Identity, Partisanship, Polarization – How democratically elected politicians get away with autocratizing their country? Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Office in Belgrade and the Institute of Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade have the pleasure of inviting you to the presentation of the study and expert debate on how increasing polarization threatens democracy. Recently, this statement has…
The IDEA-net project aims to address the gap in the institutional culture of most European universities, where diversity and inclusion have not been fully embraced and integrated throughout all levels. This is especially evident in the way diversity and inclusion are addressed in different European regions, leaving the European higher education sector uneven. This project…
Workshop Showing up, 7-10 November 2022, Belgrade The project ‘Showing up’ involves research on performativity and a series of interventions, co-created by researchers from the Institute of Philosophy and Social Theory of the University in Belgrade, Željko Radinković, Jelena Guga, and Vera Mevorah and artist and writer Saša Karalić. The project is developed on the…
Since 2021, the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade has established the “Zagorka Golubović” Annual Award which is intended for young researchers and their engaged research work. The Award is given for the best paper published in a scientific journal or a collection of scientific papers that approaches regional (Southeastern European) or…
The 59th, “leap” edition of the October Salon, a year short of its diamond jubilee, includes an entry from the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory. A video installation entitled The Possibility of “We” and authored by Snežana Vesnić, it was commissioned by the Cultural Centre of Belgrade, the concept creator and producer of this…
This issue of Philosophy and Society features a thematic section entitled The ever-emerging memory: Holocaust at the crossroads of media, ethics, and consumerism…
Energy transition and environmental contestation in the Balkans Online workshop Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, 12 December 2022 Call for papers Long considered to lag behind the European “coal curtain”, the Balkans are quickly turning green – and contestably so. Investments into hydropower and explorations of lithium reserves, among others, are lauded as steps…
The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade and the Department of Ethnology and Anthropology, University of Zadar invite you send your proposals for the conference: “In the Frictions: Fragments of Care, Health and Wellbeing in the Balkans” that will be held at University of Zadar on 27-30th April 2023. In the wake…
The Future of AI: Social and Cultural Aspects online lecture series will bring international experts to discuss the philosophy of AI, AI and post-digital aesthetics, cultural impacts of AI, AI (in) art, non-human agency, AI-driven social transformations, and, more generally, our coexistence with AI and digital technologies in all aspects of daily life. The series…
