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DARIAH-SK: a domestic community has established a national consortium to support digital humanities
We are pleased to announce that the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology Slovak Academy of Sciences is the co-founder and main coordinating institution of the national node DARIAH-SK. How to ensure the long-term sustainability and accessibility of digital cultural heritage? How can a research infrastructure help analyze societal problems? How to train a new generation of humanities scholars in digital skills? The pan-European initiative DARIAH ERIC (Digital Research Infrastructure for the...
Research report People from Ukraine in Slovakia: From acceptance to integration
The report maps the experiences of refugees from Ukraine and examines the factors that facilitate or hinder their integration in three areas: employment and economic activity; family, care, and social networks; and the psychological aspects of integration. Our colleague Martina Wilsch contributed to the report together with experts from the Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences SAS, the Institute for Research in Social Communication SAS, the Institute of Sociology SAS, and the Czech Academy...
A new publication by Elena Marushiakova and Veselin Popov on the civic emancipation of Roma in Bulgaria
Our colleagues Elena Marushiakova and Veselin Popov have published a new book ПЪРВИТЕ. Гражданска еманципация на циганите/ромите в България (до края на Втората световна война) / The First. Civic Emancipation of the Gypsies/Roma in Bulgaria (up to the End of the Second World War). The volume traces the first steps and early stages of the civic emancipation of the Roma – from the period of the Bulgarian National Revival under the Ottoman Empire to its development within the independent Bulgarian state...
A new issue of Slovenský národopis/Slovak Ethnology 2/2025 has been published
The thematic English issue is dedicated to the ethical and methodological uncertainties in the ethnological and folkloristic research of the Eastern Bloc. The guest editors of this issue are Nikola Balaš and Kaisa Langer. The publication presents four scholarly studies and is available in open access. We wish you a pleasant summer of reading!
Conference on Secularism and Nonreligion Coming Soon to Bratislava
From September 8 to September 10, 2025, a unique conference on the topic of nonreligion and secularization will be held at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University, in cooperation with the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The event is organized under the auspices of the international Nonreligion and Secularism Research Network, where Dr. Juraj Majo serves on the Advisory Board. This marks the first time the conference will take place...
Peter Maňo conducted anthropological research in Mauritius
Peter Maňo conducted anthropological field research in Mauritius this May. Together with colleagues from Masaryk University and the University of Connecticut, and supported by local research assistants from the University of Mauritius, he studied how people make decisions in moral and health-related dilemmas. The project was funded by a Postdoctoral Grant from the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Alongside the research, he also lectured at the Interdisciplinary Ethnographic Fieldschool, held concurre...
Ľubica Voľanská delivered a keynote address at a seminar on migration and cultural heritage in Finland
Our colleague Ľubica Voľanská participated in the international seminar Music on the Move in Kaustinen, Finland, on 12 July 2025. She delivered a keynote lecture, prepared together with Martina Wilsch, in which she presented research on the Ukrainian community in Slovakia and highlighted the role of living heritage in the context of migration. In addition, she contributed a paper on intangible cultural heritage and the implementation of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural...
Miroslava Hlinčíková presented at the ENHR Conference in Paris
Our colleague Miroslava Hlinčíková presented her research findings, “A Vicious Cycle of Change: The Housing Crisis from the Perspective of Families in Need of Housing in the Slovak Context,” at the conference Affordable Housing in Greening Cities, organised by the European Network for Housing Research. The conference took place from 30 June to 4 July in Paris and brought together over 500 housing experts for an interdisciplinary discussion on housing accessibility and sustainability.
Soňa G. Lutherová presented at the RAI Film Conference
Soňa G. Lutherová presented at the RAI Film Conference, part of the biennial RAI Film Festival organised by the Royal Anthropological Institute. She spoke on the panel For a Collaborative Visual Ethnography: The Feminist Ethos as a Turning Point? with her contribution A Meaning-Centered Approach to Ethnographic Filmmaking, highlighting the importance of collaboration and feminist approaches in audiovisual ethnography. The event connects anthropology, multimodal methods, and ethnographic film, fostering...
Peter Maňo, together with international colleagues, has been awarded the SPARRC grant
Our colleague Peter Maňo, together with collaborators from the USA, the Czech Republic, and Mauritius, has been successful in securing the SPARRC grant (The SCORE Project for Advancing Research on Religion and Cooperation) for the project “Building a Mobile Toolkit to Assess the Religion–Cooperation Link.” The grant is supported by the Templeton Religion Trust. Receiving support in the initial “Seed Project Stage” also entails a commitment to submit a larger proposal in the next phase — the so-called...
Our Emeritus Colleague Associate Professor Hana Hlôšková Celebrates a Jubilee
It is an interesting coincidence that many prominent figures of our institute were born in years ending with the digit 5. Joining these distinguished jubilarians is our esteemed emeritus colleague, Associate Professor Hana Hlôšková, who will celebrate her milestone 70th birthday on July 7, 2025. The staff of the institute warmly congratulates her on this significant life jubilee and wishes her continued good health, personal fulfillment, and many more years filled with inspiration and joy.
New Publication by the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology SAS on Roma Access to Public Services
IESA SAS has just published the book Bridging the Gap: Roma Access to Public Services in Slovakia, authored by D. Škobla, A. Mušinka, and J. Majo. The publication analyses the access of marginalised Roma communities to public services in Slovakia, identifies the main barriers, and offers recommendations. It is based on extensive field research conducted in three localities in eastern Slovakia and serves as a foundation for more effective policies aimed at fostering social integration.
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