Prof. Dr. Viorel Panaite
University of Bucharest
Vice President, EMAN
Overview
Prof. habil. Viorel Panaite is a distinguished scholar in Islamic-Ottoman History, currently serving as Professor and Supervisor of the Doctoral School of History at the University of Bucharest. Since 1991, he has also been a Senior Researcher at the Institute of South-East European Studies of the Romanian Academy.
His academic excellence has earned him numerous fellowships and speaking invitations across Turkey, Western Europe, and the USA.
International Fellowships and Visiting Positions
- Fernand Braudel Fellow, European University Institute, Florence (2009)
- Mellon Foundation Fellow, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. (2005–2006)
- Visiting Fellow, ÉHESS – Centre d’histoire du domaine turc, Paris (2001–2003)
- Mellon Research Fellow, American Research Institute in Turkey (1999, 2010)
- Fulbright Visiting Fellow, Princeton University (1998–1999)
Selected Publications
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The Ottoman Empire and its Tribute-Payers from the North of the Danube (2019), 23 chapters, 470 pages.
[Read at Brill] -
The Ambassador’s Notebook: Western merchants, French diplomacy and Islamic law in the Ottoman Mediterranean (c. 1600), Brill 2025, 760 pages.
[Series: The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage, Vol. 81] - Contributor to the Encyclopaedia of Islam, 3rd Edition, Brill (2014).
Awards and Recognition
- Nicolae Iorga Award, Romanian Academy (1999)
- Turkish Academy Award for Social Sciences and Humanities (2018)
EMAN Participation
In November 2017, Prof. Panaite presented his paper “Western Merchants, Capitulations, and Islamic Law in the Ottoman Mediterranean (16th–17th Century)” at the International Symposium organized by EMAN in Istanbul.