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"Who sows discord?" and other stories from Slovenia's turbulent past

The latest issue of the journal Contributions to the Contemporary History (2/2025) features discussions on ideological conflicts, river regulation, cultural figures, and contemporary environmental challenges.

Parliament as a Lab for Researching Language and Society

The digital textbook From the Dispatch Box demonstrates how the analysis of parliamentary speeches can be used to explore political discourse, social issues, and differences between countries.

Savings bank that grew with society

Nataša Henig Miščič's book in the Razpoznavanja collection tells the story of the Carniolan Savings Bank as one of the key pillars of financial, social, and economic development in Slovenia.

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HISTORY ON THE EDGE: THE DEFENCE OF ITALIAN IDENTITY IN THE BORDER AREA OF THE PROVINCE OF UDINE: SLAVIA VENETA AND VALCANALE 1945–1956

April 22, 2026

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the INZ premises or via the ZOOM link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85093074535?pwd=chFdSCgScVg8fw1djh3bVz8h9gqWtm.1 . In the new season, lectures will take place at 3 p.m. and if you will be joining us in person, …

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INVITATION TO THE PRESENTATION OF MEMORIES LIVE ON II

You are kindly invited to the presentation of the volume Memories Live On II, which will take place on Monday, 13 April 2026, at the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia, Poljanska cesta 40. The volume Memories Live On II brings together contributions and testimonies that illuminate the experiences of the Second World War through …

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SPRING PROGRAMME FOR HISTORY ON THE EDGE LECTURES

We are pleased to announce the continuation of the lecture series History on the Edge, which will also take us through new historical topics, discussions, and perspectives during the spring months. The lectures will take place at the Institute of Contemporary History (Privoz 11, Ljubljana) and via Zoom.In the spring part of the season, the …

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SIstory

The Slovenian History Portal – SIstory is part of the research infrastructure of Slovenian historiography. It is an online system that not only provides access to historical content relevant to the study of Slovenian history, but also allows researchers to create and use research data in a research environment.

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The Contributions to Contemporary History journal is one of the most prominent Slovenian scientific historiographical publications. It informs the public of the latest Slovenian and foreign historiography research, focusing on the political, cultural, economic, and social history of Central and South-Eastern Europe in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.

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INZ is also an academic publisher that publishes peer-reviewed, up-to-date research in the fields of the humanities and social sciences.

Visiting Fellowship

The Institute of Contemporary History in Ljubljana (INZ) has launched a Visiting Fellowship program in 2022.

The Institute of Contemporary History is the central scientific institution in the Republic of Slovenia that conducts humanities, contemporary history, and digital humanities research with an emphasis on historiography. It is the national coordinating institution for the national digital infrastructure for arts and humanities DARIAH-SI, and a member of DARIAH ERIC.

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