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On 19 May 2026, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted a presentation of the trilingual monograph Skriti kotički prve svetovne vojne – od Karnijskih Alp do Jadranskega morja. The monograph was presented by Prof. Vinko Avsenak, one of its three authors, whose long-term research sheds light on lesser-known and often overlooked sites connected to the …

At the Institute of Contemporary History, a series of short lectures titled Beyond Pastoral Care: Clergy, Society, and Popular Agency in the Late Habsburg Empire took place on Tuesday, 26 May 2026. The event featured guest historian Assist. Prof. Dr. Tamara Scheer from the University of Innsbruck, joined by INZ researchers Dr Jan Bernot and …

You are warmly invited to the launch of Marxism and the Interpretation of Dreams by Molly Pucci, taking place on Wednesday, 3 June 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in Prague. The event will be chaired by Isidora Grubački, with comments by Jan Mervart and Peter Zusi. The book explores the relationship between Marxism, psychoanalysis, and dream …

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 …

We are pleased to announce that our colleague Ágoston Berecz has received the 2026 Huttenbach Prize for his article Government-Coordinated Internal Colonization in the Era of Nationalism: The Case of Dualist Hungary, published in Nationalities Papers. The prize is awarded for outstanding scholarly contributions published in Nationalities Papers. Congratulations, Ágoston! The article is available on: …

The Institute of Contemporary History in Ljubljana will host an online webinar dedicated to the Institute’s 2026/27 Visiting Fellowship Programme. The webinar will take place on 16 June 2026 at 14:00 CET. INZ fellowship coordination team will give a brief presentation of the programme and will then be available to answer questions from interested applicants and the …

Our colleagues participated in LREC 2026 (Language Resources and Evaluation Conference), held from 11 to 16 May 2026 in Palma, Mallorca. LREC is one of the leading international conferences in the fields of language resources, language technologies, computational linguistics, and digital humanities. The Institute of Contemporary History was represented by: Katja Meden with the paper …

How do more than 1,100 archival units become an accessible digital resource? On 20 May 2026, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted a presentation of the digitised collection of stenographic records of the former Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia (1945–1992), intended also for our colleagues. Vesna Gotovina, Robert Vurušič, and Dr Jurij Hadalin presented the process …

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, June 3, 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, …

On 13 May 2026, as part of the History on the Edge lecture series, we hosted a new lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History. The speaker, Paul Stubbs, presented the lecture “The Non-Aligned Movement and the New International Economic Order: lives, alter-lives, and afterlives”, exploring the history, significance, and legacy of the New International …

A presentation of the scholarly monograph Tomajci: Slovenian History in Miniature (16th–20th Century), edited by Aleksander Panjek, took place at the ZRC Atrium. The monograph offers an in-depth look at the centuries-long development of the village community of Tomajci and reveals the rural environment as a dynamic space of decisions, adaptations, and change. The book …

The Institute of Contemporary History in Ljubljana will host an online webinar dedicated to the Institute’s 2026/27 Visiting Fellowship Programme. The webinar will take place on 2 June 2026 at 14:00 CET. Jovana Papović will give a brief presentation of the programme and will then be available to answer questions from interested applicants and the …