Silvia Marton is associate professor at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Bucharest, and senior researcher at the New Europe College – Institute for Advanced Study, Bucharest. Her scientific interests include the history and sociology of political corruption, and nation-state building in Central-South-East Europe. She is principal investigator of “Transnational histories of ‘corruption’ in Central-South-East Europe (1750-1850)” (ERC-2022-AdG no. 101098095).