Our colleague Pavel Šuška was the main editor of the English monothematic issue of Slovak Ethnology, vol. 3, no. 2025. Together with editor Marcela Káčerová (PRIF UK), they bring a sharp and thought-provoking perspective to the public debate on how suburbanisation is transforming communities, belonging, and everyday life in the Bratislava hinterland.
The English monothematic issue “Suburbanisation: Community, Identity and Everydayness” was compiled by guest editors Pavel Šuška and Marcela Káčerová. The theme originated within the SRDA-20-0432 project and builds upon the April conference in Bratislava.
The issue also includes articles by our colleagues from the Institute of Geography SAS:
- Pavel Šuška: The Uneven Field of Belonging
- How different forms of capital and power are reflected in the feelings of belonging of “old-timers” in a village affected by suburbanization, and why tension arises not only between the “old-timers” and the “newcomers,” but also within the old communities.
- Martin Šveda: Weekly Rhythms of Population Presence in the Bratislava Metropolitan Region
- A new typology of “weekly rhythms” from mobile data highlights weekend dynamics.
- Ján Výbošťok – František Križan – Michala Sládeková Madajová: Proximity to Kindergartens and Housing Price: The Case of Bratislava Hinterland
- An analysis of the relationship between the availability of kindergartens and housing prices shows that kindergartens do not function as a valued amenity in pricing. The results challenge common assumptions about the capitalisation of amenities in post-socialist suburbanization.
The new issue of Slovak Ethnology presents an empirically grounded perspective on everyday suburbanization in the Bratislava hinterland.
Text: Pavel Šuška | Photo: Martin Šveda
