From Manuscripts to Algorithms
The latest issue of the journal Contributions to the Contemporary History offers insights into contemporary approaches to the analysis of language, historical sources, and digital data.
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HISTORY ON THE EDGE: YUGOSLAVIA AND CAMBODIA: ENTANGLED HISTORIES OF NON-ALIGNMENT
You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, June 17, 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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DR MARKO ZAJC’S ACADEMIC VISIT TO BEIJING
Between 19 and 25 May 2026, our colleague Dr Marko Zajc participated in a series of academic activities at the Institute of Global and Area Studies at Capital Normal University in Beijing. He delivered a lecture on technological optimism in Yugoslav self-management, took part in discussions on establishing institutional cooperation, and contributed to conversations about …
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HISTORY ON THE EDGE: SOCIALIZING MEDICINE, MAKING MEDICINE SOCIAL: EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE, SOCIALIST EXPERTISE AND COLD WAR KNOWLEDGE CIRCULATION
You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, June 10, 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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BOOK PRESENTATION: NONALIGNED IMAGINATION: YUGOSLAVIA, THE GLOBAL SOUTH, AND LITERARY SOLIDARITIES BEYOND THE COLD WAR BLOCS
You are warmly invited to the presentation of Nonaligned Imagination: Yugoslavia, the Global South, and Literary Solidarities Beyond the Cold War Blocs, presented by Nataša Kovačević. The book explores Yugoslavia’s cultural and literary connections with the Global South, as well as forms of solidarity that emerged beyond the divisions of the Cold War. The presentation …
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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 It is an online system that not only provides access to historical content relevant to the study of Slovenian history, but also allows researchers to create and use research data in a research environment.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.
