In light of the latest incident, where a driver intentionally endangered the lives of gathered citizens, including a student of the Faculty of Agriculture who was injured, the University of Belgrade strongly condemns this act of violence and demands an immediate response from the relevant authorities.
The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory will suspend its operations on Friday, January 24, 2025, in support of student demands and solidarity with the broader social movement advocating for change. The extended rector’s collegium of the University of Belgrade called on all university employees to suspend work on January 24, 2025, to show their…
During November and December the book authored by Dr. Dejan Bursać, a research fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, titled “Fundamentals of Electoral System Reform: The Case of Serbia” was presented at public events in Belgrade and Novi Sad. In his monograph, Bursać examines the evolution of Serbia’s electoral system, current issues…
On January 17, 2025, a screening of the documentary film The Making of Corona Plaza, Queens was held, the producer and author of the concept of which is Miodrag Mitrašinović, Professor of Urbanism and Architecture at Parsons School of Design, The New School University in New York City. Then there was a discussion about the…
Milijana Lazarević’s work examines how the spatial characteristics of kindergartens shape power relations between children and adults. The theoretical framework is based on Foucault’s concept of heterotopia. The work aligns with the competition by addressing the materialisation of power in preschool institutions and the potential of space to transform power dynamics.
This issue includes a thematic section titled Invention and the Impossible: Twenty Years of Deconstruction With and Without Jacques Derrida, as well as three original research papers on the relationship between neoliberalism and “therapeutic culture,” normative decision theory, and the paradox of the rational voter. Additionally, it features a review of Patrick Gamsby’s book titled Henri Lefebvre, Boredom, and Everyday Life.
The RECAS scholarship programme, led by IFDT, officially started for 2025 with a capacity-building workshop held on December 20th, bringing together the 2025 scholarship recipients in person in Belgrade and online.
On December 23, 2024, the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory hosted the seminar “How Is Space Thought?,” dedicated to the book Scenes of Urban Life: The Single-Family House in the Contemporary City by Dr. Ana Nikezić, Full Professor at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Belgrade. The event brought together researchers from…
On December 16, 2024, the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory hosted a roundtable discussion titled “Belgrade’s Built Heritage: Challenges of Preservation in the Context of Contemporary Urbanization,” organized by Perspect Lab. The event brought together experts in heritage conservation, as well as researchers from Perspect Lab at IFDT. The panelists included Estela Radonjić Živkov,…
