The list of national projects SAS
Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology SAS
Identity of Roma in Transcarpathia: Past and Present
Identita Rómov v Zakarpatskej Ukrajine: minulosť a súčasnosť.
Anthropology of Paramilitary Groups in Slovakia: How and Why are Civilians Mimicking the Military
Antropológia polovojenských skupín na Slovensku: Ako a prečo civilisti napodobňujú armádu
| Duration: |
1.1.2025 - 31.12.2028 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Kosnáč Pavol MSt., PhD. |
| Annotation: | Paramilitary organizations do not have a strong tradition in modern Slovakia but gained enough attention recently that the newly elected government included them into its program statement. Paramilitaries often reflect broader societal fears, values, and political climates. Studying these groups provides insights into how cultural factors, such as nationalism, ontological insecurity, and anti-system sentiments contribute to their emergence. This context is especially valuable in the situation of growing anger about the price of living and fears of war. Currently, several unaffiliated paramilitary organizations operate in Slovakia, with not much known about them. Our team will study the Slovak paramilitary scene, analyzing the situation, conducting field research and qualitative interviews with members of paramilitary organizations, producing understanding of the societal factors contributing to their emergence, analyzing the situation for policymakers and provide holistic insight into the phenomena |
DARIAH-SK (Digital research infrastructure for the humanities)
DARIAH-SK (Digitálna výskumná infraštruktúra pre humanitné vedy)
| Duration: |
1.1.2025 - 31.12.2026 |
| Program: |
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| Project leader: |
Mgr. Gogora Andrej PhD. |
| Annotation: | The purpose of the national consortium DARIAH-SK is to carry out the following activities:
1. entry and maintenance of full membership of the Slovak Republic, represented by DARIAH-SK, in the European research infrastructure DARIAH-EU,
2. supporting the development of digital research infrastructures in the humanities and related disciplines in Slovakia,
3. supporting the organization of scientific events and publishing activities in the field of digital humanities. |
Digital Thematic Research Collections and the Ethnographic Research Process
Digitálne tematické výskumné zbierky a etnografický výskumný proces
| Duration: |
1.1.2025 - 31.12.2027 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Gogora Andrej PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project focuses on digital thematic research collections and their reciprocal relationships with ethnographic research processes. It examines this systemic relationship by analyzing two key principles of research collection creation: contextual density and scientific contribution. According to the first principle, a collection should have a high density of heterogeneous contextual connections between its elements. According to the second, a collection should be created as part of the research process and productively used within it.
The project’s goal is to explore the issue of internal structuring of research collections and their reciprocal relationships with research processes in ethnology. Qualitative ethnographic methods (participant observation, semi-structured interviews) will be used in the project, applied to the process of creating the RELIROMA collection, which is based on research into Roma religiosity in Slovakia. The project will provide unique and up-to-date qualitative insights into the principles of building digital thematic research collections, which have not yet been thoroughly examined in domestic ethnology. |
Species-rich Carpathian Grasslands: Mapping, History, Drivers of Change and Conservation
Druhovo bohaté lúky a pasienky Karpát: mapovanie, história, príčiny zmien a ochrana
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Inovácie domáckej výroby textilu na Slovensku do polovice 20. storočia: dekonštrukcia národopisného prístupu
Conspirituality: the blending of supernatural and conspiratorial explanations
Konspiritualita: prelínanie nadprirodzených a konšpiračných vysvetlení
The Meadow that makes sense. Sensory anthropological Perspective on Biodiversity
Lúka, ktorá má zmysel. Senzoricko-antropologická perspektíva skúmania biodiverzity.
Marginalized Roma concentrations in the context of natural hazards and social inequality
Marginalizované rómske koncentrácie v kontexte prírodných hrozieb a sociálnej nerovnosti
Marian devotion in Slovakia in the 21st century as a part of the enchantment of post-modern post-socialistic Europe
Mariánska úcta na Slovensku v 21. storočí v kontexte "okúzlenia" postmoderných spoločností v postkomunistickej Európe (etnografická perspektíva)
A state of methodological insensitivity? Ethnographic research on the utility of modern socio-scientific tools for managing ethnic inequalities in health
Metodicky hrubý štát? Etnografický výskum užitočnosti moderných sociálne-vedeckých nástrojov pre správu etnických nezrovnalostí v zdraví
Ideas of integration and social practices of social integration of Roma in Czech and Slovak feature films
Predstavy o integrácii a sociálne praktiky spoločenskej integrácie Rómov v českom a slovenskom hranom filme
Slovak Digital Twin Project
Projekt digitálneho dvojčaťa Slovenska
UNESCO intangible Cultural Heritage Elements: Instrumentalization and Cultural Representations in the Context of Tourism and Regional Development in Slovakia
Prvky nehmotného kultúrneho dedičstva UNESCO: Inštrumentalizácia a kultúrne reprezentácie v kontexte turizmu a regionálneho rozvoja na Slovensku
Ritualization as a compensatory mechanism of uncertainty
Ritualizácia ako kompenzačný mechanizmus neistoty
Family on the Edge: Current Contexts of Vulnerability and Transnational Family Transformations
Rodina na rozhraní: Súčasné súvislosti zraniteľnosti a transformácií transnacionálnej rodiny
| Duration: |
1.3.2025 - 31.12.2028 |
| Program: |
SRDA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Wilsch Martina PhD. |
| Annotation: | The research project’s central theme is the vulnerability of transnational families (Bryceson & Vuorela, 2002) in the wake of societal transformations, particularly migration, and the manifold impacts these processes have on family structures today. The research team will focus on selected family practices with a cross-cutting consideration of care and transnationality.
In an era of intensified mobility, individuals and family members increasingly move abroad, whether temporarily or permanently, voluntarily or involuntarily. Nevertheless, they remain connected to their countries of origin through enduring ties, whether in familial, social, or emotional relationships, as well as in the exchange of material goods and other objective and subjective contexts. At the same time, those who remain in the country of origin also form part of the transnational family. Their situation often falls into an ambiguous “grey zone” where society fails to adequately recognize their vulnerability or reflect their needs (Cienfuegos-Illanes & Brandhorst, 2023; Meda & Crespi, 2018). The project, therefore, seeks to address both groups within this phenomenon, which remains insufficiently studied in Slovak social science discourse and lacks adequate empirical grounding.
The primary objective is to enhance the understanding of various forms of vulnerability, conceptualized as increased exposure to harm (psychological, social, economic, or legal) resulting from the interaction between individual characteristics and broader structural, institutional, and relational factors. Vulnerability is understood as a socially and politically produced state that is dynamic, context-dependent, and intersectional (Peroni & Timmer, 2013; Freedman, 2016; Crawley & Skleparis, 2018). These aspects are explored across individuals’ life situations, life course, and structural disadvantages in particular transnational family contexts.
Through in-depth qualitative research, the project thematizes selected aspects of the social practices of transnational families in Slovakia, with particular attention to:
Families of Ukrainian refugees living in Slovakia, especially lone-parent households, focusing on their housing trajectories and the broader implications for care and social reproduction;
Slovak older adults whose adult children live abroad;
Spouses and partners of Slovak care workers employed abroad.
The research adopts an interdisciplinary perspective (social anthropology, social psychology) and, through participatory and innovative methodological approaches, seeks to provide a deeper understanding of the experiences and challenges faced by transnational families in Slovakia in diverse contexts. The project not only maps contemporary family dynamics but also contributes to the broader scholarly discussion on vulnerability in the context of changing social and family structures. |
Current images of socialism in the Czech Republic and Slovakia - Family memory
Súčasné obrazy socializmu v Čechách a na Slovensku - rodinná pamäť
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Súčasné obrazy socializmu v Čechách a na Slovensku - rodinná pamäť - booster
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Štipendiá pre excelentných PhD. študentov a študentky - Evgenii Farafonov
Grape Harvest Festival in the Small Carpathian Region (Slovakia): The Case of a Useful Partnership between a Town and the Festival
Vinohradnícka oberačková slávnosť v regióne Malé Karpaty (Slovensko): prípad užitočného partnerstva mesta a festivalu
| Duration: |
1.1.2025 - 31.12.2028 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
PhDr. Popelková Katarína CSc. |
| Annotation: | The project focuses on the basic ethnological research of Slovakia’s festive culture after 2000. Its aim is to qualitatively deepen and expand knowledge about festivals through an in-depth study of a selected case – a grape harvest festival, called vinobranie, organised in the autumn of each year in the public spaces of towns and cities with historical wine traditions. The project builds on the latest trends in festival studies and event studies. Celebration is conceptualised as “invented tradition” (Hobsbawm, Ranger, 1983), which makes it possible to answer the project’s research question: which elements of cultural heritage form the emblematic characteristics of festivals, and how festivals act through them in the development processes of particular locations and regions. The research data analysis applies the concept of “festival” (e.g. Getz, 2010; Cudny, 2016) and “eventisation” (Gebhardt, 2000; Hitzler, 2011). The findings compiled into a synthetic monograph manuscript will be the main project output. |
Research of religiosity, spirituality and irreligiosity among the Roma in Slovakia
Výskum religiozity, spirituality a non-religiozity medzi Rómami na Slovensku
| Duration: |
1.7.2023 - 30.6.2027 |
| Program: |
SRDA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Zachar Podolinská Tatiana PhD. |
| Annotation: | The main goal of the project is to investigate and document manifestations of church and non-church religiosity among the Roma in Slovakia, including manifestations of modern and postmodern spirituality and hitherto unexplored phenomena of religious experimenting, de-conversion, non-religiosity and secularism. |
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Výskum religiozity, spirituality a non-religiozity medzi Rómami na Slovensku - booster
The total number of projects: 22
