You can’t but love spring
pišeOne of the things to cope with when you travel to a new country, or a new continent, is weather. After being asked a question of…
Slovenia
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…
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…
Slovene science in English
pišeThe Department of Translation of the Ljubljana Faculty of Arts in cooperation with the Meta’s List Institute has launched the project Slovene science is…
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…
Basic facts about vaccination and vaccines
pišeVaccination is one of the top ten public health achievements in medical sciences that has helped to reduce illnesses and the mortality rate as…
The future of female researchers in Slovenia is uncertain
pišeIn 2004 I graduated in biology. Since I like researching and working in the laboratory, my undergraduate dissertation was based on laboratory research in…
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,…
An American’s peaceful morning commute in LJ
pišeI occasionally get a dirty look or verbal rebuff for riding my bike too fast on Slovenska Cesta, but not once since moving to…
Women’s rights milestones in Slovenia
pišeHISTORICAL LEGACY 1871 – National women’s college of education founded in Ljubljana 1869 – Girls’ college founded 1897 – First women’s newspaper Slovenka published;…
Why I signed ACTA
pišeOn Thursday, 26th January, 2012, I signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on behalf of the Republic of Slovenia, following the directive and authorisation…