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INVITATION – DR IVAN SMILJANIĆ: CHERNOBYL 1986: A VIEW FROM YUGOSLAVIA

19. 5. 2026

As part of the On the Edge of Modernity (Na robu sodobnosti)  lecture series, a lecture by our colleague Dr Ivan Smiljanić, entitled “Chernobyl 1986: A View from Yugoslavia,” will take place on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Knights’ Hall of Cekin Mansion at the National Museum of Contemporary History of …

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INVITATION TO A LECTURE BY DR MARKO ZAJC IN BEIJING

21. 5. 2026

Our colleague Dr Marko Zajc will give a lecture as part of the Balkan Studies Academic Week Lecture Series, organised by the Institute of Global and Area Studies, Capital Normal University. The lecture is entitled “Between Communicators and the Withering State: Techno-Optimism in Yugoslav Self-Management”. It will address techno-optimism in Yugoslav self-management and the relationship …

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FINAL WORKSHOP OF THE 5XPRO PROJECT AT INZ

5. 5. 2026

On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted the final workshop of the 5xPRO project, entitled Between European Requirements and National Practice: Open Science in Projects. The workshop was prepared by Dr Andrej Pančur and Ana Cvek, who presented a useful overview of the differences between European and Slovenian understandings of open …