Constantin Iordachi

Guest Speaker

Professional Affiliation

Associate Professor of History at the Central European University, Co-director of Pasts, Center for Historical Studies

Project Summary

Constantin Iordachi is Associate Professor of History at the Central European University, and co-director of Pasts, Center for Historical Studies. His research and academic teaching focuses mainly on comparative approaches to historical research; totalitarianism and mass politics; and nationalism and citizenship in Central and Southeastern Europe. His publications include: Charisma, Politics and Violence: The Legion of the “Archangel Michael” in Inter-war Romania; and Citizenship, Nation and State-Building: The Integration of Northern Dobrogea in Romania, 1878-1913 . Iordachi authored over 50 articles and book chapters in various journals and edited collections, and has lead several international research projects. Editor of: "Fascism in East Central and Southeastern Europe: A Reappraisal," Special Issue, East-Central Europe,; and Comparative Fascist Studies: New Perspectives, Series: "Rewriting Histories."; Co-editor of: Transforming People, Property and Power: The Process of Land Collectivization in Romania, 1949-1962; and România si Transnistria: Problema Holocaustului. Perspective istorice si comparative [Romania and Trans-Dnister: The Question of the Holocaust. Historical and Comparative Perspectives].

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