2.6.2017 ob 0:00 Zaključni dogodek ob prvem letu projekta EU4Me v Ljubljani
V okviru projekta Učenje evropske raznolikosti: spoštovanje večkulturnosti, večjezičnosti, manjšin in migracij v EU (EU4Me) (vodja projekta izr. prof. dr. Damjan Lajh) smo v petek, 2. junija 2017 v Ljubljani organizirali zaključni dogodek ob prvem letu projekta. V Hiši Evropske unije smo se zbrali skupaj z več kot 80 najbolj aktivnimi učenkami in učenci pri projektu in njihovimi učitelji. Zbrane aktivne učence je nagovoril evropski poslanec dr. Igor Šoltes in spregovoril o različnih aktualnih EU temah, kot so Brexit, priložnosti v EU za mlade, pomen lokalno pridelane hrane in varstvo okolja. Mladi so imeli priložnost poizvedeti tudi o delu asistenta evropskega poslanca – obiskal nas je asistent evropskega poslanca Lojzeta Peterleta. V nadaljevanju so si učenke in učenci ogledali še interaktivno razstavo Doživi Evropo. Po kosilu smo obiskali in si ogledali Državni zbor RS, kjer nas je uvodoma nagovoril poslanec dr. László Göncz, predstavnik madžarske manjšine v Državnem zboru RS. Učenke, učenci in učitelji so si bili enotni, da je dogodek bil zelo zanimiv, poučen in zabaven.
1.6.2017 ob 0:00 Primerjalno raziskovanje interesnih skupin
Center za politološke raziskave je med 30. 5. in 1.6. na Fakulteti za družbene vede organiziral dvodnevno delavnico v sklopu mednarodnega projekta Primerjalno raziskovanje interesnih skupin. Glavni cilj je bil doseči boljše razumevanje vsakodnevnega delovanja interesnih skupin v različnih nacionalnih okoljih z namenom razvoja primerjalnega in poglobljenega empiričnega znanja. Delavnica je združila raznolikost predstavitev in avtorjev iz Slovenije, Belgije, Nemčije,Nizozemske, Italije, Španije, Litve, Črne gore, Poljske, Švedske in Velike Britanije, ki so zagotovili velik potencial že zbranih podatkov med izvajanjem projekta (www.cigsurvey.eu).
26.5.2017 ob 0:00 Nova spoznanja o interesnem predstavništvu v okviru mnogoravenskega političnega sistema EU
Danica Fink-Hafner, Mitja Hafner-Fink in Meta Novak so v soavtorstvu z Rainerjem Eisingom, Danielom Raschem in Patrycjo Rozbicko objavili članek »Who says what to whom? Alignments and arguments in EU policy-making« v prestižni mednarodni znanstveni reviji West European Politics.
Objava je rezultat sodelovanja v mednarodnem projektu INTEREURO Evropske znanstvene fundacije, ki ga je sofinancirala tudi Slovenska raziskovalna agencija (www.intereuro.eu).
Raziskava prinaša nova spoznanja o interesnem predstavništvu v okviru mnogoravenskega političnega sistema EU. V članku so predstavljene ugotovitve analize lobističnih strategij skoraj 2900 nacionalnih interesnih organizacij iz petih držav članic (Nemčije, Nizozemske Slovenije, Švedske in Združenega kraljestva) v primerih 20 predlogov EU direktiv. Ugotovitve kažejo, da so nekatera splošna predvidevanja interesno-skupinskega obnašanja pretirana. Obnašanje interesnih skupin v okviru mnogoravenskega sistema EU zagotavlja štiri glavne poteke interesnega predstavništva.
Povezava na objavo: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01402382.2017.1320175.
Who says what to whom? Alignments and arguments in EU pol
Danica Fink Hafner
znanstveni članek
07.06.2017 22:42
Danica Fink Hafner, Rainer Eising, Daniel Rasch, Patrycja Rozbicka, Mitja Hafner Fink, Meta Novak Who says what to whom? Alignments and arguments in EU policy-making
In the EU multilevel polity, domestic interest groups seek to shape EU legislation by accessing both national and EU institutions. Previous studies indicated that institutional and issue contexts as well as organisational characteristics shape their strategies of interest representation. However, we know much less about how alignments and arguments impact on their participation in EU and national policy consultations. Addressing this gap, we investigate the lobbying strategies of almost 2900 national interest organisations from five member states (Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) on 20 EU directive proposals also bringing a new empirical scope to the study of multilevel interest representation. The findings indicate that alignments and arguments shape the participation of domestic interest groups in consultations on EU policies. We infer from our study that some general predictions of interest group behaviour are overstretched and outline four major variations of interest representation routines.
West European Politics, Volume 40, 2017 - Issue 5, pp. 957-980. Link. /
A Typology of Populisms and Changing Forms of Society: Th
Danica Fink Hafner
znanstveni članek
29.10.2016 12:13
Danica Fink Hafner A Typology of Populisms and Changing Forms of Society: The Case of Slovenia
Although there are numerous definitions of populism, the distinction between the different forms of populism in relation to changing forms of societies has not yet been conceptualised. Such a typologisation requires a focus on changes in political paradigms relating to changing forms of societies, and on particular reactions to processes of globalisation. It is argued that adopting this approach can make research more precise both in studying a single country and for comparative cross-country research. In this article we report on development and testing of conceptualisations of pre-modern, modern national, authoritarian national and post-modern populism with reference to the case of Slovenia, a society which has recently undergone dynamic change.
Alenka Krašovec, Lars Johannsen Recent Developments in Democracy in Slovenia
The article offers insight into the development of democracy in Slovenia, which is consistently placed among the countries that made the most progress toward consolidated democracy. Recently, however, Slovenian democracy has been challenged. The article shows that the balance between responsible and responsive policies tipped following the first decade, due to the demise of corporatism, distrust in political parties, and the personalization of politics.
Problems of Post-Communism, DOI: 10.1080/10758216.2016.1169932. / Link.
Small States, Big Challenges
Danica Fink Hafner
znanstvena monografija
07.06.2016 16:29
Danica Fink Hafner, Kristen Ringdal, Sabrina P. Ramet (eds.) Small States, Big Challenges
This comparison of two small European states, Slovenia and Norway, will illuminate similarities that can be traced back to their status as small countries and also show how their regional and historical contexts are visible in different approaches to domestic and international politics. Part one of the book includes chapters on democratic cultures, political parties, national identities, and the media. The second part of the book includes a comparison of gender equality and of Church-State relations. Part three covers economic developments and environmental policies and the final part includes chapters on Norway and Slovenia’s different relationships to the EU and foreign policy.
Primerjava dveh majhnih držav, Slovenije in Norveške, razkriva podobnosti, ki so značilne za majhne države pa tudi to, kako se njune regionalne in zgodovinske posebnosti izražajo v različnih pristopih v domači in zunanji politiki. Prvi del knjige vsebuje poglavja o demokratični kulturi, političnih strankah, nacionalnih identitetah in medijih. Drugi del knjige vsebuje primerjavo enakosti spolov in razmerij med cerkvijo in državo. Tretji del zajema gospodarski razvoj in okoljske politke, zadnji del pa poglavja o različnih razmerjih Norveške in Slovenije do EU in o njunih zunanjih politikah.
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Izražanje političnih mnenj v anketah
Meta Novak
znanstvena monografija
07.06.2016 16:20
Meta Novak Izražanje političnih mnenj v anketah
Monografija skuša dopolniti ugotovitve raziskav s področja razkoraka v znanju s področjem razkoraka v izražanju mnenja na politične anketne kazalce. Začetniki raziskovanja razkoraka v znanju so avtorji Phillip J. Tichenor, George A. Donohue in Clarice N. Olien. Z omenjeno hipotezo so poskušali pojasniti neuspeh informacijskih kampanj pri izobraževanju predvsem skupine z nižjim družbenoekonomskim položajem. Neraziskano pa ostaja področje razkoraka v izražanju mnenja na politična vprašanja v javnomnenjskih anketah. Glede na to, da je za oblikovanje mnenja, potrebna določena količina znanja in informacij in da so neodgovori lahko učinkovit kazalec družbenoekonomskega položaja ta monografija skuša prispevati k že opravljenim raziskavam razkoraka v znanju in razumevanju neodgovorov v anketnih vprašalnikih, ki so vse prej kot naključno razporejeni. V monografiji tako pogledamo kaj se zgodi z opredeljevanjem na politična javnomnenjska vprašanja v odnosu do družbenoekonomskega položaja v obdobjih povečanja informacij, kot je na primer obdobje volilne kampanje v primerjavi z obdobji vladanja. Uporaba neodgovorov v analizi obenem opozorja na vrednost vseh zbranih podatkov z merjenji javnega mnenja.
Organizirana civilna družba v procesih odločanja na rav
Damjan Lajh
znanstvena monografija
07.06.2016 16:14
Damjan Lajh, Meta Novak Organizirana civilna družba v procesih odločanja na ravni Evropske Unije
Jedro raziskovalnega interesa v pričujoči monografiji predstavlja vloga organizirane civilne družbe v odločevalskih procesih o javnih politikah Evropske unije. Identificiramo lahko zlasti dva argumenta za vključevanje organizirane civilne družbe v te procese. Prvič, civilna družba deluje po načelu prostovoljne participacije. Civilnodružbene organizacije so tako organizacije, ki so nastale zaradi iniciativ državljanov samih, prostovoljnega združevanja državljanov, ki sami sebi vladajo. Zato so pozitivna sila demokratičnega razvoja in igrajo pomembno vlogo pri razlagi, postavljanju in razpravi glede družbenih problemov. Drugič, civilnodružbene organizacije preskrbijo oblikovalce politik s pomembnimi informacijami in strokovnimi mnenji, do katerih odločevalci drugače ne morejo priti in za katere jim primanjkuje virov. Organizirana civilna družba tako lahko hkrati izboljša učinkovitost oblikovanja politik ter zagotovi participacijo državljanov. V tem pogledu v monografiji poskušamo odgovoriti na nekaj ključnih vprašanj glede vloge in delovanja organizirane civilne družbe v okviru javnopolitičnega procesa EU: (1) KDO predstavlja organizirano civilno družbo v okviru EU in kako jo lahko opredelimo; (2) ZAKAJ se organizirana civilna družba vključuje v procese oblikovanja in izvajanja javnih politik EU; (3) KAKO organizirana civilna družba skuša uveljaviti svoje interese v javnopolitičnem procesu EU?
The Slovenian Greens: from early success to long-term fai
Danica Fink Hafner
znanstvena monografija
26.02.2016 10:49
Danica Fink Hafner, Matej Knep, Meta Novak The Slovenian Greens: from early success to long-term failure
Researchers have so far focused only on a limited range of factors impacting on (Green) party developments. These factors could be broadly described as external and internal. Based on analysis of Slovenian Green parties, this book tests the often overlooked thesis that the characteristics of agency within the Green party segment in a given national party system may be a crucial factor in the long–term success or failure of Green parties within that system.
Raziskovalci so se doslej osredotočali le na omejen izbor dejavnikov, ki bi lahko vplivali na razvoj (zelenih) strank. Te dejavnike bi lahko grobo opisali kot zunanje in notranje dejavnike. Na podlagi študije primera razvoja zelenih strank v Sloveniji v knjigi preverjamo pogosto spregledano tezo, da so značilnosti delovanja znotraj segmenta zelene stranke v danem nacionalnem strankarskem sistema lahko ključni dejavnik dolgoročne uspešnosti ali neuspešnosti zelenih strank v tem sistemu.
EU public policies seen from a national perspective: Slov
Damjan Lajh
znanstvena monografija
06.01.2016 21:14
Damjan Lajh, Zdravko Petak EU public policies seen from a national perspective: Slovenia and Croatia in the European Union
This book concerns the characteristics, problems and prospects of EU public policies from the perspective of two countries – Slovenia and Croatia, which shared the common historical experience of the socialist system of former Yugoslavia; after independence, they both started seeking membership in the European integration. Over the last 25 years they have both experienced deep political, social and economic changes, while the European Union has played quite a significant role in these transformation processes – it has intervened in the operation of both countries’ political systems and the regulation of individual policy domains.
The book is divided into two parts. The first deals with actors and processes, while the second focuses on an analysis of various policy sectors. The first set of policy sectors covers regulatory, distributive and redistributive policies (the economy, agriculture, cohesion, transport and the environment) regarding which a great proportion of sovereignty has been transferred to the EU level. The second set of policy sectors covers policies that are mostly ‘only’ coordinated at the EU level, while an important proportion of sovereignty has remained at the level of member states (employment and education). In this way, individual chapters analyse policy sectors in the respective country in three steps: main characteristics before accession to the EU (to identify any ‘mismatch’ between national and EU levels, whether the sector was non/problematic from the viewpoint of accession); the Europeanisation process (the EU’s role in reform processes); and the biggest problems and prospects in the period of full membership.
Skandinavija - idealni model družbe, ekonomije in poli
Bogomil Ferfila
znanstvena monografija
06.01.2016 21:14
Bogomil Ferfila Skandinavija - idealni model družbe, ekonomije in politike?
Monografija je, kot že sam naslov prikazuje, interdisciplinarno delo s področja politologije, ekonomije, družboslovne geografije ter tudi zgodovine in sociologije. Skuša razkriti vzvode uspeha skandinavskih družb tako na gospodarskem, političnem, družbenem področju, saj so prav Danska, Švedska, Finska, Norveška in Islandija države, ki v svetu veljajo za utelešenje najboljših sistemskih in praktičnih rešitev. Podaja pregled nastanka in zgodovinski lok, ekonomski in politični sistem, družbene značilnosti, pa tudi sociopsihološke poteze državljanov vsake od naštetih držav. Šele kombinacija vseh naštetih in drugih značilnosti je tisto, kar omogoča in zagotavlja navedeno uspešnost teh družb in držav. Številne države, tudi Slovenija, ves čas zatrjujejo, da želijo imeti skandinavski model družbe, gospodarstva in politike, a pri tem pozabljajo, da bi za to morale imeti tudi njihove državljane, zgodovino, vero in kulturo...
The Routledge Handbook of European Elections explores the multifaceted dimension of the European Parliament’s (EP) electoral contests across the European Community and European Union since 1979.
After setting a general empirical and theoretical framework, this collaborative project presents original contributions from leading experts in the field. Each case study adheres to a common template that makes it easy to compare data, methodology and outcomes.
Every country chapter includes:
- a brief geopolitical profile and historical background of the Member State;
- a glance at the national political landscape;
- a brief account of the main political parties, including their attitude toward the European Union;
- a section on public opinion and European integration;
- a summary of electoral systems;
- an overview of all EP and national elections;
- an in-depth analysis of the 2009 EP electoral race;
- an overall theoretical interpretation of European elections.
A comparative chapter closes the Handbook followed by an extensive coverage of the 2014 EP contest with a detailed analysis of the newly elected European Assembly in terms of political group and gender composition.
The volume aims to enhance readers’ understanding of the European Parliament and revive their interest in the European integration process. By providing a wide range of national and European facts and figures, this investigation represents a comprehensive reference guide to scholars, practitioners and students of the European Parliament, European elections, political parties, European Union, comparative and gender politics.
V: Donatella M. Viola. Routledge Handbook of European Elections. Oxon, New York: Routledge. / 2015, pp. 471-490. Link.
The Development of Civil Society in the Countries on the
Danica Fink Hafner
znanstvena monografija
02.11.2015 14:50
Danica Fink Hafner The Development of Civil Society in the Countries on the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since the 1980s
This book is first of all an exploratory account of an under-researched aspect of socio-political dynamics on the territory of the former socialist Yugoslavia since the 1980s. It presents a rough analysis of the main characteristics and factors of civil society developments from the point of view of native experts. A common thread that runs throughout the monograph is the connection between the development of a modern civil society and the variations in democratic transition in the various territories of former socialist Yugoslavia. // Knjiga je predvsem eksplorativna študija premalo raziskanega vidika družbeno-političnega spreminjanja na območju nekdanje Jugoslavije v obdobju od osemdesetih let dvajsetega stoletja. Raziskovalci iz preučevanih držav analizirajo ključne značilnosti in dejavnike razvoja civilne družbe, rdeča nit knjige pa je povezava med razvojem moderne civilne družbe in različnimi prehodi v demokracijo na ozemlju nekdanje Jugoslavije.
Neformalno delo: opredelitev javnopolitičnega problema
Meta Novak
znanstvena monografija
28.08.2015 10:36
Meta Novak Neformalno delo: opredelitev javnopolitičnega problema
Monografija obravnava začetno fazo javnopolitičnega procesa, še posebej vprašanje opredelitve javnopolitičnega problema. Pri tem se osredotoči na analizo neformalnega dela. Sprva ga obravnava na splošno, v nadaljevanju pa ponudi vpogled na problematiko skrbstvenega dela in dela starejših žensk. Posebno mesto v knjigi zavzema uporaba klasičnih teoretskih pristopov, ki predstavljajo primere opredeljevanja javnopolitičnega problema, kot tudi možno izhodišče za oblikovanje alternativnih rešitev javnopolitičnih problemov. Tematika je problematizirana in obravnavana tako na teoretični kot praktični ravni. Gre za izvirno in relevantno znanstveno monografijo, ki upošteva aktualne družbene spremembe, kot so staranje prebivalstva, spremembe v družini ter ekonomska in gospodarska kriza.
Nevarnost sistemske korupcije v Sloveniji : spodbude in o
Alenka Krašovec
znanstveni članek
13.12.2014 23:48
Alenka Krašovec, Lars Johannsen, Karin Hilmer Pedersen, Tomaž Deželan Nevarnost sistemske korupcije v Sloveniji : spodbude in ovire [The Risk of Systemic Corruption in Slovenia: Drivers and Barriers]
This article tackles a salient area of the recent examinations of corruption, that of systemic corruption. While the academic community has extensively studied the existence and extent of corruption in Slovenia, the different research designs that scholars have employed have often yielded conflicting results. These inconsistencies constitute the starting point of the article, where we also attempt to grasp the character of corruption in Slovenia. As a multi-method examination confirmed the risk of systemic corruption in Slovenia, we devote an extensive portion of our study to analysing the institutional and normative drivers and barriers to it. Our study indicates that the spoils system in public administration, amalgamated with systemically built-in (neo)corporatist network patterns among the (governing) politicians and (state) economy, is one of the key drivers of systemic corruption in the state. On the other hand, the barrier to systemic corruption rests in the levers and opportunities of the international environment, as an impressive number of (international) documents putting forward the relevance of fighting systemic corruption have already induced change in the (inter) national discourse on the topic.
Revija za kriminalistiko in kriminologijo /ISSN 0034-690X, jul.-sep. 2014, letn. 65, št. 3, pp. 207-220. Link.
First-job educational and skill match : an empirical inve
Tomaž Deželan
znanstveni članek
13.12.2014 23:46
Tomaž Deželan, Danica Fink-Hafner, Mateja Melink First-job educational and skill match : an empirical investigation of political science graduates in Slovenia
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the education-job match of political science graduates from Slovenia, as well as from selected EU countries, in the context of other disciplines. In the frame of contested theoretical approaches, the implications of matching the knowledge that is acquired during education to the skills that are needed on the job are also examined.
Design/methodology/approach: Using the REFlex HEGESCO database, as well as other secondary data, the wider disciplinary and contextual environments are presented. Disciplinary and contextual mapping is followed by binary logistic regression of primary data collected from Slovene political science graduates. Based on the results, the authors determined the validity of certain theoretical premises of human capital, credentialist, and assignment approaches, specifically regarding education-job matching.
Findings: In terms of graduate education-job match, the results indicate that the relevance of the sector of employment relates to educational as well as skill match. The results also indicate that matched candidates utilize the skills acquired during the education process to a greater degree, which adds weight to the assignment theory's presumption. The effect of formal credentials is relevant, because graduates with Bologna degrees, despite having attended programs with virtually identical curricula at the same institution, are significantly less matched when compared to non-Bologna graduates. Accordingly, the effect of the change to the structure of the system of higher education (HE), which is amplified by the period effect of the economic crisis, implies a serious change to graduates’ opportunity structure.
Practical implications: The study should motivate a re-examination of the teleological purpose of the study by professional associations in the state. It should also motivate the adjustment of the study programs to the new conditions graduates face and strengthen the educator-employer relationship to make the latter cognizant about the study programs and the skills of graduates. In addition, the study should provide grounds for a critical discussion about the implications of governmental austerity measures on the public sector.
Originality/value: The paper provides new insights into the early careers of political scientists and social scientists at large. It also offers early evidence on the effect of the Bologna's HE reform and indications about the early career achievements in a crisis-struck post-communist country.
International journal of manpower /ISSN 0143-7720. [Print ed.], 2014, vol. 35, iss. 4, pp. 553-575. Link.
Globalizacija
Tomaž Deželan
poglavje v monografiji
13.12.2014 21:56
Tomaž Deželan Globalizacija
Knjižica Osnovni pojmi in dileme državljanske vzgoje predstavlja nekatere izmed osnovnih pojmov s širšega vsebinskega področja državljanske vzgoje. Čeprav je vsak izmed pojmov, ki je predstavljen v knjižici, napisan nepristransko in objektivno, knjižica ne ponuja preprostih odgovorov ali enoznačnih rešitev, temveč skozi analizo osnovnih pojmov in dilem tega vsebinskega področja na novo postavlja nekatera izmed temeljnih vprašanj pri pouku državljanske vzgoje. Kakor potrjujejo številni projekti, strategije in iniciative ter primeri »dobrih« praks, se iskanje enoznačnih odgovorov na posamezne izzive in probleme (kljub povečanemu interesu teoretikov, snovalcev politik in pedagoških delavcev) sooča z vrsto zgrešenih srečanj in zamujenih priložnosti. V izogib retoriki, ki napetosti, izzive in dileme posameznih pojmovanj v veliki meri zaobide, je vsak izmed pojmov predstavljen v vsej svoji kompleksnosti in protislovnosti. Predlagani odgovori na širšem področju državljanske vzgoje postanejo namreč vse prepogosto del problema in ne rešitve.
V: Igor Bijuklič, Mitja Sardoč. Osnovni pojmi in dileme državljanske vzgoje, (Zbirka Civitas). 1. izd. /Ljubljana: i2, 2014-, pp. 27-31. Link.
The relevance of higher education in Slovenia for creatin
Tomaž Deželan
poglavje v monografiji
13.12.2014 21:56
Tomaž Deželan, Alem Maksuti The relevance of higher education in Slovenia for creating virtuous citizens and a working democracy : an underexploited source?
Higher Education is a steward of socialization, a facilitator of social mobility, and a provocateur eliciting individuals' and societies' unrealized potential. Graduates of the Academy will become the next generation of those tasked with building, strengthening and maintaining the institutions and ideals underpinning current and aspiring democratic societies. But as globalization continues to blur individual, institutional and national boundaries, there are calls from and to multiple sectors to articulate productive methods for achieving the ideals of democracy and social cohesion. This text is intended to contemplate the conceptual frameworks and policy imperatives facing post-secondary/tertiary sector educational institutions in preparing citizens for meaningful participation in democracies, whether long-standing, young or emerging. The diverse international contributors discuss perspectives on how post-secondary/tertiary sector institutions are implicated in, but not necessarily leading these efforts.
V: Jason A. Laker (ur.). Citizenship, democracy and higher education in Europe, Canada and the USA, (Palgrave studies in global citizenship, education and democracy). /Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, str. 147-172. Link.
Twitter campaigning in the 2011 national election in Slov
Tomaž Deželan
poglavje v monografiji
13.12.2014 21:56
Tomaž Deželan, Igor Vobič, Alem Maksuti Twitter campaigning in the 2011 national election in Slovenia : strategy and application of the Twitter social media outlet in party election campaigns
The chapter examines the Twitter campaigning of parliamentary political parties and their influential members during the 2011 preterm national election campaign. We examine the rationales behind the adoption and appropriation of Twitter in the Slovenian political arena. Content analysis of 4,610 Tweets and conducted interviews with campaign managers of seven lists of candidates allowed us to revisit three perennial hypotheses about political communication on the web: the copycat, revolution and normalisation hypotheses. While the examined parties’ move into the Twittersphere confirmed the copycat hypothesis, their utilisation of the tool revealed mixed evidence for the revolution vs. normalisation dilemma. Party campaigning did show signs of ‘politics as usual’, with political powerhouses taking the lead on Twitter as well. However, it also demonstrated a substantial degree of genuine direct political interaction between politicians and citizens.
V: Bogdan Patrut (ur.), Monica Patrut (ur.). Social media in politics : case studies on the political power of social media, (Public administration and information technology, vol. 13). /Cham [etc.]: Springer, cop. 2014, pp. 141-163. Link.
Capacity of local development planning in Slovenia : stre
Tomaž Deželan
znanstveni članek
13.12.2014 21:35
Tomaž Deželan, Alem Maksuti, Matjaž Uršič Capacity of local development planning in Slovenia : strengths and weaknesses of local sustainable development strategies.
Despite being coined by international forums and promoted chiefly by international/supranational organisations and clubs, sustainable development is a concept that in essence rests on and is largely determined by the local level. The local level’s primacy in terms of introducing the principles of sustainability is openly stipulated by Agenda 21, thus providing the impetus for local sustainable development strategies – Local Agenda 21. These community-specific, long-term visions of sustainable co-existence serve as an important strategic tool for overcoming challenges communities may face while maintaining the general idea of the future. As prime standardised artifacts, local sustainable development strategies represent an excellent insight into the capacity of an individual community to achieve a sustainable future and deal with potential challenges. In this paper, we analysed four such visions of a sustainable future for two city and two minor Slovenian municipalities in order to examine their capacity to develop into sustainable communities. By employing George and Kirkpatrick’s (2006) framework for assessing sustainable development strategies, we identified useful and problematic aspects of the documents prepared by the city and town municipalities. The analysis showed that the transition period in Slovenia has left a significant impact on development planning and its consequences have yet to be fully resolved.
The political science professional project in Slovenia :
Danica Fink-Hafner
znanstveni članek
13.12.2014 21:34
Danica Fink-Hafner, Tomaž Deželan The political science professional project in Slovenia : from communist monism, democratisation and Europeanisation to the financial crisis.
In this article, we assess the effects of democratic transition, the introduction of a capitalist economy, the creation of a newly independent state and international economic and political integrations on the employment potential of political science graduates. While we particularly focus on Slovenia, we will also consider the broader challenges faced by many professions across Europe. The empirical study is based on a series of tracer surveys carried out since 1969, as well as an analysis of political science programme curricula, enrolment and graduation statistics and official data on employability. The statistical and survey data is supplemented by stakeholders' views. Our main finding is that, paradoxically, under socialism, the pressures on political science supported internal professional integration so that the profession was better able to adapt to the initial democratisation than to market-induced domestic changes and the challenges of global competitiveness (including the Bologna HE reform). The recent international financial and economic crisis has only reinforced these challenges.
Društvena istraživanja /ISSN 1330-0288, 2014, god. 23, br. 1, pp. 133-153. Link.
The potentials of normative sustainability : an analysis
Tomaž Deželan
znanstveni članek
13.12.2014 21:34
Tomaž Deželan, Alem Maksuti, Uršič Matjaž The potentials of normative sustainability : an analysis of sustainable development strategies on global, supranational and national levels
The paper discusses the degree of normative sustainability achieved by selected regimes according to their sustainable development strategies. Focussing on Agenda 21, the Mediterranean Strategy of Sustainable Development, the European Union’s renewed Sustainable Development Strategy and Slovenia’s Development Strategy, the paper draws on Becker et al.’s cross-disciplinary concept of sustainability and the operationalization of normative sustainability. On the basis of the analysis of objectives and rationales behind the investigated strategies as well as examination of the general context, the paper puts forward the differences between the examined regimes and explores the possible factors inducing them. The paper concludes with a general observation that the analysed regimes reflect a fair degree of normative sustainability.
European quarterly on political attitudes and mentalities /ISSN 2285-4916, Apr. 2014, vol. 3, iss. 2, pp. 34-49.
Towards our common future : comparative assessment of the
Tomaž Deželan
znanstveni članek
13.12.2014 21:34
Tomaž Deželan, Alem Maksuti Towards our common future : comparative assessment of the sustainable development strategies of the European Union, the Mediterranean and Slovenia.
This paper assesses three sustainable de- velopment strategies – the European Union’s Sustainable Development Strategy in its revised version, the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustain- able Development and Slovenia’s Development Strategy – according to the level of sustainability these strategies provide. Deriving from three di- verse sustainable development regimes, select- ed strategies are scrutinised for the presence of the five general principles of effective sustainable development strategies promoted by the United Nations and the Organization for Economic Co- operation and Development. Building on George and Kirkpatrick’s (2006) framework for analysis, we concentrate on principles of strategic planning and sustainable development, and a coordinated set of measures to ensure their implementation. The results reveal that the major differences be- tween the assessed strategies are present in the sophistication of the theoretical bases and the integration of three main pillars of sustainable development (i.e. environmental, economic and social). In general, the assessed strategies re- flect a high degree of inclusiveness of a variety of interests. However, there is a common weak- ness among them in terms of implementation, be it in the provision of adequate resources, the guarantee of adequate implementing capacity of the institutions designated for implementation or the precise definition of the institutional frame- work responsible for the implementation of the strategy.
Transylvanian review of administrative sciences /ISSN 1842-2845, 2014, no. 43 E, pp. 103-121. Link.
Državljan v razmerju do države : ureditve in razprave s
Tomaž Deželan
znanstvena monografija
13.12.2014 21:16
Tomaž Deželan Državljan v razmerju do države : ureditve in razprave skozi čas
Monografija obravnava položaj državljana v različnih državljanskih sistemih ter skuša ovrednotiti poglavitne teoretske tradicije državljanstva. Posledično je delo razdeljeno na dva zaokrožena vsebinska sklopa. Prvi se posveča ureditvam državljanstva in razpravam o njem skozi zgodovino; od začetkov v antičnih konceptih državljanstva, prek srednjeveške oživitve, do novoveške renesanse državljanstva. Pri tem so še posebej poudarjene ureditev in dediščina atenske republike, antičnega Rima v dobi republike ter obuditev državljanstva pri renesančnih avtorjih. V drugem sklopu so postavljene v ospredje poglavitne relevantne tradicije razprav o državljanstvu, ki zajemajo ključna razmišljanja kot tudi temeljne smeri dognanj na tem področju. Ob tem je posebna pozornost namenjena liberalni, državljansko-republikanski in kozmopolitski tradiciji. Hkrati se delo spopada tudi s preseganjem tradicionalnega razumevanja državljanstva, predvsem v primeru državljanstva Evropske unije, ki vse bolj determinira doživljanje politične skupnosti Evropejcev. Delo je sklenjeno s kratkim sintetičnim pregledom državljanskih ureditev in razprav ter kritično obravnavo ideje o mnogovrstnem državljanstvu.
Ljubljana: Fakulteta za družbene vede, Založba FDV /2014. 220 str., ilustr. ISBN 978-961-235-656-9. Link.
Europeanisation as a Factor of National Interest Group Po
Danica Fink-Hafner
znanstveni članek
05.06.2014 14:04
Danica Fink-Hafner, Mitja Hafner-Fink, Meta Novak Europeanisation as a Factor of National Interest Group Political-Cultural Change The Case of Interest Groups in Slovenia
Based on a social constructivist framing, this article seeks to address the gap in the literature on the impact of Europeanisation on the national interest group political culture in general and in the post-communist context in particular. The impacts of Europeanisation on interest group domestic policy behaviour, in terms of national interest groups networking with their European counterparts, their contacts with EU-level decision makers, and their access to EU funds, are tested based on the panel surveys that were conducted in 1996 and 2012 of the most influential interest groups in eleven policy fields in Slovenia. Our key findings are that Europeanisation does support changes in the national interest group political culture in the direction of a more pro-active approach in influencing national policy processes. However, Europeanisation explains only a small portion of the variability among the domestic policy behaviour of interest groups.
/East European politics and societies, ISSN 0888-3254, 2014. Link.
