News
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Gender, Democracy and Anti-gender Movement
Within the research project "Gender, Democracy, and the Neoconservative Anti-Gender Movement" we discussed the research plan for 2025 during a meeting held on January 14.
Sex work online: professionalism between affordances and constraints
The article by Mojca Pajnik and Roman Kuhar entitled Sex work online: professionalism between affordances and constraints has been published in the journal Information, Communication & Society.
Anti-gender appropriation of feminist abortion discourse through affect
Presentation of a paper by Leja Markelj, Mojca Pajnik and Živa Humer at the conference of the European Consortium for Political Research, held at University College Dublin.
Discursive Regularity in the Rhetoric of the Anti-Gender Movement
Mojca Pajnik presented a paper co-authored with Roman Kuhar and Rok Smrdelj at the conference "Radical Europe: Violence, Emancipation & Reaction," held July 3-6, 2024, in Lyon.
Re-nationalizing Citizenship and Democratic Backsliding: Anti-gender Mobilizations in Central-Eastern Europe
A chapter by Roman Kuhar and Mojca Pajnik on anti-gender mobilization in CEE, arguing that it represent a significant force in society's illiberalization and re-nationalizing citizenship.
Projects
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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.
Gender, democracy and neoconservative anti-gender movement
The project focuses focuses on the work of the anti-gender movement.
FemQueer: Common strategies for gender equality
Exchange of different theoretical and practical approaches and experiences on gender equality and an inclusive environment.
Equality of gender rules: Creating equal society for all
Forum performances on the topic of gender equality and the prevention of violence, performed in secondary schools in Slovenia.
FIERCE – Feminist movements revitalizing democracy in Europe
The project’s main goal is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge and tools to revitalize alliance among feminist movement, civil society and political decision makers.
Caring Masculinities in Action (Carmia)
The project deepens existing and develops new perspectives in the Peace Institute's research and activist work on gender equality and masculinity.
Publications
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Article / Sex work online: professionalism between affordances and constraints
The article by Mojca Pajnik and Roman Kuhar entitled Sex work online: professionalism between affordances and constraints has been published in the journal Information, Communication & Society.
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.
Chapter / Changing and challenging work–life negotiations for men and organizations
The chapter examines the genealogy of the concept of work-life balance and its reception in critical studies of men and masculinity.
Book / Military Families’ Health and Well-Being. A Socioecological Model of Risks
The book Military provides insight into Slovenian military families. The book is authored by a multidisciplinary team of resdearchers: Živa Humer (Peace Institute) and Janja Vuga Beršnak, Jelena Juvan,...
Article Intersectional representation in online media discourse: reflecting anti-discrimination position in reporting on same-sex partnerships
Taking the example of online media reporting on same-sex partnerships in Slovenia, the authors analyze how power relations are reinforced when one type of media discourse fails to acknowledge...
Article Empowerment through Migration: Narratives of Successful Migrant Women’s Integration in Slovenia
Drawing on new empirical data comprising migrant women’s narratives and their voices assembled in an online survey, in this paper we argue that migration should also be viewed as...
