Mapping Balkan–Southeast European studies

Abstract

This article presents an overview that systematically maps the historical development, thematic foci and temporal trends of research in Balkan–Southeast European studies. It uses bibliographic and content analysis as well as other tools to synthesize around 8000 scholarly publications on the Balkans–Southeast Europe that are indexed in the Web of Science databases (SSCI, A&HCI, ESCI, BKCI-SSH). We provide a visual representation of the intellectual historiography and the conceptual content and dynamics of Balkan–Southeast European studies, identifying the most prominent works, the active research themes and the emerging trajectories in the field.