Ustanovitev Inštituta za zgodovino delavskega gibanja
Founding the Institute for the History of the Workers' Movement
Author(s): Aleš GabričSubject(s): Economic history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Marxism, Labor relations, History of Communism, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino
Keywords: Institute for the History of the Workers' Movement; founding the Institute; Slovenia; recent history; Marxist doctrine; communism;
Summary/Abstract: The Institute for the History of the Workers' Movement in Ljubljana was founded without professional scientific cooperation. The task of the Institute was to increase the importance of Marxist doctrine in the humanities, by shifting the focus of historical research from distant historical periods, condemned as too "clericalist" by Communist ideologists, to more recent. Its foundation in 1959 coincided with a straining of the relationship between the state authorities and the University of Ljubljana, especially the Faculty of Arts, leaving a peculiar political mark on the Institute. The Communist Party ideologists realised, soon after the foundation of the Institute, that it could not exist merely as a professional service for the political interests of the ruling party but had to abide by the rules governing any scientific institution.
Journal: Prispevki za novejšo zgodovino (before 1960: Prispevki za zgodovino delavskega gibanja)
- Issue Year: 37/1997
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 43-59
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Slovenian