UESA – Ústav etnológie a sociálnej antropológie

Our institute was established over 77 years ago

International accreditation rated us with category A/B

Our research has direct social impact

Our scientific collections contain unique documents of cultural heritage

News

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Signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation with the University of São Paulo

On April 16, 2025, our institute signed a memorandum of cooperation with the University of São Paulo, specifically with the Laboratory of Studies on Ethnicity, Racism and Discrimination (LEER). The aim of this cooperation is to promote the development of science and research, the application of new scientific knowledge in practice, the presentation, popularization and dissemination of scientific knowledge, as well as the development of domestic and international scientific cooperation and communication....

Konferencia

Elena Marushiakova and Veselin Popov took part in the international conference Current State of Romani Studies

On May 28, 2025, Elena Marushiakova and Veselin Popov took part in the international conference Current State of Romani Studies V with a keynote lecture titled “The Phenomenon of ‘Preferred Ethnic Identity’ in Some Romani Communities”. Julieta Rotaru also presented a paper on the Slovak school of Romani studies, based on her SAIA-funded research stay at the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology SAS. Video interviews from the event will be made available via the State Scientific Library in...

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Interview about the Forgotten Story of the Camp in Petržalka with Monika Vrzgulová

Our colleague Dr. Monika Vrzgulová gave an interview to the editorial team of the monthly magazine Naša Petržalka about a forgotten concentration camp located in what is now Petržalka. It is another interesting and important contribution about the lesser-known aspects of our history from the time of World War II, the end of which we commemorate this year.

What we do

01 — journal

Slovak Ethnology

02 — publications

Monographs

03 — research

Projects

04 — career

Doctoral Studies

Our Mission

The Institute was founded in 1946 as the Ethnographic Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Arts. In 1994 it was renamed to the Institute of Ethnology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and later in 2018 to the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), and, today, it is one of the leading institutions in the field of ethnological and anthropological research in Slovakia.

Our mission

Our research focus is distributed between basic, problem-oriented and applied research. We contribute to the search for scientific answers to current as well as historical social issues and challenges. We conduct the field research in Slovakia and abroad – in Central Europe and elsewhere in the world.

Events

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Integrating MapRom into Research on Roma Slavery and on the Wallachian Rudari, and Ways Forward

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You are invited to a lecture by SAIA visiting scholar Julieta Rotaru (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Paris) on Integrating MapRom into Research on Roma Slavery and on the Wallachian Rudari, and Ways Forward.

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Conference Suburbanisation: Community, Identity, and Everydayness

‏‏‎ ‎- 29.4.2025

The Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences is pleased to invite you to the conference Suburbanisation: Community, Identity, and Everydayness, which will take place from April 28-29, 2025 in Bratislava.

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“The Lost Generation”: Memory of the Soviet Past through the Lens of the Present

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We kindly invite you to a seminar where Nina Natroshvili, Erasmus+ Fellow at IESA SAS, will present her talk: “The Lost Generation”: Memory of the Soviet Past through the Lens of the Present. The seminar will take place on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at...

Publications

book Ethical Challenges TZP

Ethical Challenges in Ethnology and Anthropology: The Case of Slovakia (Late 20th and 21st Centuries)

Zachar Podolinská, T.

‏‏‎ ‎• 2024

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Lutherans in Slovakia at the Crossroads – (Not Just) Demographic Basis for Currentand Future Church

‏‏‎ ‎• 2024

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Hodnotenie Národného projektu Podpora a zvyšovanie kvality terénnej sociálnej práce „NP TSP II“

Polačková, Z., Dokupilová, D., Škobla, D.

‏‏‎ ‎• 2024

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Understanding Slovakia: Contemporary Approaches in Local Anthropology

Gogora, A., Panáková, J. (Eds.).

‏‏‎ ‎• 2024