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IESA SAS and the Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar in Zagreb have signed a memorandum of cooperation.
On 23 February, the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology SAS and the Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar (Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar) in Zagreb signed a memorandum of cooperation in science and research, joint events, and projects. The initiative followed the visit and lecture of Dr Igor Mikloušić at the institute in December 2025. Current collaboration focuses on the PERSON project (Perception of Threats, Identity, and Social Cohesion) and the APVV-23-0641 project – Digital...
Slovakia Joins the European Elite of Digital Research in the Humanities: The DARIAH-SK National Consortium Becomes a Member of DARIAH ERIC
The domestic community has achieved a significant milestone in the field of digital humanities. Represented by DARIAH-SK, Slovakia officially became a member of the DARIAH ERIC European research infrastructure in February 2026. The integration process and the consortium’s activities are coordinated by the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. “Joining the European infrastructure will bring systematic support for cutting-edge research and the...
Kristína Cichová’s Study Published in the International Journal for Equity in Health
Doctoral researcher Kristína Cichová has published a study, co-authored with her supervisor Andrej Belák, in the prestigious British journal International Journal for Equity in Health. The article, entitled Caring, Pragmatic and Discriminatory: How Private Paediatric Outpatient Providers Normalise Unequal Care for Roma—Ethnographic Findings from Affluent Slovakia, presents the principal findings of her doctoral research on inequalities in healthcare.
IESA SAS Partners with the CEU Summer University on Romani Music
Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Jana Ambrózová, PhD, will participate this year as both lecturer and co-director of a course at the prestigious CEU Summer University in Budapest. Mgr. Peter Nuska, PhD, will also contribute as a lecturer. IESA SAS is a proud partner of the 8th edition of “Romani Music between Heritage and Politics” (29 June – 3 July 2026), focusing on the artistic, social and political dimensions of Romani musical heritage. The course is open to doctoral candidates, early-career researchers and...
Meeting of the finalists of the 17th Roma Spirit with ambassadors at the Austrian Cultural Institute
The symbolic culmination of the 17th Roma Spirit Awards took place on 12 February 2026 with a meeting of ambassadors accredited to the Slovak Republic and the presentation of the 21 finalists at the Austrian Cultural Forum. Our Institute, represented by Scientific Secretary J. Majo, was among the three finalists in the Society and Employer category. The event showcased our work and publications to both diplomatic and professional audiences and included a luncheon with the British Ambassador, Bilal...
Andrej Belák has been awarded the prestigious MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship under the Horizon Europe programme
Our colleague Andrej Belák has been awarded the prestigious individual Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship under the Horizon Europe programme. With his project Making the Good Matter (MAGMA): An Ethnography of Decency in Power for Inclusive Governance in Central and Eastern Europe, he succeeded in strong competition among a record number of more than 17,000 applications from around the world.
New Book Chapter on Romani Nomadism and Modernity
Our colleagues Elena Marushiakova and Vesselin Popov have published the chapter Service Nomadism and Transition to Modernity of Roma in Central, South-Eastern, and Eastern Europe in the edited volume Nomad Properties: Political Anthropologies of Nomadism from the 18th Century until Today. The publication is available in both print and Open Access formats. The chapter was produced within the framework of VEGA project No. 2/0057/24 and forms part of the research cluster Ethnic and Minority Studies...
International Conference: The Roma Civic Movement in Europe between 1900 and 1945
On 6 February 2026, an international conference, The Roma Civic Movement in Europe between 1900 and 1945, will take place in Sofia. The event is co-organised by IESA SAS within the research cluster Ethnic and Minority Studies, core topic Romani Studies. The conference constitutes an output of the project eHistory of Roma Emancipation (09I01-03-V08-00001), funded by EU NextGenerationEU through the Recovery and Resilience Plan of the SR. The conference will also be accessible online.
A new issue of Slovenský národopis/Slovak Ethnology 4/2025 has been published
The thematic English-language issue is devoted to Marian Devotion in Europe: Historical Traces, Current Forms, Interdisciplinary Perspectives and presents five thematic studies. The guest editors of the issue are Tatiana Zachar Podolinská, Agáta Šústová Drelová, and Kinga Povedák. The issue is freely available online. We wish you an enjoyable read.
Call for Papers for Slovenský národopis/Slovak Ethnology 4/2026
The editorial board has announced a new call for abstracts for a thematic English-language issue entitled Between the Living and the Dead: Ethnological Perspectives on Communication with the Dead (vol. 75, no. 4). The call focuses on ethnological and anthropological perspectives on communication with the dead. The deadline for abstract submission is 28 February 2026, and final manuscripts are due by 30 June 2026. The issue will be published in December 2026.
We wish you a beautiful and peaceful Christmas, and a healthy, happy, and joyful New Year!
We would like to thank you for both your professional commitment and your personal dedication to building the IESA SAS brand and its good reputation. We also thank you for following, commenting on, and sharing our news and posts. We wish you a wonderful and peaceful holiday season, and a happy and healthy New Year. IESA SAS
Andrej Belák in an interview for Denník N
Our colleague Andrej Belák gave an interview to Denník N about the broader societal causes of recurring tragic fires in marginalised Roma settlements. The interview was published on 8 December 2025 and is also publicly available in video format.
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