Max Bergholz

Max Bergholz is a distinguished historian specializing in nationalism, intercommunal violence, and historical memory in modern Europe, offering profound insights for academic and public discourse. After earning his Ph.D. in Balkan and East European history from the University of Toronto in 2010, Max Bergholz became a Professor of History at Concordia University in 2011. He also held the James M.

The book was published in Bosnian by Buybook in 2018 and re-issued in 2024, and in Chinese by Imaginist in 2023. Dr. Bergholz is currently researching his forthcoming book, Our Truths: Violence and the Challenge of a Common Humanity. This project investigates how three distinct governments and their local supporters in Glina, Croatia, have confronted the memory of the town’s violent past from 1945 to the present day.

Throughout his career, Max Bergholz has secured significant research support from prestigious organizations, including the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). His publications regularly appear in esteemed academic journals such as the American Historical Review and Comparative Studies in Society and History. Fluent in Serbo-Croatian, encompassing its Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian variants, Dr. Bergholz continues to make substantial contributions to the understanding of conflict and memory in the Balkans.