News and Events

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, January 28, 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 welcome to a …

At the Institute of Contemporary History, we extend our gratitude to all colleagues, partners, researchers, readers and friends of our work for your support, collaboration and inspiration throughout the past year. May 2026 bring new insights, creativity, bold ideas and successful research endeavours. We look forward to future meetings, projects and shared achievements! Wishing you …

We are delighted to announce that the Institute of Contemporary History has achieved exceptional success in this year’s call by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS)! Our researchers have been awarded five projects, demonstrating the excellence, innovation, and breadth of research at the INZ. The selected projects are: Towards a Holistic Approach to Women’s …

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, January 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 3 p.m. and if you will be joining us in person, …

A new scholarly monograph, Language, Gender and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe, edited by our colleague Dr Ksenija Bogetić, has just been published. This is the first comprehensive volume dedicated to research on language, gender and sexuality in the societies of Central and Eastern Europe. The contributions shed light on how debates on language, …

In November, the awards Excellent in Science were presented by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS) as part of the ARIS Day event. We are delighted to announce that this year’s recipients include our colleagues Dr Mojca Šorn and Dr Dunja Dobaja. They received the award for their research contributions to the edited volume …

On Wednesday, 10 December 2025, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted a new lecture in the History on the Edge series. The lecture was delivered by Zachary Mazur, who presented “Beyond the Balance Sheet: A Qualitative Analysis of Monetary Trust in Interwar Poland.” He highlighted the importance of trust and the social meaning of money …

Another piece of good news! The article by our colleague Dr. Anna Kryvenko, titled ‘Maidan has become part of Ukrainian identity’: the dynamics of naming and framing civil resistance in parliamentary discourse, has been published in the journal Corpora. The article is freely accessible here: LINK Congratulations to Anna on this excellent and impactful publication! …

In early December, our colleague Isidora Grubački gave an invited lecture at the Maynooth University History Research Seminar, titled “‘New feminism’ and antifascism in the 1930s: the Women’s World Committee against War and Fascism from a Yugoslav perspective.” Her presentation offered insights into transnational feminist organising and antifascist networks of the interwar period. In this …

We are pleased to announce the publication of an article by our junior researcher Nina Ošep, titled Ehe- und Erbstrategien im Oberen Savinja-Tal im 19. Jahrhundert (Marriage and Inheritance Strategies in the Upper Savinja Valley in the 19th Century). The article appears in the edited volume Familles dans les Alpes | Famiglie nelle Alpi | …

On 3 December, the workshop Wartime Data Sensitivity and Pseudonymisation: Digital Challenges and Solutions took place at the University of Luxembourg (C²DH Open Space). The workshop was led by our colleague Dr Anna Kryvenko and Dr Aliesia Soloviova (European University Institute, Florence). Participants discussed the challenges of handling sensitive wartime testimonies, pseudonymisation, and ethical data …

The INZ library will be open on Wednesday, December 24th from 10 am to 1 pm. The library will be closed on Wednesday, December 31st. Happy holidays, INZ Library