Majoritarian vs. proportional systems
pišeIn Slovenia, the system of electing deputies to the National Assembly has been the subject of fierce debate and opposing views since the country’s…
Social Sciences
Turn off your TV and step out of your comfort zone
pišeWith every passing year, the number of new age emigrants on the plane leaving Ljubljana for London after the Christmas break increases. I frequently…
Three reasons why I cannot accept the Declaration on Foreign Policy
pišeThe Declaration on Foreign Policy is not just any foreign affairs statement; it is a statement of the highest democratic legitimacy. It is also…
Teachers and managers who know how to listen are more successful
pišeNo matter when or where, people are always surrounded by sounds produced by themselves or the environment. They perceive them with a very sensitive…
Former Slovene President for UN Secretary-General?
pišeIn recent days, the debate has continued over the potential candidacy of former Slovene President Danilo Türk for Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN)….
The Roma are a traditional national minority in Slovenia
pišeThe members of the Roma minority are a national minority which is undergoing the slow and painful process of obtaining a legal status similar…
A postcard from Los Angeles: Our daily violence
pišeEver since I have had my own apartment—for more than seven years—I have not owned a TV set. At first I did not buy…
What does politics have to do with the Olympic Games?
pišeThe Olympic Games seen through the prism of government interest in sport We are only a couple of days away from the 30th modern…
On the street, I’m no longer a person with a PhD and a brain
pišeProbably like most women, I have also experienced sexual harassment. I don’t know if it was the first time, but it was definitely the…
Even easily accessible berries have their price
pišeRecently a news story broke in Australia that due to the consumption of infected frozen berries from China, several people had contracted hepatitis A….
I’m European. So what?
pišeI’m Slovene. I’m Slovene. (…) At the crossroads leading to Mecca and Bethlehem. (…) The Balkans are not my home, the Champs-Elyséés even less….
The devil’s advocate: serious threats to freedom of speech
pišeSerious and unjustifiable discourtesy towards others contains no constructive contribution to social debate on generally important questions. The same goes for insults and crude…
Who are we? What do we have? What do we want?
pišeTHE DRAFT DECLARATION ON SLOVENE FOREIGN POLICY First of all, let me pose the following question to the reader: What is Slovenia’s key distinctive…
We do not need a declaration, we need a strategy!
pišeThe main problem with the Declaration on the Republic of Slovenia’s Foreign Policy is that Slovenia does not need it. This article analyses the…
Creative uprising: Slovenia in Europe before, during and after 2014
pišeIn 2013, Slovene citizens had more than enough reasons to be dissatisfied with Europe, or, more specifically, with the European Union. The economic crisis,…