Vedran Duančić

Dr. Vedran Duančić is a Senior Scientist and Research Fellow at the Department of Society, Knowledge and Politics, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt. His work bridges intellectual history, science history, and political dynamics, with a focus on 20th-century Eastern Europe and socialist Yugoslavia.

Education:

• PhD in History, European University Institute, Florence (2016)
• MA in History, Central European University, Budapest (2011)
• BA in History, University of Zagreb (2009)

Research Interests:

• Modern intellectual history and science’s intersection with politics
• History of geography in Yugoslavia and East Central Europe
• Post-1945 science popularization, including Lysenkoism in socialist Yugoslavia
• Cold War scientific and medical cooperation at the geopolitical periphery

Awards & Fellowships:

• Short-Term Fellowship at Herder Institute (2017)
• Visiting Fellowship at University of Basel (2021)

Collaborations: Part of the interdisciplinary team at the Institute for Society, Knowledge and Politics, collaborating with scholars like Erik Aarden, Daniel Barben, and Anja Bauer on global history and science policy studies.