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Between 24 and 26 June, a three-day workshop took place at the EHESS (École des hautes études en sciences sociales) in Paris; this was the first event in the series entitled ‘Trajectories and Experiences of Associational Life in South-East Europe: Greece and Yugoslavia’. The workshop was organised as part of the PHC Proteus bilateral project …

The Institute of Contemporary History, Ljubljana, invites paper proposals for the Workshop “Life Cycles under Socialist Regimes: Managing Gender Relations, Aging, and Health,” to be held on February 16, 2027, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. State socialism, as a political and economic system, was one of the major innovations of the twentieth century and became a global …

On 10 June 2026, as part of the History on the Edge lecture series, we hosted a new lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History. In his presentation, “Socializing Medicine, Making Medicine Social: East-Central Europe, Socialist Expertise and Cold War Knowledge Circulation”, José Luis Aguilar López-Barajas explored the role of socialist East-Central Europe in the …

We are pleased to share that our colleague Associate Professor Lev Centrih has received the Bartol Award for Teaching Excellence for the 2024/2025 academic year. The award is presented by the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Primorska in recognition of outstanding achievements in teaching and dedicated work with students. This recognition highlights excellence …

On 3 June 2026, as part of the History on the Edge lecture series, we hosted a new lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History. In her presentation, “The Socialist and Neoliberal ‘New Man’: Post-Revolutionary Discursive Images in Czechoslovakia (1948 and 1989)”, Denisa Nečasová compared the visions of the “new man” that emerged in two …

On Tuesday, 2 June 2026, our colleague Filip Dobranič gave a presentation of a collection of more than 350,000 advertising clippings from the newspaper Slovenski narod (1868–1914). The presentation offered insights into a large-scale digital humanities project that enables the study of advertising, consumer culture, and the language of persuasion in the late nineteenth and …

Our colleague Dr Aleš Gabrič appeared in the programme Podoba podobe, dedicated to Trg republike (Republic Square), one of Slovenia’s most important urban and architectural projects. Together with other guests, he discussed the historical significance of Trg republike, its role during socialist Yugoslavia, and its importance as the site where Slovenia’s independence was proclaimed in …

Between 19 and 25 May 2026, our colleague Dr Marko Zajc participated in a series of academic activities at the Institute of Global and Area Studies at Capital Normal University in Beijing. He delivered a lecture on technological optimism in Yugoslav self-management, took part in discussions on establishing institutional cooperation, and contributed to conversations about …

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, June 10, 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 27 May 2026, as part of the History on the Edge lecture series, we hosted a new lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History. In his presentation, “The Making of Workers’ Self-Management: Housing Distribution in Late Socialist Yugoslavia (Mid-1970s–1980s)”, Melvin Bernard examined the allocation of housing and housing loans in late socialist Yugoslavia. Drawing …

Our colleague Dr Vojko Gorjanc appeared on Jezikanje on VAL 202, in the episode Novi korpus lahkega branja slovenščine. Marking the International Easy Language Day, the episode discussed the importance of easier-to-understand language, which enables access to information for people with cognitive disabilities as well. It also presented the LahTex project, within which a corpus …

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 …