SolidCareLab

SolidCareLab conducts interdisciplinary theoretical and applied research focused on the concepts of philanthropy, solidarity, and care. Taking their historical context into account, while placing primary emphasis on contemporary social challenges, SolidCareLab examines the theoretical, ethical, and practical conditions for building mutual aid, the common good, and care as key social and political values—particularly in the context of health, experiences of pain and suffering, as well as social inequalities and discrimination.

Our research pursues a dual objective: to contribute to the development of theoretical and disciplinary understandings of philanthropy, solidarity, and care, and to strengthen policies and institutions aimed at preserving and improving individual and societal health and well-being.

Conferences:

2025

• Pain, Suffering, and Discrimination: The Individual, the Community, the Institutions
  Participants: Prof. Sunčana Roksandić (Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb); Marijana Jurić (Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb); Anđelija Tasić (Faculty of Law, University of Niš); Monika Milosavljević (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade); Nenad Andrić (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade); Vukašin Milićević (Ljuba Davidović Foundation); Aleksandra Bulatović (Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade); Zona Zarić (Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade).
  Moderators: Predrag Krstić and Milica Sekulović (Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade).

2023

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

Disscusions:

2024

• Openly about Pain
  Participants: Andrija Jurić (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad); Dejan Nešić (Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Head of the Department of Pain Medicine); Ljiljana Pantović (Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade); Jasna Hrnčić (Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade).

2022

• Mental Health: A Discussion between Medical Anthropologists
  Participants: Peter Loc (Northwestern University); Ivan Đorđević (Institute of Ethnography); Jelena Kupsjak (University of Zadar); Ljiljana Pantović (IFDT).
• Local Foundations in Serbia
  Participants: Marija Mitrović (Trag Foundation); Bojana Radovanović (IFDT); Jelena Vasiljević (IFDT); Nikola Rajković (Local Foundation Stara Pazova).

2021

• How and Why to Teach Philanthropy?
  Organized in cooperation with EduLab and the Ana and Vlade 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 (Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation); Đurđa Trajković (Reconstruction Women’s Fund).
  Moderation: Bojana Radovanović (IFDT) and Predrag Krstić (IFDT).
• The Global Ethics of Care
  Participants: Estelle Ferrarese (Picardie Jules Verne University); Fiona Robinson (Carleton University); Guillaume Le Blanc (University of Paris Diderot); Sarah Clark Miller (Pennsylvania State University); Marko Konjović (IFDT); Zona Zarić (IFDT).
• Crisis and Recovery: From Vulnerability to AutonomyParticipants: 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); Adriana Zaharijević (IFDT).

Lectures:

2023

• Theorizing Solidarity through Citizenship: International conference: Solidarity and Support in a Post-Welfare Era,  Skoplje, North Macedonia.
  Keynote lecture by Dr Jelena Vasiljević, IFDT.

2022

• Women, Work and Social Reproduction after 1989. Lecture by Sonja Avlijaš (Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade).

2021

• In the Ruins of Transition: An Ethnography of (Mental) Health in Croatia. Lecture by Jelena Kupsjak (University of Zadar).
• Concepts and Practices of Solidarity and Philanthropy. Lecture by Bojana Radovanović and Jelena Vasiljević (IFDT).

Book seminars:

2023

• Between Neglect and Ignorance: Women, Sexuality and Family Planning in Yugoslavia (1918–1991). Author: Ivana Dobrivojević Tomić
  Organized in cooperation with YugoLab.
  Participants: Ivana Dobrivojević Tomić (Institute for Contemporary History); Sanja Petrović Todosijević (Institute for Recent History of Serbia); Ljiljana Pantović (IFDT); Jelena Ćeriman (IFDT); Milica Sekulović (IFDT).

2022

• Renaissance in Medicine: From the Patient as Object to the Co-Creator of Their Own Health. By Vuk Stambolović.

Reading groups:

2022

• The Concept of the Common Good in Historical Perspective
  Facilitators: Srđan Prodanović and Bojana Radovanović.

2021

• The Ethics and Politics of Care
  Facilitators: Ljiljana Pantović and Zona Zarić.

2020

• The Capability Approach
  Facilitators: Marko Konjović and Bojana Radovanović.

Coordinator:

Secretary:

Members:

Irena Molnar
Mirjana Nećak

External associates:

Andrej Jeftić (The Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches, Director)
Jelena Kupšjak (University of Zadar)
Vuk Vuković (KU Leuven)

Text and translations:

• Protiv rata – o začecima savremenog antimilitarizma. Predrag Krstić i Adriana Zaharijević, prevodi tekstova o miru: Berta fon Sutner, Lav Tolstoj, Mark Tven, Vilijam Džejms, Ema Goldman, Meri Viton Kalkins, Albert Ajnštajn, Bertran Rasl, radio Beograd 3.

Media appearances:

2025

• Ljiljana Pantović, Jovana Ružičić, Jasmina Mihnjak, Kakvo je stanje u porodilištima?, emisija Zdrava priča (epizoda 50)
• Zajedno za obrazovanje. Solidarnost kao otpor. Konferencija za novinare u organizaciji Mreža solidarnosti i IT Srbija. Učešće: Aleksandra Bulatović, Solidarnost kao temelj Mreže solidarnosti

2024

• Jelena Vasiljević, Insajder TV, emisija U ringu, „Između tuge i života: Šta smo i da li smo išta naučili posle majskih tragedija? Gde smo godinu dana kasnije i kao društvo i kao pojedinci? Koliko je do sistema, a koliko do nas samih? O nezalečenim ranama i nenaučenim lekcijama“
• Zona Zarić, O saosećanju, Podcast: Lukavstvo uma, epizoda 49
• Ljiljana Pantović, “Šta te boli?”: RTS 2, emisija Studio znanja
• Bojana Radovanović, „Snaga lepe misli i dobrog dela“: RTS 2, emisija Studio znanja
• Aleksandra Bulatović, „Otvoreno o bolu“: UNA TV, emisija Popodne Srbija — povodom okruglog stola „Otvoreno o bolu“, održanog u Institutu za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju Univerziteta u Beogradu.
• Aleksandra Bulatović, „Mislilište“: Dan uživo, TV N1 — gostovanje. Od 28 minuta.

2023

• Aleksandra Bulatović, “Vrline i vrednosti”: Dan uživo, TV N1: gostovanje.

Interwievs:

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

Debate and public lectures:

• Mislilište o diskriminaciji. Kapetan Mišino zdanje, 23-25. septembar 2024. Organizator: dr Predrag Krstić, Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju.

Opinion piece:

2025

• Aleksandra Bulatović, „Obrazovanje ili simulacija? Zašto je blokada nužan odgovor na haos“: Autonomija – intervju / tekst objavljen online 18. mart 2025.
• Aleksandra Bulatović, „Blokada škole nije protiv obrazovanja, već borba za bolje obrazovanje“: Javni servis – Ozonpress, tekst objavljen online (javniservis.net), 20. februar 2025.