The vision and mission of the Institute of Contemporary History
Vision
In terms of methodology and contents, the staff of the Institute of Contemporary History – the central and largest specialised research organisation in the field of contemporary history in the Republic of Slovenia – will open new chapters in the national history and the humanities. By means of interdisciplinary networking, multidisciplinary approach, development of technologically advanced information and communication systems that will enable the generation of new research data, and based on new insights, we will integrate the top-level Slovenian historiographical research into transnational and universal phenomena. This will strengthen our self-confidence, promote active citizenship, and contribute to trends in the international social sciences and humanities as well as to general social progress in the global arena.
Mission
In accordance with its long-term work programme, the Institute, as an independent public research institute, conducts systematic and continuous research into the Slovenian and general history of the recent period, while at the same time developing an online system of national historiography, which, based on the collections of digital and digitised materials, enables the creation of research data and their use in the research environment. The results are presented to the professional, scientific, and other audiences in various forms, while the acquired knowledge is disseminated in higher and university education. The Institute also engages in publishing activities for the purposes of dissemination and promotion: it issues the scientific magazine Prispevki za novejšo zgodovino/Contributions to Contemporary History, the collections Razpoznavanja/Recognitiones and Vpogledi/Perspicacités, as well as other scientific and expert publications. As a public research institution, the Institute has a visible presence in the Slovenian public sphere, as it participates in the assessment and research of important societal questions in its field of expertise, which are raised by the state authorities and institutions as well as by the civil society.
