing policy and tax evasion under communism. These works establish his expertise in how citizens navigated socialist economies through both compliance and subversion, contributing to broader understandings of everyday life in authoritarian systems.

His recognition includes:

• 2024 British Association for Slavonic & East European Studies Postgraduate Article Prize

Funded by the ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dr. Radi is advancing two major book projects while building international research networks. Although not currently supervising students, his work offers collaborative opportunities for scholars examining monetary history, socialist economies, or Cold War global connections. His position at Cambridge places him within a vibrant center for historical research with access to extensive archives and interdisciplinary resources.

Dr. Radi contributes to Cambridge's academic community through his innovative research at the intersection of economic systems and social experience in 20th-century Eastern Europe.