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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 …

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 …

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 …

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, May 27, 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, …

Our colleagues Dr Bojan Godeša and Dr Jure Gašparič, appeared on RTV SLO’s programme Sledi časa. The episode focused on the political situation of the late 1930s, when a new geopolitical reality was clearly beginning to take shape in Europe. The Versailles peace order, which had defined the period after the First World War, was …

On Victory Day and Europe Day, many questions arise about how we understand the past, who uses it today for political and social purposes, and who benefits most from constant disputes about old stories. These topics were discussed in a new episode of the Metina lista podcast by our colleague Dr Marko Zajc from the …

On 6 May 2026, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted the second day of the ERA SP-Careers meeting, dedicated to the kick-off meetings of working groups in the field of research careers. The event was held in a hybrid format at INZ, Privoz 11, Ljubljana. At the beginning of the meeting, participants were welcomed by …

The INZ is pleased to open applications for the fifth edition of its Visiting Fellowship for the academic year 2026/2027. We welcome scholars working on contemporary political, social, or economic history and related fields, as well as digital humanities to apply for short-term residencies ranging from two weeks to two months. About the Institute: Established …

You are warmly invited to the presentation of the scientific monograph Tomajci: Slovenian History in Miniature (16th–20th Century), edited by Aleksander Panjek. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, 19 May, at 6:00 p.m. in the Atrium of ZRC, Novi trg 2, Ljubljana. The monograph offers an in-depth look at the centuries-long development of the …

On Tuesday, 5 May, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted a lecture in the Popoldnevi z DARIAH series entitled “Why Is Reading Truly Essential?” The lecture was delivered by colleagues from the Slovenian Institute for Adult Education: Assist. Prof. Dr. Petra Javrh, Alenka Štrukelj, and Natalija Žalec, who spoke about reading habits, the promotion of …