THE INSTITUTE OF HISTORY

Departments 

The department of the history of the Middle Ages and of the Ottoman period

Department of the History of Renaissance

The Department of the History of Independence and consolidation of the Albanian state

Department of Modern History

The Department of History of the Ethnic Lands and Diaspora

The Department of the History of Independence and consolidation of the Albanian state

The present activity

There are conducted studies in these directions:

  The economic-social developments. - The first steps of the Albanian capitalism.- The growth of the Albanian bourgeoisie. - The penetration of the foreign capital and its influence.-The situation and the problems of the village. - The consequences of the inherited backwardness
The inner political developments
The organization of the state administration
Albania in the international relations. - The international position of Albania. - The Albanian-Italian relations. - The Balkans - Albanian relations
The stand of the Grat Powers towards the Albanian state. - The Balkan collaboration on a humanitarian plane
The social movements in the city and village
The development of the social-political thought
The minorities in Albania
The cultural development of the country above all, of the education
The religious problems:
- The struggle to make independent the religious institutions. 
- The influence of the foreign centres on the Albanian clergymen

The achievements

Co-authorship in the preparation of the university and academic publications: The History of the Albanian People (1965, 1984, 2001).

Participation in tens scientific activities within and outside the country (Albanological conferences, Balkan, Turcological congresses etc.)
The organization of some scientific activities devoted to the most important problems of the period
The publication of 20 monographs. - The publication of some documentary sources. - The publication of some collections with studies.

The publication of hundreds of scientific articles in specialized organs within and outside the country.