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Articles published in Eurozine
The media construction of reality
"That which was once called censorship is today happening as part of "democratic" decision-making by journalists and editors about what is to be reported on and what is not. And if the media does not write or talk about some event or some person, then in media society, this event or person simply does not exist." [more]
Home and the world
The question of national scientific languages is especially sensitive in the Slovenian context. Yet whether or not Slovene scientists chose to publish in Slovene is more a matter of values than external compulsion, writes Emica Antoni. [more]
The use of national scientific languages and English at European universities
"Dialogi" asks university professors about the relationship between national scientific languages and the global language of English as it affects their own institutions. [more]
When will words become actions?
Reflections on hate speech in Slovenia
Homophobia and xenophobia, falsely parading as free speech, have entered the Slovenian political mainstream. Slovenia's former Human Rights Ombudsman warns that it is only a matter of time before words become actions. [more]
The human rights ombudsman needs an ombudsman
The institution of the human rights ombudsman is one of the last independent mirrors of a democratic and lawful state. Should the efforts to crush and instrumentalize it be successful, this does not bode well for the future of human rights in Slovenia writes Boris Vezjak. [more]
Slovene cultural figures and the political elite
Slovene artists, especially literary figures, speak out only when government subsidies for their creative activity are under threat, says Boris Vezjak, whereas threats to the human and constitutional rights of asylum-seekers, Roma, and homosexuals go unnoticed. [more]
About that which is, and that which is still to come
Introduction to the thematic issue on new Slovenian drama