News
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30th anniversary of the George Soros Foundation in the former Yugoslavia
We recalled memories to the work of the Soros Foundations in the region, reflected the efforts made at the time, and discussed how the principles of an open society...
Slovenia: ‘The government has taken advantage of the pandemic to restrict protest’
CIVICUS speaks about the recent right-wing shift in Slovenia with Brankica Petković, a researcher and project manager at the Peace Institute in Ljubljana.
Happy 2021!
May the new year bring you peace, joy, and happiness.
Projects in 2020
List of projects which we implemented in 2020 in the fields of human rights and minorities, politics, gender and media.
Scientific publications 2020
In 2020 researchers from the Peace Institute wrote numerous scientific articles and monographs presenting the results of our research projects and studies.
Appeal to react to the Government attack on civil society and independent culture in Slovenia
Sign the petition and express support to the non-governmental organisations at No. 6 Metelkova!
Projects
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A Model of E-Publishing in the Public Interest and Comparison With Some
The task of the project was to propose a model of e - publishing for publicly - funded books.
The Efficiency of Public Support to Writers and Translators 2004–2011
This is the final report of the first survey investigating the working conditions of Slovene writers and translators.
Awareness Raising and Education for Development and Culture (AWARD)
The project is focused on social and economic potentials of cultural production in local communities.
Electronic Publishing of Scientific and Literary Reviews
The project is a preparatory action for the initiation of an open access portal for 148 Slovene academic and literary journals subsidized by the Slovenian Book Agency.
Questioning Transitional Dynamics in Re-defining Cultural Identities in South Eastern Europe (EE conference)
Main topic of the project is critical analysis of the process of re-construction of cultural identities in SEE.
The Efficient Public Support for the Book Publishing in Slovenia
How to make public funding more efficient in terms of better general conditions for high-quality publishing as well as better distribution of this publishing program.
Publications
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The Culture of Books
The book is a result on the basis of the final report of the research project "Reading culture in the new situation publishing production".
Culture Ltd. Material Conditions of Cultural Production
Culture Ltd. is a book on social, political and economic conditions for creating a general framework for the production of culture.
Cultural Revisionism. Culture between Neo-liberalism and Social Responsibility
Cultural Revisionism looks into the recent changes that drew European cultural policies away from the social-democratic ideological framework and towards the neo-liberal model.
The Noise from Metelkova. Ljubljana Spaces and Culture in Transitions
The author examined problems related to the allocation of working space to independent cultural groups.
Privacy on the Internet
This is a book about privacy in the information and consumer society in general, and privacy on the Internet in particular.
