Doctoral conference New perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences
The 3rd Doctoral Conference New Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences will take place on Thursday, January 28, at the Faculty of Arts, and on Friday, January 29, at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
The 3rd Doctoral Conference New Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences will take place on Thursday, January 28, at the Faculty of Arts, and on Friday, January 29, at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Below, read the call for submissions. The conference offers an opportunity to present results of completed work or work in progress, with a focus on original scientific contributions. The accompanying program will be published later.
In a rapidly changing world, the humanities and social sciences play a key role, as they offer deep insights into the complexity of society. They not only allow us to understand it but also to improve it. The aim of this year's conference, New Perspectives in the Humanities and Social Sciences, is to establish an interdisciplinary dialogue that touches on the areas of society that critically influence and shape it, while also pointing out contemporary problems we face collectively and globally.
We welcome contributions that fit into the following announced areas:
- Environment and Space,
- Philosophy and Psychoanalysis,
- Asian Studies,
- Video Games,
- Digital Humanities,
- Critical Gender Studies,
- Critical Media Studies.
The deadline for submitting contributions is 1. 11. 2026, and they are being collected on the portal.
For more information on submitting contributions, check out the attached Sumbission Guidelines.
Deadline for abstract submission: 1. 11. 2026
Doctoral conference: 28th and 29th of January 2027
The program will be announced later.
The doctoral conference New Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences will take place on Thursday, 28 January 2027, at the Faculty of Arts (Aškerčeva cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana), and on Friday, 29 January 2027, at the Faculty of Social Sciences (Kardeljeva ploščad 5, 1000 Ljubljana).
GETTING AROUND
From/to Ljubljana Airport: If you plan to arrive by plane, the airport provides regular taxi or shuttle and bus service to arrive to the main train and bus station. You can find more information on the following pages: Nomago Shuttle, Goopti, Shuttle Ljubljana, Getbybus.
Arrival by bus/train: We kindly ask you to individually check information and timetables for on-time arrival to the main bus or train station Ljubljana.
Around Ljubljana: The easiest way to get around Ljubljana is on foot, by bike (the city's BicikeLJ platform), or by city bus. You can pay directly by card on the city bus. For paying and navigating the public transport in Ljubljana, you can also install the Urbana mobile app.
Nearest stops of the city bus for the conference locations (line 6 connects both faculties):
- Faculty of Arts: bus stop Aškerčeva (lines 1, 6, 6B),
- Faculty of Social Sciences: bus stop Mercator (lines 6, 8, 11).
ACCOMMODATION RECOMMENDATIONS
The organisers of the conference cannot provide any student accommodation. We advise to look into different hotel/hostel options around Ljubljana.
Domen Žalac (doctoral student, Faculty of Social Sciences)
Lara Jelen (Faculty of Social Sciences)
Severin Lorenčič (doctoral student, Faculty of Arts)
Jera Sernel (doctoral student, Faculty of Social Sciences)
Marko Miočić (doctoral student, Faculty of Arts)
Zsuzsanna Viktória Szegedi – Varga (doctoral student, Faculty of Law)
Aleksandra Milinković (doctoral student, Faculty of Social Sciences)
Rebeka Kropivšek Leskovar (researcher, Faculty of Computer and Information Science)
Tina Munda (researcher, Faculty of Arts)
Nuša Detiček (doctoral student, Faculty of Social Sciences)
Nana Čemas (doctoral student, Faculty of Social Sciences)
Žana Erznožnik Martinšek (doctoral student, Faculty of Social Sciences)
Tjaša Škorjanc (doctoral student, Science and Research Centre of Koper)
Advisory board
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sašo Jerše (Associate Dean of Doctoral Studies (3rd Cycle) and Research, Faculty of Arts)
Prof. Dr. Tanja Kamin (Vice-dean for International Cooperation and Doctoral Study, Faculty of Social Sciences)
Prof. Dr. Andreja Jaklič (Vice-dean for Research, Faculty of Social Sciences)
Dr. Felix Schniz (head of the Master's program Game Studies and Engineering at the University of Klagenfurt)
Dr. Nikos Ntounis (senior lecturer in marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University and a member of the academic team at the Institute of Place Management)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mirt Komel (associate professor, Faculty of Social Sciences)