The Institute of European Studies (IES) is a scientific research organization funded by the Government of the Republic of Serbia, located in Belgrade, Serbia. The research and scientific work of the Institute covers various fields of social sciences: political science, sociology, philosophy, history, law and theology. IES is composed of a number of experts in these fields, who publish notable scientific and professional papers in a number of world languages. IES experts are recognizable for their quality work and often appear in media, where they offer expert analyses, thus contributing to the science-based popularization of the areas they deal with in their research. The constant media interest in the events organized by IES speaks of the Institute’s prominence in the country, the region and abroad. IES also has long-term cooperation with the most prominent institutions operating in the country and abroad, such as the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, the Ministry of European Integration, Matica Srpska, the Open Society Fund, the Gorchakov Fund, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Hans Seidel Foundation, etc. For many years, IES has been a place of public debate, seminars, conferences and round tables on various topics, with renowned domestic and international guests. IES seminars are recognized by the wider scientific and academic public as a place where the most diverse opinions can be heard and as a place which exudes freedom of scientific speech and thought. A wide range of topics on which IES has organized public gatherings include: international politics (Russia, EU, Turkey, Middle East, Latin America, India), history, law (family law, labor law, etc.), contemporary philosophical issues, but also topics related to popular culture. In the previous period, IES hosted a large number of renowned foreign authors, such as Max Otte, Wolfgang Schmale, Wolfram Kaiser, Mark Jongen, David Lloyd Dusenbury, Noel O’Sullivan and Philip Hammond.
