News
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Media Trust in the Western Balkans: Together Apart
A series of three research activities to better understand the range, political economy, operational modalities and content of hate and propaganda media and communication in these countries.
Mapping key migrant-led organisations across the EU
The European Website on Integration (EWSI)'s latest analysis explores key migrant-led structures across the EU.
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...
Book ‘Migrant Children’s Integration and Education in Europe. Approaches, Methodologies and Policies’
In the book Vlasta Jalušič and Veronika Bajt published the article on the trajectory of the EU's policy on the integration of migrant children.
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.
‘Status Revoked: Slovenia’s ‘Erased’ Recall Long Struggle for Justice’
Vlasta Jalušič on the erasure for Balkan Transitional Justice.
Projects
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Contact Tracing in the EU: Lessons to be Learned for the Future Use of Technology in Fighting Societal Challenges
The aim of the project is to explore the technological response of EU Member States to the global pandemic, with a focus on contact tracing applications.
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.
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.