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Maria Falina is a historian specializing in modern and contemporary Eastern Europe. Her research focuses on intellectual and political history, including the memory and political uses of the past, history of religion, nationalism, and state-building, as well as the categories of inclusion and exclusion. Maria co-authored a synthetic overview titled 'A History of Modern Political Thought in East Central Europe', published in volumes by Oxford University Press between 2016 and 2018. Her recent work, 'Religion and Politics in Interwar Yugoslavia: Serbian Nationalism and East Orthodox Christianity', explores the interaction between religion, nationalism, and political modernity in the first half of the 20th century, using the Serbian Orthodox Church as a case study. Currently, her research is centered on the politics of the past in post-Soviet Russia and the role of religious discourses and non-state actors.
Utrecht University • Utrecht, Netherlands
Research and teach on European history.
Dublin City University • Dublin, Ireland
Taught courses in European history.
Centre for War Studies, University College Dublin • Dublin, Ireland
Conducted research on topics related to war studies.
School of History and Archives, University College Dublin • Dublin, Ireland
Taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Central European University • Budapest, Hungary
Engaged in research and teaching activities.
Department of Psychology