TransCorr team is divided into two sub-groups according to TransCorr’s two investigative directions. The first investigative direction, “The ‘old regime’ and the new order: reform, resistance, innovation,” uses micro-historical case-studies to situate changing notions of “corruption” in the region within their broader transnational context. The second investigative direction, “Old practices, new interactions? Favoritism, interests, patronage,” focuses on specific patron-client bonds in Central-South-East Europe between 1750-1850. The sub-group’s work centers on micro-historical case-studies for analyzing the variety of forms of favoritism, patron-client ties, or informal associations that historical actors mobilized during the period.
January 2026
This working group within the TransCorr project focuses on the political, economic and social activities of the Serbian prince Miloš Obrenović
July 2025
Convened by Silvia Marton and Andrei Sorescu, and chaired by Silvia Marton, the panel ”Reframing the Phanariot Past, Historicizing ‘Corruption’ in the Danubian Principalities / Romania (1750s-1900s)” was part of the 2025 ICCEES XI World Congress held at University College London from July 21 to July 25, 2025. Team…