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Matthias Riedl is Associate Professor in the Department of Historical Studies at Central European University (CEU), where he is also a member of the Center for Religious Studies and the Doctoral School of History. He holds affiliations with the Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies and has taught extensively in comparative political thought and religious history. His academic career includes prior roles as Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Visiting Assistant Professor at Duke University, and Visiting Lecturer at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. His educational background includes an M.A. and Ph.D. (summa cum laude) from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. His research lies at the intersection of religion and politics, focusing on intellectual history, apocalypticism, and radical religious movements from late antiquity to the early modern period. He has a strong interest in comparative frameworks, including non-Western political thought and religious dissent across cultures. Riedl’s recent publications explore themes such as apocalyptic violence, the political theology of Thomas Müntzer and Joachim of Fiore, and the secularization of religious concepts in modern ideologies. His work bridges historical analysis with philosophical inquiry, often engaging with theorists like Eric Voegelin and Karl Löwith. The articles reflect a consistent focus on millenarian thought, revolutionary agency, and the symbolic continuity of apocalyptic traditions across epochs. Among his scientific contributions are numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and edited volumes on topics ranging from the ordering of time to the city as a symbolic center. Though no formal awards are listed, his extensive publication record and international academic engagements reflect scholarly recognition. Riedl has supervised numerous doctoral and master’s students on diverse topics including church-state relations, religious violence, and comparative theology. He has directed multiple international summer schools on religion and politics, often in collaboration with institutions like Duke University. His research is supported by long-term projects and interdisciplinary collaborations, particularly through the Eranos Conferences. He is actively involved in research groups and has contributed to collective works on prophets, time, and the secular sphere in theology. His ongoing monograph on Thomas Müntzer underscores his commitment to understanding revolutionary religious thought in historical context.

• Religion and Politics
• Intellectual History
• Political Theology
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Tijana Krstic is a Professor in the Department of Historical Studies at Central European University (CEU), where she conducts research and teaches on the early modern Ottoman Empire and its religious, cultural, and social dynamics. She is affiliated with the Doctoral School of History and the Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies and the Center for Religious Studies at CEU. From 2015 to 2021, she led the ERC-funded OTTOCONFESSION project, which explored the formation of Sunni orthodoxy in the Ottoman Empire and its connections with Christian confessional developments in Europe. PhD in History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1998–2004) MA in History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1998–1999) B.A. in History and Southeast European Studies, American University in Bulgaria (1994–1998) Her research focuses on religious conversion, confessionalization, Ottoman-Muslim identity, and cross-cultural interactions in the early modern Mediterranean. She examines how narratives of conversion shaped imperial identity and religious orthodoxy, and how Ottoman intellectual and religious life evolved in dialogue with broader Eurasian developments. Her work often draws on understudied sources, including conversion narratives, polemical texts, and diplomatic records. Her recent publications reflect a sustained engagement with the themes of religious identity, orthodoxy, and interconfessional dynamics. She has published on Morisco refugees, Ottoman catechisms, intertextuality in religious polemics, and the role of interpreters in imperial diplomacy. Her research demonstrates how the Ottoman Empire was deeply interconnected with early modern European religious transformations. European Research Council Consolidator Grant (OTTOCONFESSION project, 2015–2020) Krstic has advised and collaborated with numerous scholars and research teams. She currently represents CEU on the Board of Directors of the Cluster of Excellence 'Eurasian Transformations' (EurAsia), funded by the Austrian Science Fund, coordinating research and teaching with international partners. Her work continues to shape the field of Ottoman and early modern religious history.

• Ottoman History
• Early Modern Mediterranean
• Religious Conversion
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Jan Hennings is an Associate Professor in the Department of Historical Studies at Central European University (CEU) and a Senior Member at the Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies. Currently on sabbatical and research leave for the 2025/26 academic year, he has established himself as a leading scholar in early modern diplomatic history with a particular focus on Russian-European encounters. His institutional affiliations include serving as Head of CEU's History Department (2021-24), co-director of the MA program in Museum Studies (a collaboration between CEU and Wien Museum), and Key Researcher in the Austrian Cluster of Excellence 'EurAsian Transformations'. His educational background includes a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge (Clare College), an MPhil in Modern European History from Cambridge, and a BA in History and German Studies from Universität Rostock. Prior to joining CEU, he held a Junior Research Fellowship at St John's College Oxford and served as a Visiting Professor and Gerda Henkel Fellow at Sabanci University in Istanbul. Hennings' research interests span early modern Europe, Muscovy and Imperial Russia, the history of diplomacy and international relations, Russian-Ottoman relations, and travel literature and cultural encounter. His work has revolutionized understanding of diplomatic practices through comparative approaches that examine ritual, ceremony, and cross-cultural communication in early modern contexts. He has made significant contributions to understanding how diplomatic practices shaped international relations between empires, particularly between Russia and its European and Ottoman neighbors. His publications reveal a consistent focus on the cultural dimensions of diplomacy, examining how ceremonial practices, gift-giving, and textual representations functioned as political tools in early modern international relations. His work bridges diplomatic history with cultural history, demonstrating how diplomatic encounters served as sites of knowledge production and cultural exchange. ESSA Book Prize 2017 for Russia and Courtly Europe Hedwig Hintze Prize 2012 (best dissertation award of German Historical Association) Fritz Theodor Epstein Prize 2012 (best dissertation award of Association of Historians of Eastern European History) Hennings has supervised numerous PhD and MA students working on diverse topics related to early modern diplomatic history across Eurasia. His editorial roles include serving as associate editor of the Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas and on the editorial board of Diplomatica: A Journal of Diplomacy and Society . His research has been supported by prestigious fellowships including at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (2020-21) and as an elected member of the Young Academy at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (2016-21). As a key member of the Early Modern Studies at CEU initiative and The Early Modern Workshop, Hennings contributes to creating vibrant research communities focused on innovative approaches to early modern history. His current work on Russian-Ottoman relations at the beginning of the eighteenth century continues to push the boundaries of diplomatic history by examining cross-imperial encounters through the lens of cultural practices.

• Early Modern History
• Diplomatic History
• Russian History
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Laszlo Kontler is a Professor at the Department of Historical Studies and Head of the Doctoral School of History at Central European University (CEU). He also serves as Pro-Rector for Budapest and KEE, reflecting his significant institutional leadership. His academic work is affiliated with the CEU Democracy Institute as a Research Affiliate, and he has been a central figure at CEU since 1992. His educational background includes a Doctor Universitatis (summa cum laude) in early modern history from Eötvös Lóránd University (Budapest, 1987), a Candidate of Historical Science from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1997), Habilitation from Eötvös Lóránd University (2006), and a Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (DSc, 2014). These qualifications underscore his deep scholarly credentials in historical and intellectual research. Kontler specializes in European intellectual history, particularly the Enlightenment and early modern period. His research spans the history of political thought, historiography, translation and reception of ideas, and the cultural construction of concepts like 'humanity' and 'knowledge.' He is deeply engaged with transnational scholarly networks and has contributed to debates on the unity and diversity of the European Enlightenment. His work often explores the interplay between science, religion, state-building, and Enlightenment thought, especially within the Habsburg Monarchy. The 15 most recent articles and supervised theses reflect a strong thematic continuity in early modern intellectual and political history, with particular attention to cross-cultural communication, the republic of letters, and the institutionalization of knowledge. Topics range from Ottoman-European discourses on humanity to monastic reforms under Maria Theresa, and from vampire diagnostics to naval power in the Mediterranean. These works demonstrate a broad geographic and conceptual scope, connecting Central Europe with global intellectual currents. His scientific awards include major international fellowships in London, Oxford, New Brunswick, Wolfenbüttel, Göttingen, Edinburgh, Florence, and Cambridge, highlighting his recognition across leading academic centers. These fellowships have supported his research on intellectual exchange and the history of knowledge. Kontler has supervised over a dozen doctoral students, many of whom have gone on to publish significant research. His advising spans diverse but thematically linked topics such as political language, translation, nationhood, and medical epistemology. While specific grant details are not listed, his leadership roles, international fellowships, and collaborative publications suggest sustained funding and institutional support for his research programs. He is involved in key academic teams and networks, including the European Society for the History of Political Thought (serving as president 2016–2018), editorial boards of journals like European Review of History , and advisory roles in major book series. His work with Jan Hennings on 'Rethinking Mankind' exemplifies his collaborative engagement with international research teams.

• European Intellectual History
• History of Political Thought
• Enlightenment Studies
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Robyn Dora Radway is an Associate Professor in the Department of Historical Studies at Central European University, with affiliations in the Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies and Undergraduate Studies. She specializes in the interconnected histories of the Habsburg and Ottoman Empires from 1450 to 1800, focusing on administrative institutions, scribal practices, book cultures, and material culture. Her research integrates art history with primary-source-based historical methods, drawing from both Continental and Anglo-American traditions. She has published extensively on costume books, arms and armor, dress and identity, Habsburg-Ottoman diplomacy, and the circulation of information. Her 2023 monograph, Portraits of Empires: Habsburg Albums from the German House in Ottoman Constantinople , explores identity and social networks through friendship albums, combining archival sources with digital humanities tools. She is currently a Key Researcher in the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence, EurAsian Transformations, and is working on a new project reconstructing scribal practices in Ottoman Hungary. Her recent publications span topics such as multilingualism, cartography, viniculture, and the reinterpretation of books and buildings after conquest. These works reflect her interest in layered sovereignty, deterritorialization, and imperial belonging, often employing network analysis and digital methodologies. Indiana University Press, 2023 Gerda Henkel Stiftung, 2018–19 Institute for Advanced Study at CEU, 2017–18 Robyn Dora Radway supervises BA, MA, and PhD students, with current PhD candidates including Dmitry Zharov, Jonas Czaika, and Zsofia Csilla Nadai. She has advised numerous MA theses on topics ranging from Jesuit education to imperial memory and interspecies communication. She teaches courses on Habsburg history, Ottoman borderlands, book history, material culture, and digital humanities, including a collaborative course with the Department of Data and Network Science. She maintains strong ties with international and local museums and is actively involved in academic events, such as book launches and research seminars on imperial networks and soldier-scholars.

• Habsburg History
• Ottoman Empire
• Early Modern Europe
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Carsten L. Wilke is a Professor in the Department of Historical Studies at Central European University (CEU), where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on European and Mediterranean religious history, with a focus on Jewish history from the Middle Ages to the present. He is affiliated with multiple academic programs, including Jewish Studies, Cultural Heritage Studies, Eastern Mediterranean Studies, and Early Modern Studies. From 2016 to 2020, he served as director of the Center for Religious Studies at CEU, and in 2023–2024, he directed the Erasmus Mundus program History in the Public Sphere . He is currently on sabbatical during the 2024–2025 academic year. His academic training includes a PhD in Jewish Studies from the University of Cologne (1994, summa cum laude), a diploma in Religious Studies from the École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, and an MA from the University of Cologne. Before joining CEU in 2009, he held research positions in France, Germany, Mexico, and the USA. Wilke’s research centers on transcultural aspects of European Jewish history, with specializations in Sephardic and crypto-Jewish communities, Jewish-Christian relations, early modern Iberian Judaism, book and manuscript culture, and modernization processes in 19th-century Judaism. His publications include the monograph Farewell to Shulamith: Spatial and Social Diversity in the Song of Songs (2017) and edited volumes such as Modern Jewish Scholarship in Hungary (2016) and Isaac Orobio: The Jewish Argument with Dogma and Doubt (2018). His recent articles explore themes like clandestine Jewish networks, religious polemics, synagogue architecture, and intellectual exchanges between Jewish and Christian thinkers. His recent publications reveal a strong focus on early modern Jewish identity formation, particularly among Iberian exiles and crypto-Jews. He frequently examines the interplay between religious texts, political events, and cultural memory, with a methodological emphasis on manuscript studies, transnational networks, and cross-confessional dialogue. Wilke has received several honors, including the CEU Outstanding Research Award (2016) and the French Jewish Book Award (2008). He has been a research fellow at institutions such as the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies and Yeshiva University, and has held visiting professorships in Paris, Brussels, Tokyo, and Germany. He has supervised numerous doctoral and MA theses at CEU, including prize-winning works on topics such as interwar Jewish beauty pageants, Nigerian literary history, and Sephardic Purim festivities. His teaching includes both classroom courses and experiential learning, such as walking tours on Jewish commemorative landscapes in Budapest. Wilke is involved in several ongoing research projects, including Sephardic Manuscripts of the Early Modern Period , Jewish Cemetery Inscriptions in Europe , and The Alliance Israélite Universelle in Germany, 1860–1914 . He is also a member of the ÖAW Cluster of Excellence EurAsian Transformations .

• Jewish History
• Sephardic Studies
• Early Modern History
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M. Brett Wilson is an Associate Professor of History and Public Policy at Central European University (CEU), holding dual appointments in the Department of Historical Studies and the Department of Public Policy. He is also a member of the Center for Religious Studies and the Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies. His research focuses on religious, intellectual, and cultural history with specialization in late Ottoman and modern Turkish contexts. Wilson holds a PhD in Religious Studies from Duke University, along with an MA and BA from Duke and the University of South Carolina respectively. His major works include Translating the Qur’an in an Age of Nationalism (2014), which examines Qur’anic translation as a marker of Turkish modernization, and his edited translation of Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu’s Nur Baba (2023), a seminal Ottoman novel critiquing Sufi practices. Current research explores the abolition of Sufi orders in the early Turkish Republic and their transformation into national heritage. Wilson’s publications span topics such as Sufi traditions, nationalism, print culture, and Qur’anic exegesis. His work bridges Ottoman and modern Turkish history, emphasizing intersections between religion, state formation, and cultural identity. He teaches courses on modern Turkish political history, cultural heritage preservation, and Mediterranean historiography.

• Late Ottoman Empire/Turkish History
• Modern Middle East and Mediterranean
• Nationalism and National Culture
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Gyorgy Laszlo Gereby is an Associate Professor in the Department of Historical Studies at Central European University (CEU), with additional affiliations in the Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, the Center for Religious Studies, and the Doctoral School of History. He also directs the Source Language Teaching Group at CEU. His work bridges history, philosophy, theology, and medieval studies, with a focus on political theology, Byzantine thought, and early Christian identity. MA in Philosophy, ELTE, Budapest (1982) CSc (PhD), Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1996) Habilitation, ELTE (2010) Titulary Professor, ELTE (2020) His research explores the intersections of theology and politics, particularly in medieval and early Christian contexts. He investigates how religious ideas shape political structures, as seen in his analyses of Byzantine symphony of powers, Carl Schmitt’s political theology, and the Church as a 'third nation' among peoples. His work combines philosophical depth with historical rigor, focusing on figures like Dionysius, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Duns Scotus. The most recent publications reflect a sustained engagement with themes of authority, liturgy, and identity. Articles such as 'One Sword or Two?' and 'The Nation, the Nations, and the Third Nation' reveal a consistent interest in how theological concepts underpin political legitimacy and communal belonging across eras. His scholarship spans from late antiquity to modern political thought, demonstrating a broad chronological and conceptual range. His scientific recognition includes prestigious visiting fellowships at Oxford (Wadham College, Corpus Christi College), Fulbright and British Council awards, and long-standing academic engagement across Europe and the US. He has advised numerous academic events and workshops, including on Cappadocian legacy and medieval hagiography, and has collaborated with scholars across disciplines. His publications appear in leading presses and journals such as Oxford University Press, CEU Press, and New German Critique. He is actively involved in research centers at CEU and maintains a significant academic profile, with extensive publications and international collaborations. His work continues to influence debates in medieval studies, religious thought, and political theology.

• Medieval Studies
• Religious Studies
• Philosophy
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