Project
Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology SAS
International Projects
TraFaDy - CA21143 - Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe
CA21143 - Transnacionálna dynamika rodiny v Európe
| Duration: | 3. 10. 2022 - 2. 10. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | CA21143 |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Wilsch Martina PhD. |
| Annotation: | This Action aims to deepen the knowledge of the growing, rapidly changing phenomenon and dynamics of transnational families by bringing together researchers and stakeholders from different disciplines and countries to address the need for transnational insights and to formulate policy and practice-oriented recommendations with an impact on international, national, sub-local and local practices. This Action will closely monitor current trends in migration, technology and politics, and engage in an intensive dialogue with policy and practitioners, and, thus, address the need to deepen and broaden scientific and policy understanding of transnational family. |
| Project web page: | https://transnational-families.eu/ |
IMPLEMENDEZ - CA22128 - Establishing Networks to Implement the Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations
CA22128 - Vytváranie sietí na implementáciu zásad efektívneho vypočúvania v rámci vyšetrovania
| Duration: | 5. 10. 2023 - 4. 10. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | CA22128 |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Kosnáč Pavol MSt., PhD. |
| Annotation: | Interviews conducted across the world by police and other law enforcement agencies with suspects, victims and witnesses are crucially important in determining criminal justice outcomes. The Action Team knows from their combined expertise that there are two distinct approaches worldwide. Firstly, several Member countries have developed (or are developing) an ethical approach termed ‘investigative interviewing’, that aims to obtain detailed and reliable information, while respecting human rights. This approach is consistent with the 2021 United Nations Declaration of the ‘Principles of Effective Interviewing’, known as the ‘Mendez Principles’ after the UN Special Rapporteur; Professor Juan Mendez. Over a three-year period, he led a committee of experts including those in law, forensic psychology and criminology alongside representation from civil society, culminating in the formal declaration of the principles that are grounded in science, law and ethics (see, https://interviewingprinciples.com/). Secondly, however, it is well chronicled both from the literature and actual cases that law enforcement agencies in most countries remain unaware of the investigative interviewing approach, undertaking unethical practices, characterized by guilt presumption and confession-orientation that often rely on psychological manipulation, intimidation or physical torture, and can lead to miscarriages of justice and failed investigations. This Action involves a timely and much-needed strategy of convening regional and in-country networks of researchers, practitioners and policy makers working with each other and with the Action Team to build on our early work to enable wider implementation of the ‘Mendez Principles’, ending cruel and inhumane practices that have adversely affected so many lives through unethical interrogations. |
| Project web page: | https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22128/#tabs+Name:Description |
FutureMed - CA22162 - FutureMed: A Transdisciplinary Network to Bridge Climate Science and Impacts on Society
CA22162 - FutureMed: Transdisciplinárna sieť na prepojenie klimatickej vedy a jej dopadov na spoločnosť
| Duration: | 6. 10. 2023 - 5. 10. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | CA22162 |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | Mgr., MgA. Panáková Jaroslava PhD. |
| Annotation: | FutureMed will foster new climate change-related science and synergies serving as a transdisciplinary and integrative platform effectively connecting scientific knowledge on high-impact weather (HIW) events and climate change impacts with stakeholders from priority socio-economic sectors such as energy supply and demand, agriculture, health and migration. For the first time, an Action coordinates a platform where scientific communities, key stakeholders and citizens can interact for the ends of promoting climate change impacts awareness, establishing future research priorities, and building capacities based on knowledge exchange in a living lab |
| Project web page: | https://futuremedaction.eu/en/ |
DepolarisingEU - CA22165 - Redressing Radical Polarisation: Strengthening European Civil Spheres facing Illiberal Digital Media
CA22165 - DepolarisingEU - Náprava radikálnej polarizácie: Posilnenie európskych občianskych sfér čeliacich neliberálnym digitálnym médiám
| Duration: | 6. 11. 2023 - 5. 11. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | CA22165 |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Kosnáč Pavol MSt., PhD. |
PAAR-net - CA22167 - PAAR-net - Participatory Approaches with Older Adults
CA22167 - PAAR-net - Participatívne prístupy so staršími jedincami
| Duration: | 20. 10. 2023 - 19. 10. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | CA22167 |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Voľanská Ľubica PhD. |
| Annotation: | PAAR-net COST Action focuses on knowledge co-production, labelled here as participatory approaches, in research, policymaking and practice. It focuses on research, policy and practice intervention designs by experts-by-training (usually academics) and experts-by-experience (usually non-academics). The Action focuses on a specific group of experts-by-experience who are often not included in research, namely older adults (aged 65 and older, including those at risk of social exclusion). This COST Action aims to further develop participatory approaches with older adults as a means of driving inclusive social innovation across research, policy, and practice, for heterogenous and fair ageing societies. |
| Project web page: | https://paar-net.eu/ |
CA23129 - Peace Research Community Europe
CA23129 - Európska komunita pre výskum mieru
| Duration: | 1. 11. 2025 - 30. 10. 2028 |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Škobla Daniel PhD. |
| Annotation: | The world currently faces a number of significant challenges to peace and security. Violent conflict and related victims doubled over the last decade. The Global Peace Index, trying to quantify peace on a global level, deteriorated for the ninth consecutive year. The war in Ukraine and the new levels of violence in the Israel-Palestine conflict raise fundamental questions on how to prevent violent conflict from erupting. Moreover, climate change and polarization also pose grave challenges to peace and security, even in more ‘peaceful’ contexts. Building peace, reducing insecurity and preventing violent conflict demands us to fundamentally rethink peace. That is why this PEACE Action unites a trans-European and interdisciplinary research community that expands and strengthens a network of peace and conflict research centres and researchers from across Europe. The main challenge for the PEACE Action is to improve our understanding of the current challenges to peace and security on the European continent and beyond, thereby inspiring new research, policy and practice. The focus areas will be on Peace & Climate, Feminist Peace, Peace & Emerging Technologies, Local Peace and a new Peace and Security Architecture in Europe. In addition, the network will support a new generation of peace and conflict researchers in developing their careers. |
eHISTORY OF ROMA EMANCIPATION
eHISTORY OF ROMA EMANCIPATION
| Duration: | 1. 5. 2025 - 30. 6. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 09101-03-V08-00001 |
| Program: | Seal of Excelence |
| Project leader: | prof. Marushiakova-Popova Elena PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project builds on the ERC grant RomaniInterbellum, which uncovered the history of Roma as an integral part of modern European history and highlighted their active participation in shaping social and political developments. Roma are not merely passive recipients of policies but also active agents in shaping their own lives. Nevertheless, their contribution to history remains little known—both to the majority society and to Roma themselves. The aim of the project is to make the findings of previous research accessible to a wider audience, in particular to Roma communities themselves. It will use information and communication technologies to create a simple and widely accessible application that presents historical facts about Roma in a clear and engaging manner. At the same time, it will provide “living” knowledge of their own history through stories and examples drawn from tailored local exhibitions. The project seeks to challenge stereotypes and foster greater understanding between Roma and the majority society. |
| Project web page: | https://uesa.sav.sk/en/projects/ehistory-of-roma-emancipation-2/ |
RomChords - Romani Chords: Uncovering Romani Practice for Harmonic Accompaniment with Sonic, Visual and Ethnographic Analysis
Rómske akordy: odhaľovanie rómskej praxe pre harmonický sprievod so zvukovou, vizuálnou a etnografickou analýzou
| Duration: | 2. 10. 2023 - 1. 4. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 101105060 |
| Program: | Horizont Európa |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Nuska Petr PhD. |
| Annotation: | The phrase “Romani chords” (RC) encapsulates the distinctively lush harmonic language of Romani musicians in Slovakia. This musical feature is key to impressing non-Roma audiences and something Roma consider a root of their entire musical culture. RC are not merely a sonic phenomenon, though. They reflect long-established economic practices in Romani professional music-making, skills in creatively re-interpreting music of the surrounding non-Romani majorities, and a particular form of musical learning whereby folk knowledge passes from generation to generation. RomChords is the first project that tackles this phenomenon in its anthropological and ethnomusicological complexity. The project is an interdisciplinary investigation approaching RC as three types of data: a) sonic, b) visual, and c) ethnographic. The main ambition is to challenge the primacy of Western theories of harmony and to reconsider RC from the Romani perspective, unearthing how Roma themselves perceive, conceptualise and theorise their chords. The project aims to answer the following key questions: What role do RC play in the performance of Romani ethnicity? What is the significance of RC for Romani professional musicianship? How do Roma learn RC, and how do they innovate them? And what is the role of vision in learning and teaching RC? Action to address these questions is shaped by three specific objectives, which will be pursued through international and intersectoral cooperation between three participating institutions: I) Data collection concerning RC among Romani musicians in Slovakia (Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology, Slovak Academy of Sciences); II) Trans-disciplinary analysis of the data, employing methods of qualitative social sciences and computational (ethno-)musicology (Institute of Ethnomusicology – Center for Studies in Music and Dance, Portugal); III) Integration of knowledge about RC into a museum exhibition (The Museum of Romani Culture, Czech Republic). |
National Projects
Identity of Roma in Transcarpathia: Past and Present
Identita Rómov v Zakarpatskej Ukrajine: minulosť a súčasnosť.
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2024 - 31. 12. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | VEGA 2/0057/24 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | prof. Marushiakova-Popova Elena PhD. |
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 |
| Evidence number: | VEGA 2/0150/25 |
| 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 |
| Project web page: | https://uesa.sav.sk/projekty/antropologia-polovojenskych-skupin-na-slovensku-ako-a-preco-civilisti-napodobnuju-armadu/ |
DARIAH-SK - DARIAH-SK (Digital research infrastructure for the humanities)
DARIAH-SK (Digitálna výskumná infraštruktúra pre humanitné vedy)
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Program: | Európske strategické fórum výskumných infraštruktúr (ESFRI) |
| 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. |
| Project web page: | www.dariah.sk |
Digital Thematic Research Collections and the Ethnographic Research Process
Digitálne tematické výskumné zbierky a etnografický výskumný proces
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | VEGA 2/0149/25 |
| 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. |
| Project web page: | https://uesa.sav.sk/projekty/digitalne-tematicke-vyskumne-zbierky-a-etnograficky-vyskumny-proces/ |
MEADOW - Species-rich Carpathian Grasslands: Mapping, History, Drivers of Change and Conservation
Druhovo bohaté lúky a pasienky Karpát: mapovanie, história, príčiny zmien a ochrana
| Duration: | 1. 7. 2022 - 30. 6. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-21-0226 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Belák Andrej PhD. |
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Inovácie domáckej výroby textilu na Slovensku do polovice 20. storočia: dekonštrukcia národopisného prístupu
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2026 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | VEGA 2/0100/26 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | PhDr. Zajonc Juraj CSc. |
Conspirituality: the blending of supernatural and conspiratorial explanations
Konspiritualita: prelínanie nadprirodzených a konšpiračných vysvetlení
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2023 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | VEGA 1/0724/23 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Bahna Vladimír PhD. |
The Meadow that makes sense. Sensory anthropological Perspective on Biodiversity
Lúka, ktorá má zmysel. Senzoricko-antropologická perspektíva skúmania biodiverzity.
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2024 - 31. 12. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | VEGA 2/0139/24 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr., MgA. Panáková Jaroslava PhD. |
MaRoCoHazard - Marginalized Roma concentrations in the context of natural hazards and social inequality
Marginalizované rómske koncentrácie v kontexte prírodných hrozieb a sociálnej nerovnosti
| Duration: | 1. 7. 2023 - 30. 6. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-22-0428 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Škobla Daniel PhD. |
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)
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2023 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | VEGA 2/0104/23 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Zachar Podolinská Tatiana PhD. |
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
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | VEGA 2/0079/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Belák Andrej PhD. |
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
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2024 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0090/24 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Škobla Daniel PhD. |
SK-DigiTwin - Slovak Digital Twin Project
Projekt digitálneho dvojčaťa Slovenska
| Duration: | 1. 7. 2024 - 30. 6. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-23-0641 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | Lane Justin Emory DPhil. |
UNESCO.SK - 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
| Duration: | 1. 7. 2024 - 30. 6. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-23-0660 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Voľanská Ľubica PhD. |
Ritualization as a compensatory mechanism of uncertainty
Ritualizácia ako kompenzačný mechanizmus neistoty
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2026 - 30. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0170/26 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Bahna Vladimír PhD. |
RONARO - 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 |
| Evidence number: | VV-MVP-24-0203 |
| Program: | APVV |
| 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. |
| Project web page: | https://uesa.sav.sk/projekty/rodina-na-rozhrani-sucasne-suvislosti-zranitelnosti-a-transformacii/ |
SOS_CS_ROD - Current images of socialism in the Czech Republic and Slovakia - Family memory
Súčasné obrazy socializmu v Čechách a na Slovensku - rodinná pamäť
| Duration: | 1. 7. 2023 - 30. 6. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-22-0083 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | PhDr. Vrzgulová Monika CSc. |
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Súčasné obrazy socializmu v Čechách a na Slovensku - rodinná pamäť - booster
| Duration: | 22. 8. 2024 - 30. 6. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | 09I03-03-V06-00116 |
| Program: | Plán obnovy EÚ |
| Project leader: | PhDr. Vrzgulová Monika CSc. |
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Štipendiá pre excelentných PhD. študentov a študentky - Evgenii Farafonov
| Duration: | 1. 9. 2023 - 30. 6. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 09I03-03-V02-00003 |
| Program: | Plán obnovy EÚ |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Zachar Podolinská Tatiana PhD. |
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 |
| Evidence number: | VEGA 2/0070/25 |
| 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. |
| Project web page: | https://uesa.sav.sk/projekty/vinohradnicka-oberackova-slavnost-v-regione-male-karpaty-slovensko-pripad-uzitocneho-partnerstva-mesta-a-festivalu/ |
RELIROMA - 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 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-22-0389 |
| Program: | APVV |
| 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. |
| Project web page: | https://uesa.sav.sk/projekty/narodne/vyskum-religiozity-spirituality-a-non-religiozity-medzi-romami-na-slovensku/ |
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Výskum religiozity, spirituality a non-religiozity medzi Rómami na Slovensku - booster
| Duration: | 22. 8. 2024 - 30. 6. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | 09I03-03-V06-00115 |
| Program: | Plán obnovy EÚ |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Zachar Podolinská Tatiana PhD. |
Projects total: 30