News
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Annual report 2021
We published an overview of our work in 2021. The 2021 operation review of the Peace Institute makes us optimistic. After all, our work has been awarded several times...
Political and media populism in television political interviews
The article titled 'Political and media populism in television political interview' by Emanuela Fabijan and Marko Ribać was published in the latest issue of Družboslovne razprave journal.
The article by Mojca Pajnik and Majda Hrženjak selected among the achievements “Excellent in Science 2021” by the Slovenian Research Agency
Congratulations to our colleagues!
Scientific publications 2021
In 2021 researchers from the Peace Institute wrote numerous scientific articles and monographs presenting the results of our research projects and studies.
Media Populism and Affective Journalism: Newspaper Commentary on the Refugee Crisis
The article examines the production and reproduction of populism in the media reporting and interpretation of migration in the period of transformative changes of the migration and refugee legislation...
Projects in 2021
List of projects which we implemented in 2021 in the fields of human rights and minorities, politics, gender and media.
Projects
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Defending watchdog role of civil society and journalists in Slovenia – extended project phase
The project aims to increase resilience of civil society organisations and journalists in Slovenia to sustain their watchdog role.
Resilience: Civil Society for Media Free of Hate and Disinformation
The project ‘s aim is to reaffirm media freedom and counter disinformation and hateful propaganda in Western Balkans and Turkey’.
Study on sustainability of professional journalism in media business environment in the Western Balkans
The study, developed for the TACSO 3 project, aims at providing the assessment of the media landscape in six Western Balkan countries from an economic perspective.
BEHAVE – SEE Beyond Hate: Learning and Acting to Counter Hate Speech Online in South East Europe
The project aims at mutual learning on countering hate speech online and at responding to hate narratives in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, countries on the Balkan migration route.
SUPPORT: developing innovative models of support and communication for NGOs
Consortium partners address the problem of lowering democratic standards in Slovenia and reducing the space for civil society organizations to work in the field of human rights, equality and...
Defending watchdog role of civil society and journalists in Slovenia
The project aims to strengthen the capacities of journalists in Slovenia for efficient response and gaining public support.
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).
Media Integrity Matters – Reclaiming Public Service Values in Media and Journalism
Public service values in media and journalism are endangered and therefore need to be monitored and protected.
Ours and Yours. On the History of Slovenian Newspaper Discourse of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries
"The story of the emergence of Slovenian newspapers in the broad sense is at the same the story of the emergence of the creation of Slovenian nationalism."
Media Preferences and Perceptions. A Survey Among Students, Ethnic Minorities and Politicians in Slovenia
"Is the emergence of the so-called citizen journalism, made possible by digital technology, actually increasing the power and influence of citizens in relation to media and other power centres?"
A Long Way Home. Representations of the Western Balkans in Political and Media Discourses
"Striving for EU membership is a prerequisite for the economic development of aspiring countries and their climb up the European hierarchy."
Alternative Media and the Politics of Resistance. Perspectives and Challenges
In these essays, a series of authors get to grips with the multiple facets of “nano-media.”