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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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

We are delighted to announce the start of a new season of History on the Edge lectures! We are sharing the programme of lectures that will take place through the end of the year. The lectures will be held at the Institute of Contemporary History (Privoz 11, Ljubljana) and via Zoom. An important change this …

On 10 and 11 September, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted colleagues from the Institute for Recent History of Serbia (INIS) – Dr Dmitar Tasić, Principal Research Fellow, and Dr Nataša Milićević and Dr Jelena Rafailović, Senior Research Fellows. The two-day visit focused primarily on presenting our work in the fields of research infrastructure and …

On 16 September 2026, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted another lecture in the History on the Edge series. In his lecture, Irrevolution: Borderland Pathways and Regime Outcomes in the Successor States of the Romanov Empire, 1905–1921, Wiktor Marzec explored the divergent political and social trajectories of four western peripheries of the former Russian Empire …

This autumn, we will open the first branch of the Institute of Contemporary History in Celje, which will also provide a new home for one of our book collections. Read more about our plans, the new premises, and the future work of INZ in Celje in an article published by the newspaper Večer. Read the …

In February, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted a two-day event as part of the ARENAS – Analysis of and Responses to Extremist Narratives project. The central part of the event was the public seminar Circulation of Extremist Narratives through the Parliaments: Current National and European Contexts, dedicated to the circulation of extremist narratives in …

We invite you to the final workshop of the project “Systems of Care and Education for Children with Sensory Disabilities in the First and Second Yugoslav State”, which will take place on 9 September 2026 at the Institute of Contemporary History in Ljubljana. The workshop will bring together researchers and individuals with personal experience to …

15–16 September 2026, Hokkaido University in Japan will host the international research workshop Socialist Techno-Optimism and Governance of Economic Development, 1955–1991, organized by the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University and the Institute of Contemporary History in Ljubljana, in collaboration with the Institute of Contemporary History of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The two-day workshop will …

What can stones in riverbeds tell us about droughts of the past? Our colleague Dr Ivan Smiljanić spoke to Svet24 about his research on hunger stones – rocks in riverbeds on which people carved dates and inscriptions during periods of exceptionally low water levels, preserving the memory of severe droughts. In his research, he has …