Social Sciences Research Institute

Development through research.

We execute about 80 research projects annually, funded partly by the State and partly by contracts with other organizations or institutions.

News

How to prepare a convincing application for a European Research Council Grant?

Projects funded through European Research Council (ERC) Grants are characterized by their breakthrough nature, originality, and ambitious conceptual and methodological design. Developing a convincing application is a long and arduous process, but it is not an insurmountable challenge.

3. March 2026 | OTZ

What is the actual role of trade unions in the field of sustainable transition?

Although trade unions are recognized as key actors in the just transition in international documents, scientific treatment of their role remains scattered and disjointed.

2. February 2026 | Research, Sustainable FSS

How can we cool cities with lower emissions and ensure partial self-sufficiency in water and food?

The new project Resilient Green Urban Communities of the Future (ReGreenUrb) will develop complementary technological innovations that promote the sustainable transition of urban communities.

19. November 2025 | Research, Sustainable FSS

Digital differences among older people: they use the internet, but each in their own way

The study examines how various factors shape older people's habits in using the internet, or avoiding it altogether.

17. November 2025 | Research

The Social Sciences Research Institute is the largest research institute for Social Sciences in Slovenia. Research at the Institute is carried out within the framework of national and international research programmes. Intensive research is carried out within European Union research projects, but researchers and research centres are also involved in other international research.

VICE-DEAN for Research: dr. Andreja Jaklič.

Catalogue of Research Centres of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana

Research Centres

National research projects

TAP Poskus uvajanja somatskega pristopa v raziskovanje procesov izgradnje miru: pilotna študija pokonfliktnih družb jugovzhodne Evrope - PEACE

prof.dr. Rok Zupančič | 1. January 2027 - 31. December 2029 | ORC

Organizacija in izvedba konference CDEPŠ; Diplomacy 2.0: New realities, New Agency, New Strategies

doc.dr. Jana Arbeiter | 1. June 2026 - 31. January 2027 | CDEPŠ

Ocenjevanje spretnosti odraslih OECD PIAAC 2024-2028

znan.sod.dr. Barbara Brečko | 1. April 2026 - 31. December 2026 | CDI

TAP Prilagodljivo interno komuniciranje: Gradnja odpornih organizacij in spodbujanje zadovoljstva z življenjem

Project leader at FDV: prof.dr. Dejan Verčič | Duration: 1. April 2026 - 31. March 2029 | CMOJ

TPT EUROFOUND 2026-29 projekt v okviru The Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

prof.dr. Aleksandra Kanjuo-Mrčela | 1. March 2026 - 28. February 2029 | CPOČV

TAP Materialnost na balkanski migrantski poti

izr.prof.dr. Simona Zavratnik | 1. March 2026 - 28. February 2029 | CPS

Global Integration, Competitiveness and Growth: The FDI Path of Hungary and Slovenia Compared

Project leader at FDV: prof.dr. Andreja Jaklič | Duration: 1. March 2026 - 28. February 2029 | CDEPŠ

International research projects

EU Bridging digital Health solutions across Central Europe

doc.dr. Simona Hvalič Touzery | 1. September 2026 - 31. August 2028 | CDI

EU Telling Roma Untold Tales of History

doc.dr. Faris Kočan | 1. July 2026 - 30. June 2028 | CMO

ERC Archiving and Curating the Margins: Queer Memory Activism and infrastructures in Southeastern and Eastern Europe - Qeast

doc.dr. Jasmina Šepetavc | 1. June 2026 - 31. May 2031 | CPKR

Advancing beyond Contestation: Addressing the Challenges of the Resilient Enlargement

Project leader at FDV: prof.dr. Boštjan Udovič | External project leader: Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg | Duration: 1. March 2026 - 31. August 2029 | CDEPŠ

Engaging young People and Citizens in Shaping Policies for a Reformed Europe

doc.dr. Faris Kočan | 1. February 2026 - 31. January 2028 | CMO

EU More European Union through schools and connected libraries

prof.dr. Tomaž Deželan | 1. November 2025 - 31. October 2028 | CPR

Integration of the European youth policy into the higher education EU curriculum