UESA – Ústav etnológie a sociálnej antropológie

Our institute was established over 79 years ago

The international accreditation recognised us as important at the EU level

Our research has direct social impact

We coordinate the national platform DARIAH-SK

News

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Mojmír Benža and Peter Salner among the Distinguished Personalities of the Slovak Academy of Sciences 2026

Our colleagues Mojmír Benža and Peter Salner were among the Distinguished Personalities of the Slovak Academy of Sciences honoured in 2026. They were honoured at a ceremonial seminar held on 16 September 2026. On behalf of Mojmír Benža, the letter of recognition was accepted by his son, Matúš Benža. We warmly congratulate our colleagues on receiving this prestigious recognition!

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The 48th Annual International GLS Congress

From 2 to 6 September 2026, the 48th Annual Congress of the international Gypsy Lore Society was held at the University of Zagreb. The Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences also participated in the organisation of the event.

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3 New APVV (SRDA) Projects at Our Institute

Our Institute secured three projects in the APVV VV 2025 call, led by Pavol Kosnáč, Elena Marushiakova, and Jaroslava Panáková. Two further projects were successful in collaboration with the Institute of Geography and the Institute for Sociology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. We warmly congratulate all successful applicants!

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

Konferencia Bulharsko

International Conference "The Roma Civic Movement in Europe between 1900 and 1945"

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On 6 February 2026, an international conference entitled The Roma Civic Movement in Europe between 1900 and 1945 will take place in Sofia. The event is co-organised by IESA SAS.

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Threat, Identity, and the Invisible Bonds of Cohesion – The Case of Croatian Homeland War Veterans

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The Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology SAS invites you to an English-language lecture on Tuesday, 2 December 2025, at 13:00 in the Institute’s meeting room at Klemensova 19, Bratislava. Dr Igor Mikloušić from the Ivo Pilar Institute of Social...

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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.

Publications

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Židia na Slovensku: povojnové generácie

‏‏‎ ‎• 2025

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Haberlandová, K., & Voľanská, Ľ.

‏‏‎ ‎• 2025

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Neviditeľná stigma: "Nie sme len antivaxeri"

‏‏‎ ‎• 2025

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Politiky bez drene: Externé hodnotenie implementácie Stratégie Slovenskej republiky pre rovnosť, inklúziu a participáciu Rómov do roku 2030. Obdobie 2022-2024

Zachar Podolinská, T., & Belák, A. (Eds.)

‏‏‎ ‎• 2026