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25. 10. 2024Book What Kind of Government?
Springer has published the book 'What kind of government? Rethinking Contemporary Forms of Government after the Break in Tradition', edited by Vlasta Jalušič and Wolfgang Heuer.
25. 10. 2024Monitoring civic space
In the PROSECO project consortium, we are developing a methodology to analyze the state of civic space .
24. 10. 2024The Peace Research Community Europe network has come to life
Slovenia is represented in the network's management committee by the director of the Peace Institute, Dr. Iztok Šori.
We are not leaving Metelkova!
On 19th October 2020, the first day of the declaration of the epidemic, the Ministry of Culture sent a letter of eviction to all 18 non-governmental organizations operating at Metelkova 6 due to the renovation of the building. The event launched a lot of responses. We gathered all the letters of support, petitions and media responses on one spot.More information
Featured projects
Working conditions and job quality in hospitality and tourism: A comparative analysis with recommendations
The project provides new knowledge on the working conditions and quality of jobs in the hospitality and tourism sector in Slovenia and proposes solutions to the shortage of staff...
Socioecological dynamic models of mental health: Pandemic crisis burden among professions of critical importance for the society
The project systematically analyses the social-ecological context of mental health of employees in critical professions (health care, military, police) in Slovenia and Austria.
Empowering Migrant Voices for Local Integration and Inclusion – EMV-LII
Supporting the development and implementation of local integration strategies by increasing migrants’ and diaspora organisations’ participation for more effective inclusion at the local and regional levels.
Gender, democracy and neoconservative anti-gender movement
The project focuses focuses on the work of the anti-gender movement.
Enhancing the capacity of civil society organisations to support victims of anti-LGBTQI hate crimes (ENACT)
The purpose of the project is to support civil society organizations in establishing cooperation with public institutions to improve support for LGBTIQ victims of hate crimes and in the...
Policy coherence for (sustainable) development – assesment of the effects of Slovenian national policies on developing countries and on the sustainable development of the Republic of Slovenia
The purpose of the research project, which is carried out in partnership with the Faculty of Social Sciences, is the preparation of systemic solutions for enforcing the principle of...
The Peace Institute is celebrating its 30th anniversary
The Peace Institute is a independent and non-profit research institution founded in 1991 by individuals who believed in peaceful conflict resolution, equality and respect for human rights standards. Peace Institute vision is open, thoughtful and politically active community, based on the principle of equality. We will mark three decades of our work with a series of events that will take place in June 2021.More information
Featured publications
Book / What Kind of Government? Rethinking Contemporary Forms of Government after the Break in Tradition
Springer has published the book What kind of government? Rethinking Contemporary Forms of Government after the Break in Tradition, edited by Vlasta Jalušič and Wolfgang Heuer.
Chapter / Multiple interacting migration patterns in senior care on Europe’s semi-periphery
The authors argue that semi-peripheral countries act as complex nodes of care migration where emigration, transit and immigration interact.
Article / Borderless fear? How right-wing populism aligns in affectively framing migration as a security threat in Austria and Slovenia
The findings point to a worrying convergence of anti-migration discourse across borders and to the potential spread of a right-wing populist bloc unified by fear of migration.
Handbook / Handbook for planning and implementing peer projects for a critical understanding of masculinity and prevention of gender-based violence
The handbook contains recommendations and suggestions to help educational staff to plan and implement peer training on critical understanding of masculinity and prevention of gender-based violence.
Article / Professionalizing Emotions as Reflective Engagement in Emerging Forms of Journalism
The author analyses how journalists articulate emotions as "special effects" with the potential to motivate and engage the public in the age of hybrid media.
Chapter / Care Migration in Care Homes for Older People in the European Semi-Periphery Between Slovenia and Former Yugoslav Countries
The authors note that the political economy of care in neoliberal capitalism needs borders and their ambiguity - it needs borders that are both porous and exclusionary.
Public statements | 21/10/2020
Response to the attack of the Ministry of Culture on non-governmental organizations at No. 6 Metelkova Street
We hereby inform the Ministry of Culture and the government of the Republic of Slovenia that we have no intention of leaving No. 6 Metelkova and that we will resist with all possible means these attacks on civil society, independent culture, and democracy.