News
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JUSTMIG Final Conference Sheds Light on Hidden Migrant Labour Practices
At an international conference, researchers, social partners, policymakers, and civil society representatives discussed challenges and solutions related to temporary migrant work.
Slovenia in global migration flows
New research reveals Slovenia's role as a transit hub in global migration flows and highlights the rise of unfree wage labour.
Peace Institute Annual Report 2024: Focus on human rights, critical thinking, and advocacy
The Peace Institute's 2024 Annual Report summarizes the rich array of research, educational, and advocacy activities undertaken over the past year.
The book Framing Solidarities in Times of Multiple Crises: Social Movements across European Cities
The book, co-edited by Helge Schwiertz, Donatella della Porta, Franz Bernhardt, alongside researchers at the Peace Institute —Mojca Pajnik and Marko Ribać—, was published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Living Peace 24: Letters of Wars and Peace
Through public letters, we aim to amplify the voices that advocate for peace, reject violence, and uphold equal rights for all. You are invited to read 24th letter by...
Living Peace 23: Letters of Wars and Peace
Through public letters, we aim to amplify the voices that advocate for peace, reject violence, and uphold equal rights for all. You are invited to read the 23rd letter...
Projects
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Citizens’ Action for Democracy – CitiDem
CitiDem’s strategic objective is to promote and enhance citizen engagement and participation.
Unforgotten: Advocating for the Rights of the Erased
The purpose of the project is to strengthen advocacy for the adoption of the already drafted law to regularize the status of the erased, provide legal and psychosocial support,...
Peace Research Community Europe (PEACE)
The main challenge for the PEACE Action is to improve our understanding of contemporary challenges concerning peace and security on the European continent and beyond.
Target research project Stimulating and inhibiting factors of international students studying in Slovenia
This project is based on a systematic research approach focusing on a specific student group—international students who come to Slovenia for their studies.
Working conditions and job quality in hospitality and tourism: A comparative analysis with recommendations
The project provides new knowledge on the working conditions and quality of jobs in the hospitality and tourism sector in Slovenia and proposes solutions to the shortage of staff...
Policy coherence for (sustainable) development – assesment of the effects of Slovenian national policies on developing countries and on the sustainable development of the Republic of Slovenia
The purpose of the research project, which is carried out in partnership with the Faculty of Social Sciences, is the preparation of systemic solutions for enforcing the principle of...
Publications
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Article / Media Instrumentalization from Transition to Authoritarian Populism
The study explores media instrumentalization in Central and Eastern Europe through the perceptions of journalists in Croatia, Hungary, and Slovenia. Authors: Fanni Toth, Mojca Pajnik and Lana Zdravković.
Article / Emotional solidarity: social movements’ framing of migration
The journal Social Movement Studies has published an article by Mojca Pajnik and Marko Ribać on emotional solidarity within social movements in the field of migration.
Article / Authoritarian populism and structural limitations on journalism in selected European countries
A comparative article on the structural limitations of authoritarian populism on journalistic practices in Eastern and Central Europe.
Book / What Kind of Government? Rethinking Contemporary Forms of Government after the Break in Tradition
Springer has published the book What kind of government? Rethinking Contemporary Forms of Government after the Break in Tradition, edited by Vlasta Jalušič and Wolfgang Heuer.
Book / (In)Equality and human rights in times of global governance
The book explores the deepening of inequality, the erosion of human rights, and the rise of undemocratic regimes in the modern world, which is characterized by multiple crises.
Chapter / Multiple interacting migration patterns in senior care on Europe’s semi-periphery
The authors argue that semi-peripheral countries act as complex nodes of care migration where emigration, transit and immigration interact.