Peace Institute Newsletter, October 2017

Za novice v slovenskem jeziku obiščite spletno mesto Mirovni inštitut - Novice.

Populism and the Web: Communicative Practices of Parties and Movements in Europe

New book about the role of the Web for right-wing populist political parties and movements across Europe edited by Mojca Pajnik and Birgit Sauer (Routledge). Analysing these groups discourses and practices of online communication it shows how social media is used to spread ideas and mobilize supporters, whilst also excluding constructed “others” such as migrants, Muslims, women or LGBT persons.

Call for papers: Gender Differentiation in Media Industries

International Conference Gender Differentiation in Media Industries, organized by The Peace Institute and Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana will take place in Ljubljana on June 14-15, 2018. The conference is interested to explore various dimensions of gender differentiation in contemporary media industry as they are reproduced at the level of media production, representation and consumption. The aim is in shifting the focus from researching relative underrepresentation of women in the media to analyse structures and practices of engendered media systems ˗ a shift from what to why.

25 journalists honoured with the 2017 EU Investigative Journalism Awards

The 2017 regional scheme of EU awards for investigative journalism in Western Balkans and Turkey rewarding the best investigative stories published in 2016 is brought to an end.

Peace Institute director appointed to the ECRI

Neža Kogovšek Šalamon, the director of the Peace Institute, will represent Slovenia at the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI). The government has appointed her for a five-year term effective on 1 January 2018.” (STA, 15th June 2017)

Constitutional Law Challenges in the 21st Century

The monograph Constitutional Law Challenges in the 21st Century, co-edited and co-authored by dr. Neža Kogovšek šalamon, Director of the Peace Institute, is dedicated to Professor Ciril Ribičič on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Nineteen eminent Slovenian and foreign scholars discuss topical issues from the field of constitutional law.

“Slovenia should pursue its efforts to protect vulnerable people”

Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, released a report following his visit to Slovenia earlier this year. The recommendations focus on human rights pertaining to migrants, the Roma community, the “erased”, and people living in poverty.

Thematic cluster “Slovenian Mainstream Media and their Coverage of the Migrant Situation” in the journal Dve domovini – Two Homelands

This thematic cluster deals comprehensively with the analysis of the media coverage of the recent migration. The empirical material that the authors of this section critically engaged with covers press clippings that included all printed and transcribed TV texts published and aired between 20 August 2015, when the “Balkan migratory route” came into existence, and 31 December 2015, when the humanitarian corridor began to close down.

Negative – documentary film about asylum seekers in Slovenia

Negative is a documentary film presenting stories of 11 asylum seekers living in Slovenia. They are from Afghanistan, Iran, Mongolia, Algeria, Syria, Georgia, Russia, Nigeria and Eritrea. The film points to the problematic nature of the restrictive European asylum legislation, which is currently winning over the fragility of human life.

Upcoming:

We are organizing a book launch to present results of the project Comparing Croatian and Slovenian Prostitution Regimes. The event will take place in Zagreb, November 17.

The comparative research assesses commonalities and differences of prostitution policies in the two countries with the focus on eliciting experiences of sex workers, as the most important source of information in designing and implementing feasible and effective policies.

More information is to follow at the project’s website.

About the Peace Institute

The Peace Institute is a private independent non-profit research institution founded in 1991 by individuals who believed in peaceful conflict resolution, equality and respect for human rights standards. The institute develops interdisciplinary research, educational and advocacy activities aimed at creating and preserving open society capable of critical thought and based on the principles of equality, responsibility, solidarity, human rights and the rule of law. The Institute operates in areas of social sciences, humanities and law, in five thematic fields: human rights and minorities, politics, media, gender and cultural policies. It acts as an ally of vulnerable groups and acts against discrimination in partnership with them.