The international conference “Conversations on China, Europe and the Future of Socialism” brought together researchers from China and Serbia with the aim of reexamining the meaning of socialism in the contemporary world through a dialogue between Chinese and European theoretical and political experiences.
As part of the program commemorating the 25th anniversary of the October 5th democratic changes, the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory hosted an evening open discussion on Friday, October 3, 2025, titled “What Does October 5th Mean to Us Today?”
This project comparatively analyses the resilience and innovative capacities of civil society in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Czechia, and Sweden. It begins from the genealogies of multiple crises – economic, housing, climate, food, pandemic, and gender – and focuses on communities’ collective responses. It examines how civic actions emerge and endure under conditions of exclusion, how activists sustain engagement and build multi-scalar solidarities, and how alliances and key relationships are shaped. As an analytical instrument, the concept of “hubs of engagement” is introduced. The methodological framework is qualitative and comparative, based on critical participatory action research.
More informaiton about the project results is available at: https://minipart.rs/
PUBLIC CALL for the awarding of the “Zagorka Golubović” Prize for engaged research work of junior researchers (male and female) published in the period 2024-June 2025 The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory announces a Public Call for the awarding of the annual “Zagorka Golubović” Prize for the best engaged research work of junior researchers…
This issue of Philosophy and Society features a thematic section entitled REVISITING THE POLITICS OF TRANSLATION: TRANSLATION, NATION AND GENDER, as well as four original articles on the politics of literature in Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s work, the image of the mother-peacemaker in the USSR, on the interference over polities, and finally, on metaphysical structures in Jonathan Schaffer’s work.
The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory has initiated a new project titled FREE.UNI: Fostering Resilient and Engaged Universities for Democracy.
We explore how women—especially Roma women—access reproductive healthcare in medically underserved, predominantly rural areas (“medical deserts,” where services are scarce or hard to reach).
The aim of the project is to deepen the theoretical understanding of processes through which new collective actors striving for social change emerge in conditions of major societal crises such as the 2008 financial meltdown and the Covid-19 pandemic.
This project is dedicated to the study, promotion, and dissemination of Jewish cultural heritage in the Western Balkans.
