Teorija in praksa is the oldest social sciences journal in Slovenia. Since its establishment, the journal has been the basic professional publication for the following areas: political sciences, sociology, journalism, later also communication studies and defence studies. the articles in the journal Teorija in praksa analyze different scientific and actual social questions. The editorial board pays special attention to the development of Slovenian social science terminology, esp. from those social sciences which were introduced at the University of Ljubljana in the second half of 20th century. Teorija in praksa is important teaching source for the students of social sciences and humanistics, since it regularly publish new research findings. Besides that, the journal is scientific forum for well-known scholars from the field of social sciences and humanistics. From year 2012, the articles in the journal Teorija in praksa are indexed in the Scopus database.
C.05 Editorial board of a national magazine
The aim of the publishing of this complex book is to thoroughly analyze the events, taking place in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia before and especially in 2001, to make an effort to answer the questions of what was happening in all stages of the conflict, and to emphasize the significance of the signed Ohrid Framework Agreement for the European future of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Authors find the answers to these questions through analysis, combination of theory and case study and combination of theoretical and practical approaches, that is, through a summary of the existing theory, combined with our practical experiences. Through discussions and interviews with representatives of international organizations, international experts and the Macedonian and Albanian politicians, a new view that analyzes the year of 2001 through a prism of scientific facts, is offered not only to the academia, but also to a wide range of practitioners, devoted to constructive conflict resolution. Scientific lessons in theory and practice of conflict resolution have, thus, been ascertained, contributing to the definition of the conflict resolution model and to the enhancement of stability, not only in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, but in the wider region as well.
F.02 Acquisition of new scientific knowledge
COBISS.SI-ID: 260595968COPRA project aims to answer two questions: How does the threat situation in civil aviation evolve in the future, taking into account both existing and new technologies and their continuing development and proliferation? Which opportunities arise from the development and proliferation of new technologies and security procedures to overcome the current complex and expensive security situation and to enable sustainable growth for the future? COPRA’s main objective is to answer both questions in a way that will constitute the optimal balance between security, privacy, public acceptability, mobility and costs, while providing ideas on how to increase flexibility and resilience of the whole aviation system against threats.
D.06 Final report on a foreign/international project
COBISS.SI-ID: 31926877Military transformation means adapting armed forces to the new security environment in order to increase their efficiency and effectiveness. Each transformation can be implemented in many different ways, but there are only some that are desired and politically, financially and technically feasible. Military transformation, which must be carried out in accordance with the country’s capabilities, is due to the requirements to change the military capabilities very expensive in the short and medium term. Consequently this is reflected in higher level of military expenditures. At the same time military transformation also leads to a reallocation of resources within the armed forces, as military expenditures through the appropriate allocation of resources are also a means to achieve the planned military capabilities. Our analysis of the impact of military expenditures on military transformation and vice versa includes 36 countries (NATO, four European neutral and BRIC countries). As the military transformation is in its essence a dynamic and continuous process, our quantitative analysis included different data on military expenditures and military transformation for the period from 1992 to 2010. Additionally, quality assessment of the impact of military expenditures spending on military transformation and vice versa was measured by a questionnaire in which the experts responsible for military transformation in those countries, answered. The obtained results showed that there is a statistically significant relationship, both in terms of the impact of military expenditures on military transformation, as well as in terms of the impact of military transformation on military expenditures.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 32117853The aim of the paper is to analyse the overall opinion of the Slovenian servicemen and servicewomen deployed to ISAF regarding certain factors, such as motivation for participating in the operation, various professional and personal problems occurring during their deployment, etc. ISAF is a specific case for Slovenian Armed Forces, since it is the only operation where its members face asymmetric threats, which consequently requires specific approaches. For the analysis, 50 interviews with members of Slovenian Armed Forces were conducted (all of them within the army, since Slovenia does not have other services, e.g. navy or air force). The interviewees have mostly been deployed to more than one operation; that importantly influences their motivation, which, together with the members’ expectations, is diminishing as the number of missions attended increase. The results show that gaining the experiences of working under stress in the combat environment is one of the most valuable lessons learned during the deployment to ISAF. Furthermore, following problems have been emphasized: 1) discrepancy between the operational rules of engagement and the national rules and caveats; 2) standardization of the procedures on the tactical level; 3) cross-national communication gap due to the poor knowledge of lingua franca within armed forces of certain nations; 4) a personal contact with enormous poverty among Afghanistan people; 5) and after return also the issue of reintegration in the family’s daily routine as well as the alienation between partners.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
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