BRANKO BEŠLIN
Education:
Ph.D.
 		The University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Philosophy, The Department of History
Title: ‘The European Influence on Serbian Liberalism from 1848 till the ‘80s of the 19th Century’
LL.M.The University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy, The Department of History
Title: ‘German Press in Vojvodina 1933-1941’
B.Soc.Sc. The University of Novi Sad,
Faculty of Philosophy, The Department of History
Current academic post / related positions:
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Assistant professor at the Department of History at the Novi Sad Faculty of Philosophy (since 2004)
Teaches course The General History of the New Age
- Member of the Board at the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad (2004)
Foreign languages:
English, German
Current research projects and activities:
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 Editor of the project of ‘Serbian Biographical Dictionary of the Epoch 1918-1945, and 1996‘
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 Project of the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia and international projects (2001-2004/2005): Vojvodina –A Multiethnic Area
- Study visit at the Braunschweig - Georg Eckert Institut fur internationale Schulbuchforschung (2003)
- Director of the journal Istraživanja (Researches) in 2004 and member of the editorial of the journal Nastava istorije (Teaching of History) since 1996
- Member of the Matica Srpska administrative board and director of the Matica Srpska Manuscript Department, (1999/2004, 2004)
- President of the administrative board of Archive of the Town of Novi Sad
Selected recent publications:
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Serbian Biographical Dictionary, I (A-B), Novi Sad, Matica Srpska, 2005 (Editorial chief for the period 1918-1945)
- The European Influence on Serbian Liberalism from 1848 till the ‘80s of the 19th Century, Novi Sad, Plantoneum, 2005
- Three Histories of the Romanians on Serbian Language, preface of the book: A Short History of Romanians for the Young (editor of publication), Novi Sad, Platoneum, 2005
- Two Historical Novels about the Danube Basin Germans, Researches, 15, Novi Sad, 2004
- The History of Banking in Vojvodina (co-author), Novi Sad, Matica Srpska, 2002
- The Herald of Tragedy, German Press in Vojvodina 1933-1941, Novi Sad, Plantoneum, 2001
- History of the 8th grade (co-author), Belgrade, Zavod za izdavanje udžbenika, 2001
- Testimonies and Presentiments, preface of the book: Milan Jovanović – Stoimirović, Journal book 1936-1941 (editor of publication), Novi Sad, Matica Srpska
- Deutsches Und Serwisches Pressewewen in der Woiwodina 1918-1941 - Grundtendenzen und Entwicklung in ihrem Verhaltnis zu den Ereignissen sowie ihre Federkriege, 2. Dialog Symposion im Haus der Heimat, Wien, 2000, pp. 19-29
- German Catholic Journal in Vojvodina and its Dispute with Culturbund 1935-1941, Digest of Matica Srpska of History, pp. 59-60, 1999, pp. 107-123
- Germans in Vojvodina, Flows of History, 1-4, Belgrade, 1999, pp. 207-240
Area of academic interest: European History from the 16th till 18th century: German in South-East Europe, European influences on the Serbian social thought, historiography and  lexicography