American Research Center in Sofia Foundation
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American Research Center in Sofia Foundation Details
Welcome to the American Research Center in Sofia (ARCS), a non-profit foundation, registered in Bulgaria in 2005, which facilitates academic interaction, research, and activities in the humanities and social sciences in Bulgaria and neighboring Balkan countries. ARCS provides logistical support to American scholars and students in Bulgaria and works in partnership with the American Research Center in Bulgaria, Inc., a nonstock, 501(c)(3) corporation, registered in Virginia and dedicated to promoting academic cooperation between North America and Southeast Europe. Specifically, the primary aims of ARCS are:- to encourage and support research in the humanities and social sciences (anthropology, archaeology, history, art history, epigraphy, and philology) in Bulgaria and Southeast Europe on the period from prehistory through Late Antiquity;- to encourage and support research in the humanities and social sciences (archaeology, art history, cultural anthropology, epigraphy, history, ethnicity and culture, folklore, modern languages and literary studies) on the historical periods in Bulgaria and Southeast Europe after Late Antiquity; to advocate the protection of archaeological and historical sites and monuments in Bulgaria and neighboring Southeast European countries;- to foster research and collaboration between North American scholars and those in Bulgaria and neighboring Southeast European countries, all of which share strong cultural and historical ties and heritage;- to facilitate a dialog among scholars from the countries in the region and provide a forum for objective assessment and analysis of local histories and to promote free academic discussion of debatable topics in any chronological period.
