Oliver Jens Schmitt
Biographic Data
| ID | 5531545 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oliver Jens Schmitt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Oliver Jens |
| FAMILY NAME | Schmitt |
| SIGNATURE | SCHMITT O J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vienna |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8418-6222 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Fatale Traditionen
Balkan Medieval Studies as a Research Concept
The medieval history of the Balkans was written primarily within the framework of national historiographies of certain countries, mainly in the form of national history. Medieval competence outside the region has declined significantly over the last thirty years. The low level of communication is also noticeable not only in regional media studies, but also in the context of the history of the Middle Ages in Europe in general. With this in mind, i…
A Concise History of Albania
A Concise History of Albania charts the history of Albania and its people, within their Balkan and European contexts. It shows the country's journey from its ancient past, still shrouded in mystery and controversy, through its difficult transition from a particularly brutal form of communism to an evolving form of democracy and a market economy. Bernd Fischer and Oliver Schmitt challenge some of the traditional narratives concerning the origins o…
Ottoman Raiders (Akıncıs) as a Driving Force of Early Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans and the Slavery-Based Economy
The paper examines the akıncı s’ actions and hence the motivation for their raids as essential constituents within the process of Ottoman conquest of the Balkans in the late Middle Ages. Focusing on the raiders and their plundering activities, it asserts that the akıncıs played a crucial key role in the early Ottoman slave economy, as slave hunting was arguably the main economic driving force behind the Ottoman conquest. It hence argues that an a…
The Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans
The Ottoman conquest of the Balkans constitutes a major change in European history. Scholarship on the topic is extensive, yet the evidence produced by decades of research is very scattered and lacking comprehensive synthesis, not to mention consensual interpretation. Although major political and military milestones seem to have been investigated thoroughly, there is a notable absence of more theoretical and interpretative approaches that overarc…
Approaching the Social History of Romanian Fascism
This article explores fascist mobilization in Romania on a regional and local level. Focusing on the south-western Romanian county of Rîmnicu Vâlcea it combines qualitative analysis with the quantitative analysis of approximately 1,350 members of the Legionary Movement. Vâlcea provides an example of a district which was not a fascist stronghold: the fascist leader Corneliu Zelea Codreanu failed to establish a stable organizational network. Only w…
Le commerce vénitien dans l'Albanie vénitienne
L'activité commerciale du patriciat vénitien dans l'espace albanais remonte au XF siècle; elle atteignit son apogée à l'époque de la domination politique de la Sérénissime dans la zone maritime entre Durazzo et le bassin de Scutari (1392-1479). Les grandes dynasties patriciennes entamèrent alors de véritables "actions albanaises", en combinant l'activité administrative de certains de leurs membres à l'engagement commercial d'autres nobles de la m…
Actes inédits concernant Venise, ses possession albanaises et ses relations ovec Skanderbeg entre 1464 et 1468
Ottoman Raiders (Akıncıs) as a Driving Force of Early Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans and the Slavery-Based Economy
The paper examines the akıncı s’ actions and hence the motivation for their raids as essential constituents within the process of Ottoman conquest of the Balkans in the late Middle Ages. Focusing on the raiders and their plundering activities, it asserts that the akıncıs played a crucial key role in the early Ottoman slave economy, as slave hunting was arguably the main economic driving force behind the Ottoman conquest. It hence argues that an a…
Actes inédits concernant Venise, ses possession albanaises et ses relations ovec Skanderbeg entre 1464 et 1468
Le commerce vénitien dans l'Albanie vénitienne
L'activité commerciale du patriciat vénitien dans l'espace albanais remonte au XF siècle; elle atteignit son apogée à l'époque de la domination politique de la Sérénissime dans la zone maritime entre Durazzo et le bassin de Scutari (1392-1479). Les grandes dynasties patriciennes entamèrent alors de véritables "actions albanaises", en combinant l'activité administrative de certains de leurs membres à l'engagement commercial d'autres nobles de la m…
Approaching the Social History of Romanian Fascism
This article explores fascist mobilization in Romania on a regional and local level. Focusing on the south-western Romanian county of Rîmnicu Vâlcea it combines qualitative analysis with the quantitative analysis of approximately 1,350 members of the Legionary Movement. Vâlcea provides an example of a district which was not a fascist stronghold: the fascist leader Corneliu Zelea Codreanu failed to establish a stable organizational network. Only w…
The Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans
The Ottoman conquest of the Balkans constitutes a major change in European history. Scholarship on the topic is extensive, yet the evidence produced by decades of research is very scattered and lacking comprehensive synthesis, not to mention consensual interpretation. Although major political and military milestones seem to have been investigated thoroughly, there is a notable absence of more theoretical and interpretative approaches that overarc…
Balkan Medieval Studies as a Research Concept
The medieval history of the Balkans was written primarily within the framework of national historiographies of certain countries, mainly in the form of national history. Medieval competence outside the region has declined significantly over the last thirty years. The low level of communication is also noticeable not only in regional media studies, but also in the context of the history of the Middle Ages in Europe in general. With this in mind, i…
A Concise History of Albania
A Concise History of Albania charts the history of Albania and its people, within their Balkan and European contexts. It shows the country's journey from its ancient past, still shrouded in mystery and controversy, through its difficult transition from a particularly brutal form of communism to an evolving form of democracy and a market economy. Bernd Fischer and Oliver Schmitt challenge some of the traditional narratives concerning the origins o…
Ottoman Raiders (Akıncıs) as a Driving Force of Early Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans and the Slavery-Based Economy
The paper examines the akıncı s’ actions and hence the motivation for their raids as essential constituents within the process of Ottoman conquest of the Balkans in the late Middle Ages. Focusing on the raiders and their plundering activities, it asserts that the akıncıs played a crucial key role in the early Ottoman slave economy, as slave hunting was arguably the main economic driving force behind the Ottoman conquest. It hence argues that an a…
Fatale Traditionen
Political science (6 works) · History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Balkans: History, Politics, Society (3 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Classics (2 works)