A part of the team involved in the project “Political Affects and Collective Action in Times of Crisis” (funded by Circle U. – European University Alliance) presented the project during a public lecture held on November 19 at the Belgrade City Library. This lecture was organized as part of the series of public popular-science events…
On November 14, a delegation from the University of Belgrade visited the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) in Brazil, where a new academic cooperation between the two institutions was formalized. A formal ceremony at the UFPE Rectorate marked the beginning of this partnership. The agreement paves the way for a range of joint initiatives, including…
The international workshop From Knowledge to Impact: Democratic Innovation Between Research, Practice, and Policy took place on 27–28 October 2025 at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory (IFDT) in Belgrade, within the Horizon Europe project Nets4Dem. The event gathered researchers and practitioners from across Europe to discuss how knowledge about democratic innovation can be…
The results of a survey conducted among students participating in university blockades were presented at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory. The fieldwork was carried out during April and May 2025, in cooperation between researchers from the Faculty of Political Science and the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade. The field…
Between September 30 and October 3, the conference “Contested Urban Policy: Breeding Concrete Utopias” was held at the Technical University of Berlin, organized by the AESOP Planning/Conflict thematic group. Two PerspectLab researchers took part, presenting their work on urban mobilization and prefigurative practices: Branko Miloševićpresented “Concrete utopia in motion: Critical Mass as a prefigurative action for just urban…
The Đoka Vlajković Endowment has announced a Competition for the awarding of 12 or more prizes for the best scientific papers by young researchers at the University of Belgrade. The individual net award amounts to 250,000.00 dinars. Candidates and Paper Eligibility: Candidates employed at the University of Belgrade (research trainee, research assistant, research associate, senior…
The Laboratory for Educational Theories (EduLab) at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, is launching a newsletter for primary and secondary school teachers. Starting on November 3, every other Monday you will receive a concise and carefully curated edition featuring: updates on EduLab’s activities, and one text or video we believe can be…
The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory of the University of Belgrade, in cooperation with the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), is organizing three courses on the history of the Holocaust, genocide, and mass crimes in the 20th and 21st centuries. The courses are free of charge and are intended for…
The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory leads this Regional Network of Centers of Advanced Studies in Southeast Europe (RECAS) project focused on placing youth perspectives at the center of democratic renewal and policy design in the Western Balkans. Over 12 months, the project will host selected PhD and postdoctoral fellows for three- to six-month residencies at RECAS centers, where they will research how young people imagine Europe’s political future and eco-digital transformations, and translate those insights into practical policy proposals. Core activities include six Deliberative Workshops with students across WB capitals, a joint Surgery Week at Moise Palace, a Policy Hackathon dedicated to eco-digital futures, and continuous curation of results in the open Academic Policy Lab 2.0 repository.
Between Monday, September 22, and Friday, September 26, the sixth Summer School of Social Engagement and Democracy was held at the Radulovački Ecological Center in Sremski Karlovci, under the auspices of the Western Balkans Fund. Participants from Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina attended numerous lectures and interactive workshops over the course of five days,…
