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Conservative Institute of M. R. Štefánik

Bratislava, Slovakia

Democracy & Civil societyHuman rightsArts & CultureEducation
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Profile last updated: July 31, 2026

About

Conservative Institute of M. R. Štefánik is a think tank based in Bratislava, Slovakia working on democracy & civil society, human rights, arts & culture +1 more.

Slovak think tank focused on free-market economics, limited government, personal responsibility and European policy. Its work includes research and publications on EU funds, taxation, social policy and public finances, as well as public lectures, conferences and seminars in Bratislava and other Slovak cities. It also runs the Conservative Economic Quarterly Lecture Series, awards the Dominik Tatarka literary prize and organises the Conservative Clubs for young people. It operates in Slovakia and also hosts and co-organises international events with partner institutes.

Location

Bratislava, Slovakia

Organisation type

Think tank

Focus areas

think tankfree marketconservativelimited governmentEU fundspublic financetaxationsocial policyCEQLSDominik Tatarka Award

Languages

ENSK

Causes & programmes

Causes

Democracy & Civil societyHuman rightsArts & CultureEducation

How they work

ResearchAdvocacy & campaigningAwareness & education

Programmes

Conservative Economic Quarterly Lecture Series (CEQLS)

Democracy & Civil society

Lecture series bringing free-market and classical liberal thinkers to Bratislava, Košice and Prague, with published lectures and videos.

Dominik Tatarka Award

Arts & Culture

Annual literature award, granted with the Jury of the Dominik Tatarka Award, for works that exemplify the humanistic traditions of Slovak culture.

Conservative Clubs

Education

Seminars and debates held at the institute, mostly attended by young people.

Conservative Views on Society and Politics

Democracy & Civil society

Magazine issued in Slovak in 2000-2002 offering conservative views on social and political life.

Countries of operation

Slovakia

Funding & support

Funded by

Grants

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Templeton Freedom Award

Atlas Economic Research Foundation2009Laureate

Templeton Freedom Award

Atlas Economic Research Foundation2007Honorable Mention

Partnerships

John Templeton Foundation, Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe, Friedrich Naumann Stiftung, American Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia, Austrian Economics Center, Friedrich August von Hayek Institut, Liberalni institut, INESS, Lithuanian Free Market Institute, Europe & Democracy Foundation

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