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In October 2026, the Slovenian History Portal – SIstory celebrates its 18th anniversary. Since its launch in 2008, it has developed into an important part of Slovenia’s research infrastructure and a central online platform providing access to digitised historical sources, scholarly literature, and research data. The portal, developed as part of the research infrastructure for …

How has life in the Karst village of Tomaj changed over five centuries? How have major social, economic, and political transformations affected its inhabitants? Our colleague Dr Meta Remec, together with historian Dr Aleksander Panjek from the University of Primorska, appeared on Glasovi svetov (Voices of Worlds) on Radio Ars. In a conversation with Alja …

On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, at 1:00 p.m., you are invited to a lecture by Sarah Oberbichler from the Centre for Modern and Digital History (C²DH) at the University of Luxembourg. The lecture, titled “LLMs for In-Depth Analysis: Where Are the Limits of Scaling?”, will take place in the reading room of the Institute of …

On September 24–25, 2026, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted the international conference “Reproductive Politics in the Atlantic Space: Advances (and Reversals) from the Postwar Period to the Present”, bringing together researchers from various European countries and beyond. The two-day conference focused on the historical development of reproductive politics and rights from the end of …

The Institute of Contemporary History kindly invites you to the presentation of the scholarly monograph Albert Kramer (1882–1943): A Slovenian Liberal Leader in Royal Yugoslavia, published by INZ Publishing House in 2026. The monograph explores the life and political career of Albert Kramer (1882–1943), one of the leading figures of Slovenian liberalism during the Kingdom …

How have ideas about democracy and its meaning evolved over the centuries? What is the connection between democracy, republicanism, and anti-fascism, and how can history help us understand democratic society today? Our colleague, historian Dr Marko Zajc, discussed the development of democracy in Slovenia and around the world, as well as its relationship with anti-fascism, …

On September 23, 2026, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted another lecture as part of the History on the Edge series. In her lecture “Living in the Aftermath: Narratives of Loss and Victory in Postwar Yugoslavia”, Ana Antić explored different ways in which psychological suffering and recovery were experienced, understood, and expressed in Yugoslavia after …

Did you know that trees can also serve as political monuments? From lime trees and oaks planted in honour of Habsburg rulers to the 88 trees dedicated to Josip Broz Tito and the lime trees commemorating Slovenia’s independence – our landscape is full of living monuments that tell the stories of different periods in our …

In September, Nesa Vrečer attended the conference “Women in Late Socialism: Gender Orders, Agency, and Transnational Entanglements” (17–19 September), co-organised by the Department of Eastern European History at Humboldt University Berlin and the Federal Foundation for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Germany (Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung). She took part in the conference as part of …

Our colleague Sara Šifrar Krajnik attended a three-day international D-A-CH workshop in Switzerland in September, focusing on “Umwelt und Ressourcen” (Environment and Resources). During the workshop, she presented a paper titled “Die Eisenbahnverwaltung […] hat einen beträchtlichen Teil des Wassers für die elektrische Anlage entnommen”, in which she explored hydropower facilities as secondary infrastructure in …

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, October 14, 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 10:30 and if you will be joining us in person, you …

On 28 September 2026, the Institute for Recent History of Serbia opened the exhibition “Schools, People, Memories: Education of Children with Sensory Disabilities in Yugoslavia, 1919–1991.” The exhibition was created within the international research project “Systems of Care and Education of Children with Sensory Disabilities in the First and Second Yugoslav State” (J6-50189), which is …