News
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A paradigm shift framed by a crisis: recent debates on immigration and integration in six EU countries
The article examines recent public debates on migration and integration in Austria, Denmark, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and the UK.
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.
Awareness of refugee men of human rights
How much information do refugees obtain about civil and political rights, gender equality, women's rights, family rights and obligations, children's rights, legislation on marriage etc.?
Open letter on behalf of civil society groups regarding the proposal for a Regulation on Terrorist Content Online
The draft legislation would seriously endanger freedom of expression, freedom to get access to information and data protection.
The influence of Covid-19 pandemic and preventive measures on lives of refugees in Slovenia
We have prepared an infographic on how the Covid-19 pandemic and preventive measures affected the lives of refugees in Slovenia.
Projects
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MIPEX – The Migrant Integration Policy Index
The Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) is a unique tool which measures policies to integrate migrants in countries across five continents.
Voices of immigrant women
The project will contribute to “building an inclusive higher education system” by addressing the major societal challenge represented by women’s migratory flows in the present European context.
Trial Waiver Systems in Europe (TWSE)
The objective of the project is to develop practical, country-specific understanding of the impact of trial waiver systems on the right to a fair trial.
ARVID – Advancing Access to Rights under Victims’ Directive for Persons with Disabilities
The project aims to investigate the level of participation of persons with disabilities in the criminal justice proceedings.
Statelessness Index
Statelessness Index will primarily serve as an advocacy tool for members of the European Network on Statelessness, wider civil society, government, researchers, and media.
Equality and human rights in times of global governance
The research programme addresses the position of the concepts of human rights, equality, diversity and non-discrimination that found themselves at a historical crossroads.
Publications
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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).
Razor-Wired. Reflections on Migrant Movements through Slovenia in 2015
The goal is to present facts, explain changes in state policies and procedures used to “process” the refugees, and to analyse state, media and the general public’s responses.
Politics of Care
In this collection of papers authors from different European regions critically examine policy responses of different local, national or supranational, governmental or civil society, collective or individual policy actors...
Imagi_nation. Civil Identities and Rights in European Nation-States: Securing the Rights of Migrant Workers as a Contribution for Sustainable Peace-Building
This publication presents several insights into the mechanisms and procedures that form national identity and examines how they affect the broader political processes that shape democracy.
Obrazi homofobije [The Faces of Homophobia]
The book addresses the structural and social dimensions of the hatred against gays and lesbians.
The Door is not Completely Open (They Need to be Pushed in Order to Open)
The book deals with quasi endless complexity positions of inequality, takes it into the single parts and makes it understandable.