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Intensive Working Meeting of the APVV Project Team Contemporary Images of Socialism in the Czech Republic and Slovakia – Family Memory
On 10–11 November 2025, an intensive working meeting of the APVV project team Contemporary Images of Socialism in the Czech Republic and Slovakia – Family Memory took place under the leadership of Monika Vrzgulová. The team discussed ongoing and planned project activities. The programme was enriched by an invited lecture with discussion by memory studies and trauma scholar Erzsébet Fanni Tóth, as well as a hybrid discussion with the international author collective of the forthcoming publication Contested...
Cultural Regions of Slovakia: The Result of Cooperation between IESA SAS and the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic
The first result of the mutual and very constructive cooperation between our institute and the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic is out! The statistical publication Cultural Regions of Slovakia has been freely available for several days, which summarizes demographic data from the 2021 Census of Population, Housing and Dwellings of the Slovak Republic at the level of cultural regions. Thanks and we are looking forward to further cooperation!
A new issue of Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology 3/2025 has been published
This English-language issue is devoted to the theme Suburbanisation: Community, Identity and Everydayness, with Pavel Šuška and Marcela Káčerová as guest editors. The new issue features six scholarly articles exploring various aspects of post-socialist suburbanisation, community, and everyday life.
Polarisation and the Anti-System 2025: Slovakia.How does polarisation affect us, and how many people believe that our system does not support them — or even deliberately harms them?
IESA SAS in cooperation with the DEKK Institute, cordially invites you to a lecture by Pavol Kosnáč and Hugo Gloss entitled “Polarisation and the Anti-System 2025: Slovakia.” The discussion will explore how polarisation shapes society and how many people perceive the system as hostile. The event will take place on 13 November 2025 at 4:00 p.m. at Dom Albrechtovcov, Kapitulská 1. Please register by 12 November at 6:00 p.m. due to limited capacity.
DARIAH Day Slovakia 2025: Digital Methods and Research Infrastructures in the Humanities
DARIAH-SK and the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, v. v. i., invite you to the DARIAH Day Slovakia 2025 scientific seminar, which will take place on 19 November 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Hotel Tatra in Bratislava. The event will present current activities and plans of DARIAH-SK, as well as initiatives of partner institutions focused on the development of digital humanities and research infrastructures.
Our institute is a finalist of the Roma Spirit 2025 award in the category "Company and Employer"
The Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences has been selected as one of the 21 finalists of the 17th Roma Spirit Awards in the category Society and Employer. This year, a total of 163 nominations were submitted across seven categories. Roma Spirit honours individuals, organisations, and initiatives that contribute to improving the position of Roma people and to building a fairer and more cohesive society.
Martina Wilsch will Participate at the International Workshop Ukrainian Forced Migration, Transnational Family Processes and Co-Agency
Our colleague Martina Wilsch will participate in the international workshop Ukrainian Forced Migration, Transnational Family Processes and Co-Agency, to be held on 4–5 November 2025 at CASTLE, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Together with Prof. Ute Karl from the Protestant University of Applied Sciences, Ludwigsburg, Germany, she will present a paper entitled Care and Social Support Dynamics among Displaced Ukrainian Refugees: Reflections from Germany and Slovakia.
Expert assessment of the fulfilment of the Strategy for Equality, Inclusion and Participation of Roma until 2023
A team of experts in Romani Studies from the IESA SAS, is participating in the national project Monitoring and Evaluation of Inclusive Policies Aimed at the Roma Population. The team’s task is to conduct an external evaluation of the Strategy for Equality, Inclusion and Participation of Roma up to 2030 through the Action Plans for 2022–2024 in the areas of education, housing, employment, health, combating anti-Roma racism, and promoting participation.
International 'Best Book in Romani Studies' Award for 2024 goes to E. Marushiakova and V. Popov
The International Committee of the Gypsy Lore Society (founded 1888), as part of its annual conference in Paris, awarded the Best Book in Romani Studies prize to authors E. Marushiakova and V. Popov for their book Stalin vs. Gypsies. Roma and Political Repressions in the USSR (Brill, 2024). Following the SAS (Slovak Academy of Sciences) Award for Scientific Research Results in June 2025, this represents another significant recognition of their long-term and detailed research, this time at an international...
Participatory Workshop for Volunteers Working in Marginalized Communities
On the evening of September 19th, the second participatory workshop for volunteers working in marginalized communities took place at the Old Lyceum on Konventná Street. Once again, it was led by Tatiana Zachar Podolinská. This event represents another dimension of a highly beneficial collaboration that emerged from the APVV – Reliroma project and the Bratislava Old Town Lutheran (ECAV) congregation, headed by Pastor Anna Polcková.
Elena Marushiakova and Veselin Popov at the symposium in Oslo
Elena Marushiakova and Veselin Popov will participate as invited speakers on October 17, 2025, at the symposium “Discrimination against the Roma in Central and Eastern Europe” at the Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies in Oslo. They will present a paper titled “Contemporary Roma Historical Narrative about the Policy of the Bulgarian State Towards the Roma During the Second World War,” which focuses on Roma historical interpretations of Bulgaria’s policy toward Roma during World War...
The Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology SAS has published a new book, Ethical Dilemmas in Current Ethnology, Vol. II.
The publication builds on the first volume, advancing discussion on ethical approaches in contemporary ethnology and social anthropology. It unites reflections of doctoral students and experienced researchers, fostering intergenerational dialogue. Emphasizing sensitive negotiation of ethical frameworks, participant protection, adaptable research designs, and context-specific solutions, it contributes to shaping ethical standards in social science research and broadens the debate on researchers’ responsibility...
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