News
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Cultural Racism, Gendered Othering, and Hate Speech: Discourses, Imaginaries, and Everyday Borders in Slovenia
In her article in the journal Annales, Ana Frank points out that hate speech is not only expressed through words, but also through glances, silence, images, and everyday practices.
Prosecutorial Practice on Hate Speech in Slovenia: Context, Trends, and Issues
In the latest issue of Annales, Neža Kogovšek Šalamon and Sergeja Hrvatič reveal how hate speech legislation in Slovenia is actually implemented in prosecutorial and judicial practice.
The Sociology of Hate Speech
Veronika Bajt’s article on hate speech as a sociological phenomenon and a tool of social power that reflects and reinforces inequalities, exclusion, and social hierarchies.
Digital Discourse Dilemmas: Moderating Slovenian Digital Landscapes
In the current issue of the journal Annales, Zoran Fijavž reveals the dual nature of the Slovenian online sphere through an analysis of guidelines and interviews with moderators.
Hate Speech: Conceptual Intersections and Counter-Narratives
A special issue of Annales features a thematic section on hate speech, edited by Dr. Veronika Bajt. Individual articles were contributed by colleagues from the Peace Institute.
Representations of migration and the perception of changes in word usage
The latest issue of the journal Prispevki za novejšo zgodovino (Contributions to Contemporary History) features an article on migration co-authored by Veronika Bajt.
Projects
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CARE for a fair, green, and democratic future
Addressing complex social, economic, and environmental challenges and strengthening the long-term stability of NGOs and their impact in achieving systemic change.
Awareness-raising, workshops and training on the early detection and prevention of radicalisation
Awareness-raising and training activities intended for local actors who may detect early signs of radicalisation in their professional work (e.g. social welfare and educational institutions, law enforcement and religious...
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.
Publications
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Thematic Section / Hate Speech: Conceptual Intersections and Counter-Narratives
A special issue of Annales features a thematic section on hate speech, edited by Dr. Veronika Bajt. Individual articles were contributed by colleagues from the Peace Institute.
Article / A System for Word Usage Change Detection: Its Use in Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Studies
The latest issue of the journal Prispevki za novejšo zgodovino (Contributions to Contemporary History) features an article on migration co-authored by Veronika Bajt.
Handbook / We Care, We Move, We Stay,
The Handbook is a cross-border, multilingual, multiperspective, and multimedia work on sharing and co-producing knowledge among activists, artists, and researchers involved in the ECS-Euro project.
E-book / Letters on War and Peace
The e-book Letters on War and Peace contains 24 letters from people whose lives have been marked by war and armed conflict.
Article / Cooking, Caring, and Commoning: Grassroots Community Kitchens Across Five European Cities
An article, published in the journal Urban Planning, is co-authored by Sandi Abram, Franz Bernhardt, Natascha Flückiger, Joana Lilli Hofstetter and Mouna Maaroufi.
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.