SolidCareLab

The Laboratory for Philanthropy, Solidarity, and Care Studies (SolidCare Lab) engages in the interdisciplinary study and reflection of the notions and the role of philanthropy, solidarity, and care in contemporary societies.

The concepts of philanthropy, solidarity, and care as well as their importance for individuals, society and the political community, have long been on the margins of research in social-scientific and humanistic disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, economics and philosophy. In recent years, however, researching these phenomena has proliferated: philanthropy, solidarity, and care, indeed, have become one of the key notions for understanding the relationship both between individuals and within the wider social and political community.

Through rigorous empirical and theoretical research, educational initiatives as well as collaboration with academic institutions, civil society, and governmental organizations and bodies, SolidCare Lab strives to illuminate the dimensions, roles, and status of philanthropy, solidarity, and care, while taking into account their historical significance and the challenges of our contemporary time. Our efforts aim to contribute to a better understanding of policies and institutions whose role ought to be to ensure the well-being of all individuals, various forms of communities, and society as a whole.

Projects and Grants:

• 2023. The Heritage of Social Medicine in Serbia and Croatia, Ljiljana Pantović, IFDT and Jelena Kupsjak, University of Zadar (supported by: the University of Regensburg)
• 2021–2022. Closeness and Care: Elder-Care in Serbia during the Pandemic (supported by: Bard College, Open Society University Network)
• 2021. Local Foundations in Serbia (supported by: Trag fondacija)
• 2019–2023. Who Cares in Europe (supported by: COST Action)

Events:

1. Conferences:

• 2023. In the Frictions: Fragments of Care, Health and Well-being in the Balkans. (In cooperation with the University of Zadar, supported by: the Wenner Gren foundation).

2. Discussions:

• 2022. Mental Health: A Discussion between Medical Anthropologists. Participants: Peter Loc, Northwestern University; Ivan Đorđević, The Institute for Ethnography; Jelena Kupsjak, University of Zadar and Ljiljana Pantović, IFDT
• 2022. Local Foundations in Serbia. Participants: Marija Mitrović, Trag Foundation; Bojana Radovanović, IFDT; Jelena Vasiljavić, IFDT; Nikola Rajković, Local Foundation Stara Pazova
• 2021. How and Why Teach Philanthropy? (In cooperation with sa EduLab, IFDT and the Divac Foundation). Participants: Jelena Lončar, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade; Natalija Perišić, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade; Vukašin Kuč, Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade; Željko Mitkovski, The Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation; Đurđa Trajković, Reconstruction Women’s Fund; Bojana Radovanović, IFDT (moderator); Predrag Krstić, IFDT (moderator)
• 2021. (Non)solidarity and the European Union: Breakdown or a New Beginning? Participants: Filip Ejdus, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade; Jelena Vasiljević, IFDT; Srđan Majstorović, Center for European Politics, Centar za evropske politike; Igor Štiks, Faculty for Media and Communications, Singidunum University
  2021. The Global Ethics of Care. Participants: Estelle Ferrarese, Picardie-Jules-Verne University; Fiona Robinson, Carleton University; Guillaume Le Blanc, University Paris-Diderot; Sarah Clark Miller,Pennsylvania State University; Marko Konjović, IFDT and Zona Zarić IFDT
• 2021. Kriza i oporavak, od ranjivosti do autonomije. Participants: Jasna Hrnčić, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade; Slobodan Cvejić, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade; Dušan Ristić, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad; Ljiljana Pantović, IFDT; Aleksandra Bulatović, IFDT and Adriana Zaharijević, IFDT

3. Lectures:

• 2022. Women, Work and Social Reproduction after 1989, Sonja Avlijaš, Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade
• 2021. In the Ruins of Transition: the Ethnography of (mental) Health in Croatia, Jelena Kupsjak, University of Zadar
• 2021. The Concepts and Practices of Solidarity and Philanthropy, Bojana Radovanović and Jelena Vasiljević, IFDT

4. Book Seminars:

• 2023. Between Negligence and Ignorance: Women, Sexuality and Family Planning in Yugoslavia (1918–1991), Ivana Dobrivojević Tomić (in cooperation with YugoLab, IFDT). Participants: Ivana Dobrivojević Tomić, Institute for Contemporary History; Sanja Petrović Todosijević, Institute for Recent History of Serbia; Ljiljana Pantović, IFDT; Jelena Ćeriman, IFDT and Milica Sekulović, IFDT
• 2022. Renaissance in Medicine: From the Object Patient to the Co-Creator of Their Own Health, Vuk Stambolović

5. Reading Groups:

• 2022. The Notion of the Common Good in Historical Perspective (Srđan Prodanović, Bojana Radovanović)
• 2021. The Ethics and Politics of Care (Ljiljana Pantović, Zona Zarić)
• 2020. The Capability/Capabilities Approach (Marko Konjović, Bojana Radovanović)

Media Appearances:

• Ljiljana Pantović, „Šta te boli?“, RTS 2, emisija Studio znanja
• Bojana Radovanović, „Snaga lepe misli i dobrog dela“, RTS 2, emisija Studio znanja
• Jelena Vasiljević, „Između tuge i života“, Insajder TV, emisija U ringu, (Gostovanje povodom godišnjice majskih ubistava 2023. godine.)
• Aleksandra Bulatović, „Otvoreno o bolu“, UNA TV, emisija Popodne Srbija, (Gostovanje povodom okruglog stola „Otvoreno o bolu“ održanog na Institutu za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju u aprilu 2024. godine.)

Interviews:

• Aleksandra Bulatović, „Kako si nas promenili masakri u Ribnikaru i Mladenovcu“, Mondo, (Intervju povodom godišnjice majskih ubistava 2023. godine.)

• Pantović Lj., Radovanović B., Zaharijević, A. (2024). „Caregiving for Older Adults in Times of the Covid 19 Pandemic in Serbia: A Gendered Perspective.” U: Anca Dohotariu, Ana Paula Gil and Lubica Voanská (eds). The Politicisation and Gendering of Care for Older People. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
• Radovanović B., Prodanović S. (2023). “Opšte dobro, javni interes i zajedničko: konceptualna razgraničenja u istorijskoj perspektivi i savremene dileme.” Sociologija LXV (3).
• Bulatović, A. (2023). “Socijalno-ekološki pristup saradnji Srbije i Kosova.” In: Filip Balunović, Belgzim Kamberi, Alekandar Pavlović, Visar Ymeri (eds.) Kosovo – Srbija: drugačiji pristup, Beograd: Institut za socijalne politike Musine Kokalari – Priština i Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju – Beograd, pp. 97–108.
• Radovanović B., Vasiljević J. (2022). Lokalne fondacije u Srbiji: Osnaživanje odozdo – uloga, izazovi i perspektive za razvoj lokalnih fondacija. Beograd: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju i Trag fondacija.
• Radovanović, B., Krstić, P. (2022). “Humanizam i humanizmi: (ra)stezanje pojma.” Kultura 177: 5–21.
• Clark Miller, S., Ferrarese, E., Le Blanc, G., Robinson, F., Konjović, M. and Zarić, Z. (2022). “The Ethics and Politics of Care in Times of Crises.” Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society 33 (4): 934–946.
• Krstić, P. (2021). “Biopolemološka istorija planete.” U: Nemanja Đukić (prir.), Film i identitet: istraživanjedruštveno-političke upotrebe filma. Banja Luka: Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci, Fakultet političkih nauka, pp. 119–140.
• Krstić, P. (2021). “Gastroenterološka rekonstrukcija pretenzije na univerzalnost.” U: Dragan Prole (prir.), Proždrljivost: zbornik, Nosi Sad: Adresa, pp. 91–123.
• Krstić, P. (2022). “Mačje oko ili razgolićena filozofija.” In: Suzana Marjanić & Rosana Ratkovčić (eds). Mačkozbornik: Od Bastet do Catwoman, Zagreb: Jesenski i Turk, Kulturno informativni centar, pp. 631–652.
• Krstić, P. (2023). “Kako smo oduvek bili posthumani?” Etnoantropološki problemi 18 (2): 329–350.
• Krstić, P. (2023). “Ženski rod prosvećenosti: između elitnih i egalitarnih salona.” U: P. Krstić (prir.). Salon i društvenost: žene od/za pera? Novi Sad: Akademska knjiga; Beograd: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju, pp. 9–30.
• Pantović, Lj. (2022). “Providing a Service or Seeking a Favor? The Role of Private Prenatal Care on the Continuity of Care in Serbian Public Maternity Hospitals.” Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care.
• Pantović, Lj., Zarić, Z. (2022). “Care in the Anthropocene: Acting with Compassion.” Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society 33 (4): 881–894.
• Radovanović, B. (2021). O čemu govorimo kada govorimo o filantropiji?. Beograd: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju, Univerzitet u Beogradu.
• Radovanović, B., Konjović, M. (ur.) (2020). Blagostanje, razvoj i društvena pravda. Beograd/Novi Sad: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju, Univerzitet u Beogradu/Akademska Knjiga.
• Vasiljević, J. (2021). “Solidarity Reasoning and Citizenship Agendas: From Socialist Yugoslavia to Neoliberal Serbia.” East European Politics & Societies and Cultures 35 (2): 271–292.
• Vasiljević, J. (2023). “A Crisis of Political Solidarity in the European Union and the Western Balkans: Reactive vs. Institutional Solidarity.” Southeastern Europe. L’Europe du Sud-Est (46) 3: 225–247.
• Zaharijević, A. (2021). “Contra o indivíduo: que é qualificado como “um”?” Revista discurso 51 (2): 71–89.
• Zaharijević, A. (2022). “Equal Bodies: The Notion of the Precarious in Judith Butler’s Work.” European Journal of Women’s Studies, https://doi.org/10.1177/13505068221137.
  Ristić, A., Zaharijević, A., N. Milčić, N. (2021). “Foucault’s Concept of Clinical Gaze Today.” Health Care Analysis 29: 99–111.
• Zaharijević, A., Krstić, P. (2021). “O pobuni stomaka.” U: Dragan Prole (prir.), Proždrljivost: zbornik, Nosi Sad: Adresa, pp. 50–90.