Mihael

The Institute of Contemporary History won 3rd place at the NETKO Awards in the category Best Website of Educational and Scientific Organisations. The award was given to our redesigned website, which you can visit here: https://inz.si/ The NETKO Award is presented by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia. Its aim is to promote …

On 24 March, we held a lecture entitled Communication and Behaviour in Tense Situations – Aspects of Personal Safety. The lecture was led by Tadej Cunder, a security expert and police negotiator in crisis situations, who presented the importance of effective communication in calming tense situations and highlighted the role of active listening and assertive …

You are kindly invited to the next lecture in the “DARIAH Afternoons” series by Dr. Pika Šarf and Andraž Starih (Information Commissioner of the Republic of Slovenia), entitled “Artificial Intelligence at the Intersection of Legal Frameworks: the requirements of personal data protection law, the AI Act, and the protection of human rights.” The lecture will …

On 11 March 2026, we hosted another lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History as part of the History on the Edge lecture series. In his talk, “Data Publishing and Use in the Humanities: A Labs Approach,” lecturer Gustavo Candela presented good practices in publishing and using digital collections in the humanities, as promoted by …

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 …

We invite you to submit proposals for the conference System of Care and Education for People with Special Needs in the Italian and German Occupation System in Slovenia, 1941–1945, which will take place on 3 February 2027 at INZ, Glavni trg 18, Celje. The conference aims to connect research on institutional frameworks, social policy, and …

We invite you to participate in the final workshop of the project “Systems of Care and Education for Children with Sensory Disabilities in the First and Second Yugoslav State”, entitled: History and the Present of People with Sensory Disabilities in the Countries of the Former Yugoslavia. The workshop will take place on 9 September 2026 …

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, March 25, 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, …

Nina Vodopivec je v okviru okrogle mize Political Abandonment, Silencing and Absence in Deindustrialisation, ki jo organizira mednarodna mreža raziskovalcev deindustralizacije (Depot), predstavila izsledke projekta Etnografija tišine. Njena predstavitev poudarja tišino v povezavi s strukturnim nasiljem: delavcem sicer ni bil odvzet glas, temveč možnost, da bi bili slišani. Napačne interpretacije njihovih zahtev kot nostalgije so diskvalificirale klice …

Recently, an engaging professional development event for history teachers took place, organised by Modrijan izobraževanje and Rokus Klett. The event was also attended by three colleagues from the Institute of Contemporary History (ICH): Dr Bojan Godeša, Dr Ivan Smiljanić, and Tamara Logar. The morning programme focused on myths and interpretations surrounding the end of the …

On 25 February 2026, we hosted a new lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History as part of the History on the Edge series. In his talk “(Beyond) Heroes and Villains: Graphic Novels and History Education, Surveying the Former Yugoslav Republics,” Filip Mitričević explored why comics and graphic novels are thriving today and highlighted the …

On 11 February 2026, we hosted a new lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History as part of the History on the Edge series. In his talk “1968: The Year America Embraced Sprawl (And destroyed the planet?)”, Robert Gioielli explained how car-oriented suburbanisation became a defining feature of U.S. metropolitan areas—and a major source of …