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Albert Bikaj

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Albert Bikaj
Born1995 (age 3031)
Podgorica, Montenegro
OccupationsHistorian, translator, political advisor and columnist
TitleM.A. of Medieval History
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Donja Gorica (BA), University of Zagreb (MA)
Academic advisor
Dr Luka Spoljaric
InfluencesJacques Le Goff, Caspar Hirschi, Christopher Dawson, Oliver Jens Schmitt, James Hankins
Academic work
Sub-discipline
History of political ideas, Albanian studies
Main interests
History of political ideas, Albanian studies

Albert Bikaj (born 1995) is an Albanian scholar and translator from Montenegro.[1]

He is the author of Zanafilla e mendimit kombëtar: diskursi i humanistëve arbënorë gjatë Renesancës, a work that explores the Medieval origins and development of Albanian national thought from a historical and intellectual perspective.[2]

Biography

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Bikaj studied International Relations and Diplomacy at the University of Donja Gorica and later completed a Master of Science in Medieval History at the University of Zagreb. His academic interests include Albanian studies, intellectual history and political philosophy.[3][4] He has written for various international outlets like The European Conservative, New Liturgical Movement,[5] Research Institute for Politics and Government, Voegelien View,[6] etc. and has co-authored the political manifesto of the Democratic Party of Albania.[7]

During 2014-2023 he was editor in chief of the Montenegrin Albanian cultural magazine Kallnori.org.[8] He has served as a columnist on religion and philosophy for the British grassroot think tank Orthodox Conservatives.[9]

In addition to his original writing, Bikaj is active as a translator into Albanian. His translations include Roger Scruton's The Need for Nations, Isaiah Berlin's The Hedgehog and the Fox, Joseph Ratzinger's Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life.[1]

Bibliography

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Books and articles

  • Zanafilla e mendimit kombëtar: diskursi i humanistëve arbënorë gjatë Renesancës, 2025
  • Mental Representations of Political Discourse in an Authoritarian Society The Case of Albania During the Implementation of the Chinese Cultural Revolutionary Model with Majlinda Bregasi, Balkan Journal of Philosophy, vol. 14, no. 2, Philosophy Documentation Center, 2022, pp. 127–137.

Translations

  • Roger Scruton, Nevoja për kombe, 2022
  • Isaiah Berlin, Iriqi dhe dhelpra: Ese mbi pikëpamjen e Tolstoit për historinë, 2024
  • Joseph Ratzinger, Mbi pjesëmarrjen e katolikëve në jetën politike, 2026

Editor

  • Mark Pashku, Livia, 2024 (novel)

References

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  1. 1 2 "Albert Bikaj on Good Reads". Good Reads. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  2. "Publikohet libri i ri i Albert Bikaj mbi identitetin arbëror mesjetar". Malesia.org. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  3. Bikaj, Albert. "From Sin to Capitalism: Jacques Le Goff on Usury in the Middle Ages". Medievalist.net. Medievalist.net. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  4. Ujkaj, Toni. "Një intelektual i ri shumëdimensional në shoqëri". Koha Javore. Koha Javore. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  5. Bikaj, Albert. "A Personal Tribute to Benedict XVI from a Catholic Revert in Montenegro". The New Liturgical Movement. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  6. "Albert Bikaj: author". Voegelin View. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  7. Kedhi, Nikola. "The Constitution of Center-Right Values: A Blueprint for the Restoration of the Right". The European Conservative. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  8. "Mbyllet portali Kallnori.org". Malesia.org. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  9. "Critique of Progressivism and Neoliberalism: a Chestertonian Perspective". Reasarch Institute for Politics and Government. Ludovika University. Retrieved 26 March 2026.