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About CELSI

Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI) is an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan research institute located in Bratislava, Slovakia. Established in 2008, CELSI specializes in multidisciplinary research concerning labour markets and institutions, work and organizations, and business and society.

New publications

CELSI researchers co-author a chapter in a new international book on labour and the just transition to electric vehicles
CELSI researchers co-author a chapter in a new international book on labour and the just transition to electric vehicles

A new book, "Where the Rubber Hits the Road: Labour and the Struggle for a Just Transition to Electric Vehicles", offers an important insight into the transformation of the automotive industry.

What does the Volkswagen crisis mean for Slovak workers - and how vulnerable is Slovakia's position in European car production?
What does the Volkswagen crisis mean for Slovak workers - and how vulnerable is Slovakia's position in European car production?

CELSI researcher Monika Martišková spoke to the topic also in depth in “Z prvej ruky”, the long-standing live debate programme on Rádio Slovensko, also broadcast on news channel STVR:24.

Struggling regions must stop waiting for a saviour: Martin Kahanec interviewed by Denník N
Struggling regions must stop waiting for a saviour: Martin Kahanec interviewed by Denník N

CELSI Scientific Director Martin Kahanec on Slovak regions falling into a doom loop in an interview with Karol Sudor for Denník N.

From doom loop to regional restart: Martin Kahanec in euBrief on the demographic crisis of Slovak regions
From doom loop to regional restart: Martin Kahanec in euBrief on the demographic crisis of Slovak regions

The article by euBriefalso draws on statements by Martin Kahanec, who describes demography as a question that directly determines competitiveness, prosperity, and democracy.

More publications

New Discussion Papers

number 79

Evaluators’ masculine gender identity may drive gender biases in peer evaluation of business plans

Nov. 3, 2025
Magdalena Adamus, Martin Guzi
number 78

Migrant labour regimes and the Regulation of Temporary Labour Migration in Europe: an Introduction

Oct. 30, 2025
Nathan Lillie, Lisa Berntsen
number 77

Expansion of Flexibility and Its Limits. The Rise and Retreat of Serbian Temporary Workers in Slovak Automotives

Oct. 29, 2025
Dragan Aleksić, Mihail Arandarenko
number 76

Sourcing in or sourcing out? Diverging migrant labour regimes and use of temporary labour in the Dutch and Austrian food industries

Oct. 29, 2025
Lisa Berntsen, Sonila Danaj

New Research Reports

number 73

SEAD: Enhancing socio-ecological dialogue in the automotive industry

Sept. 15, 2026
Tibor T Meszmann, Adam Šumichrast
number 72

How new policy issues create opportunities for social partner participation: A сomparative study of artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in Slovakia and Italy

July 20, 2026
Daryn Zholdasbay,
number 71

BARWAGE: Discretion and (de)centralization in wage bargaining in the construction, hospitality, urban transport and waste management sectors: A Study on Austria

Aug. 31, 2024
Anna Fidrmuc, Marta Kahancová
number 70

BARWAGE: Discretion and (de)centralization in wage bargaining in the construction, hospitality, urban transport and waste management sectors: A Study on Czechia

Aug. 31, 2024
Adam Šumichrast,

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