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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Our Emeritus Researcher Mojmír Benža Celebrated His 85th Birthday

On April 25, 2026, our emeritus researcher PhDr. Mojmír Benža, PhD. celebrated his semi-round life anniversary. He worked at our institute from 1980 to 2012 and was one of the leading figures in ethnology, especially in the field of material culture — traditional architecture and folk clothing. He also focused on issues of ethnicity (particularly Slovaks abroad) and religiosity. We wish him many more years filled not only with health and contentment but also with continued inspiration for his tireless...

17th International ISORECEA Conference in Bratislava

From April 16–18, the premises of Comenius University and its Faculty of Natural Sciences hosted the 17th annual international scientific conference ISORECEA (The International Study of Religion in Eastern and Central Europe Association). This is a well‑established scholarly meeting where researchers not only from the post‑socialist region but also from other European and non‑European academic institutions exchange experiences and current research topics in the field of religion.

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Discussion on Work with Roma Communities in Churches in Slovakia

On Friday, April 10, 2026, a discussion meeting on the topic of church work among Roma communities took place in the hall of the Evanjelický spolok in Banská Bystrica. The event was moderated by Adam Takáč from the daily Postoj, and Juraj Majo participated on behalf of the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. He was joined by Salesian sister Zuzana Saloňová, who works in Luník IX, and Lutheran pastor Ľuboslav Beňo, who serves in Rankovce.

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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Život v suburbiách Bratislavy: vybrané etnologické aspekty

Beňušková, Z., Vrzgulová, M.

‏‏‎ ‎• 2025

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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