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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.
Martina Wilsch delivered a keynote speech at a conference in Sofia
Martina Wilsch delivered a keynote speech entitled Transnational Care Practices in Ukrainian Refugee Families in Slovakia at the international scientific conference Dynamics of Transnational Families in the Context of Armed Conflicts and Sociopolitical Crises, held on 26–27 June 2025 in Sofia. The conference focused on various aspects of transnational families in the context of armed conflicts and sociopolitical crises.
Elena Marushiakova reviewed proposals for the ERC 2024 call
Our colleague, Professor Elena Marushiakova, reviewed proposals submitted to the ERC 2024 grants. On 20 June 2025, she received a letter of thanks from the President of the European Research Council, Professor Maria Leptin, and the Director of the ERCEA, Laurence Moreau, in recognition of her participation in the evaluation process and her support for the ERC’s commitment to advancing excellent frontier research in Europe.
Prestigious Slovak Academy of Sciences Awards for Our Colleagues
On 17 June 2025, the Presidium of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) conferred prestigious awards upon its researchers at the SAS Congress Centre, situated at Smolenice Castle. Representing our institute, Elena Marushiaková and Veselin Popov were awarded the SAS Prize for Scientific Research Excellence for their publication Stalin vs. Gypsies – Roma and Political Repressions in the USSR. The SAS Medal for the Promotion of Science was awarded to our emeritus colleague Peter Slavkovský. We extend...
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