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Our colleague, Dr. Jelena Seferović, has been awarded a project entitled “Socially Marginalized Bodies in Transition: Dying and Death Across Yugoslav Spaces, from the 19th to the 21th Century” by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency within the ERC Perspektiva call. Our colleague Dr. Meta Remec is also participating in the project. Jelena and Meta, …

On Monday’s Day of Resistance Against the Occupier, our colleague Dr Bojan Godeša appeared on the TV show Dobro jutro. He spoke about the formation of the Liberation Front, the uniqueness of the Slovenian resistance movement in the Yugoslav and European context, and how the meaning of the holiday has changed over time. You can …

On Tuesday, 21 April 2026, colleagues from the Institute of Contemporary History took part in a professional excursion to Maribor. Under the guidance of Barbara and Jana, we first explored the Tezno underground tunnels, learning about this extensive subterranean system and its role in industrial and wartime history. More: https://rovi-tezno.si/ This was followed by a …

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, May 13, 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, …

You are kindly invited to the presentation of the volume Memories Live On II, which will take place on Monday, 13 April 2026, at the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia, Poljanska cesta 40. The volume Memories Live On II brings together contributions and testimonies that illuminate the experiences of the Second World War through …

On March 31, 2026 Dr Isidora Grubački gave a guest lecture at INALCO in Paris as part of the Séminaire de master et de recherche Histoire, Politique et Culture en Europe médiane (HPCEM) 2025–2026: Mobiliser la collectivité, convened and led by our former Visiting Fellow Andreas Guidi and his colleague Katerina Kesa. Focusing on the political …

We are pleased to announce that, in cooperation with the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia, we have published the stenographic notes of the Federal Assembly of the SFRY (1945–1992) on the SIstory portal. The project, which lasted more than two years, involved the preparation of more than 2,000 files, mostly in Serbian, but also …

Last week, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted the 3rd inter-institutional finger tossing bocce tournament as part of our workplace health activities. Alongside the home team from the Institute of Contemporary History, teams from the Faculty of Computer and Information Science, the Milko Kos Historical Institute of the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of …

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 …

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 …