How has religion shaped national identity in Eastern Europe — and how has nationalism in turn reshaped the churches?
In this Sober Thought session, Professor Emerita Sabrina P. Ramet focuses on examining the entangled histories of religious institutions and national movements.
📅 Wednesday, 27 May 2026
🕑 14:00 EEST
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💻 Join us online via Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/xvj-ogxd-woc
🎓 Free & open to all
Sabrina P. Ramet is a Professor Emerita of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), in Trondheim, Norway. Born in London, England, she received her undergraduate degree in philosophy at Stanford University, her MA in international relations from the University of Arkansas, and her Ph.D. in political science at UCLA in 1981. She is the author of 16 scholarly books (three of which have been published in Croatian translations), co-author of three, and editor or co-editor of 43 scholarly books (of which 42 have been published to date, with one in production). Her latest monograph is East Central Europe and Communism: Politics, Culture, and Society, 1943-1991 (London & New York: Routledge, 2023). She is also the author of two absurdist novellas: Café Bombshell: The International Brain Surgery Conspiracy (Scarith Books, 2008) and The Curse of the Aztec Dummy (Scarith Books, 2017) and six volumes of humorous verse.
Sober Thought: A FERBOPO Forum represents a new series of free online talks exploring the intersections of state, religion, and body politics in Romania and Central and Eastern Europe. Over the coming months, leading scholars will present their work to an open international audience — followed by a live Q&A. Sessions run 60–75 minutes and are free to attend.
This event is part of the Sober Thought series — view all upcoming sessions