The Conservative Institute of M. R. Štefánik (CI) is a non-profit non-governmental organisation – a conservatively orientated think-tank.

The objective of the CI is to contribute the creation of a conservative community and the cultivation of conservative opinions.

Contrary to some other think-tanks the activities of the CI are not oriented only towards one sphere of public life or society. The common denominator of the activities performed by the CI is their value definition i.e. conservative view on society and a liberal approach to economy.

The activities of the CI are to serve public interests. The results of the activities performed by the CI are available to public and citizens, media, decision making bodies, political parties and other non-governmental organisations.

Who Are We?

The Conservative Institute of M. R. Štefánik is a non-profit organisation – a think-tank. The Institute was established as a non-investment fund accruing assets by use of which it executes initiates and supports various projects. The projects objectives and the tolls we use to implement them comply with the objectives defined in the Mission Statement of the Institute.

Why at All?

40 years of a barracks form of socialism left our country with not only obviously deteriorated society but also with an invisible calamity in citizens´value orientation. Today, more and more people realise that this situation is not a consequence of „bad use of good ideas“ but it is, on the contrary, a consequence of these ideas themselves. Regime ideologists enjoying a massive support of the State Security managed to push conservative ideas, culture and the conservatives away to the edge of society or even physically liquidate them.

Having experienced this situation, conservative ideas were naturally handicapped after the fall of the regime in 1989. They were not able to compete with demagogic influence of the „transformed“ communists or other populist personalities and organised movements. Except for some other reasons, this is also why we have to face today’s problems in our country. Therefore it is necessary to work on both an overall restoration of the country and establishment of a conservative community and cultivation of conservative views.

And Why Štefánik?

The name of Milan Rastislav Štefánik has not been used by accident. This scientist, poet, traveller, legionnaire, diplomat and politician, was a renaissance personality reaching beyond borders of the territory in which he was born. Family, diligence and faith were his central values.

He never, not even when it was popular among European intellectuals, felt attracted by communism and it is only understandable that the communists called him an agent of imperialism.

He loved Slovakia but was not fond of typical Slovak fatalism. He often called for an active attitude towards social issues. His courage, competency, efforts and desire to break through as well as his moral and creative stance towards bribing in any sense of word should be the ideal for today’s Slovakia.

He is justly called a conservative for his way of life and declared values.

The Conservative Institute is honoured and proud to hold his name and is committed to his ideals.