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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...
47th Annual Conference of the Gypsy Lore Society in Paris has concluded
The 47th annual conference of the Gypsy Lore Society took place from September 24–26 at Campus Condorcet in Aubervilliers, Paris. The event with more than 130 participants from around the world, was organized in collaboration with the Institut des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO), the Institut Convergences Migrations (ICM), the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), and FNASAT Gens du Voyage – Médiathèque “Matéo Maximoff”. IESA SAS co-published the book of abstracts.
Opening Speech of the President of the Gypsy Lore Society, Tatiana Zachar Podolinská
The annual Gypsy Lore Society conference was opened on Wednesday, September 24, by its president, Dr. Tatiana Zachar Podolinská, who focused her speech on aspects of Romani studies in relation to artificial intelligence, as well as the issue of digital deprivation often faced by Roma communities. In her speech, Dr. Zachar Podolinská emphasized the urgent need to address how artificial intelligence impacts Roma communities, particularly through algorithmic bias and digital exclusion.
Monika Vrzgulová at the IOHA 2025 Conference in Krakow and the Launch of Her New Book
The 23rd conference of the International Oral History Association (IOHA), entitled Re-Thinking Oral History, was held in Krakow from 16 to 19 September 2025. Our colleague Monika Vrzgulová was among the speakers at this event. A highlight of the conference was the presentation of her new book, Oral History and the Holocaust in Slovakia: Selective and Contradictory Memories, published by the renowned publisher Palgrave Macmillan.
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