As early as 1912 the aspiration to organize scientific work in Matica Srpska resulted in the establishment of five expert assemblies. The assemblies were allowed to organize sections with particular tasks, should such necessity occur. The Assembly for Social Enlightenment and Books for the People is the predecessor of the Department of Social Sciences
The Department of Social Sciences in its contemporary form was assembled after World War 2. The Scientific Department of Matica Srpska was established in December 1948 based on Article 25 of the Statute of Matica Srpska. On the 16th of January 1965 in a meeting of the Scientific Department separation into the Department of Natural Sciences and Department of Social Sciences was proposed. This proposition was accepted by the Management Board of Matica Srpska in the meeting held on the 6th of April 1965 and adopted by the General Assembly of Matica Srpska on the 30th of May 1965.
The department operates under the management of the Secretary General of the Department and the Department Board. Until now, the Secretary General position was held by: Professor Vladimir Kapor, PhD (1965), Professor Mladen Stojanov, PhD (1983), Professor Branislav Đurđev, PhD (1995), Professor Milovan Mitrović, PhD (2004) and Professor Ljubomirka Krkljuš, PhD (2008) (2008). The current Board was elected at the meeting of the Executive Board held on September 5, 2024.
Secretary General of the Department: Professor Srđan Šljukić, PhD
Telephone 021/6615-798;
Associates of the Department:
Expert associate for scientific and research activities:
MSc Nikola Pavlović
Phone: 021/527-622; 021/6615-798, extension 118
Email: npavlovic@maticasrpska.org.rs
Ljilja Dražić (publishing activities of the Department)
Telephone: 021/6615-798; ljdrazic@maticasrpska.org.rs
Board members of the Department of Social Sciences:
Profеssor Mihail Antolović, PhD
Professor Slobodan Antonić, PhD
Professor Daniela Arsenović, PhD
Professor Branko Bešlin, PhD
Sofija Božić, PhD
Professor Goran Vasin, PhD
Jelena Veselinov, PhD
Professor Vladimir Vukašinović, PhD
Professor Vladan Gavrilović, PhD
Professor Ljubiša Despotović, PhD
Žarko Dimić, PhD
Dušan Dostanić, PhD
Professor Branislav Đurđev, PhD
Miša Đurković, PhD
Professor Gordana Kovaček Stanić, PhD
Professor Miloš Ković, PhD
Professor Časlav Koprivica, PhD
Petar Krestić, PhD
Professor Ljubomirka Krkljuš, PhD
Vesna Marjanović, PhD
Professor Milovan Mitrović, PhD
Milan Micić, PhD
Professor Nenad Ninković, PhD
Academician Časlav Ocić
Professor Miroslav Pavlović, PhD
Professor Dragan Prole, PhD
Professor Aleksandar Rastović, PhD
Professor Mirjana Rašević, PhD
Professor Milomir Stepić, PhD
Professor Bojan Tubić, PhD
Professor Dejan Šabić, PhD
Professor Bogoljub Šijaković, PhD
Professor Srđan Šljukić, PhD
The basic activities of the Department include scientific research projects and the results of these projects are presented at scientific conferences and published in periodical publications and special editions.
Special editions
Nikola F. Pavković, Banatsko selo. Društvene i kulturne promene. Gaj, Dubovac (2009)
Slavko Gavrilović, Studije iz privredne i društvene istorije Vojvodine i Slavonije od kraja 17. do 19. veka, book two (2009)
Ljubomirka Krkljuš, Izveštaj francuskih diplomata iz Beograda u vreme Revolucije 1848/1849 godine (2009)
Gojko Malović, Seoba u Maticu I, II (2010)
Slobodan Ćurčić, Naselje Vojvodine – Geografska sinteza (2010)
Radmila Milentijević, Mileva Marić Ajnštajn (2010)
Nenad Došlić, Istorija Matice srpske (1941-1951) (2011)
Vlado Strugar, Doktorat u Moskvi (2011)
Ljubomirka Krkljuš, Središnji organi vlasti u Srpskoj vojvodovini 1848-1849. (2012) Slobodan Ćurčić, Mlađen Jovanović, Tivadar Gaudenji, Aleksandar Ilić, Atlas Vojvodine, Srem (2012)
TIMIȘOARA BOARD
Stevan Bugarski, Editor-in-Chief
Žarko Vojnović, PhD
Professor Đorđe Đurić, PhD
Natasa Marjanović, PhD
Snežana Mišić, PhD
Professor Dušan J. Popov, PhD
Borivoj Čalić
Matica Srpska History Award “Ilarion Ruvarac”
The award jury was elected at the meeting of the Executive Board held on December 23, 2024.
Jury of the Matica Srpska History Award “Ilarion Ruvarac”:
Professor Mira Radojević, PhD, President
Professor Slobodan Bjelić, PhD
Ljubodrag Ristić, PhD
Professor Đuro Hardi, PhD
Isidora Točanac Radović, PhD