This paper, which was published in the second volume of a monumental archaeological monograph (V. Bierbrauer and H. Nothdurfter with colleagues) on the late antique and early mediaeval Diocese of Sabiona/Säben in South Tyrol, discusses the history of the Aquileian Church from its rise to the rank of a metropolitan church in the late 4th century, through its self-proclamation as a patriarchate in mid-6th century and the severing of contacts with Rome, to its division into two patriarchates, which had actually occurred around 590 A.D. It focuses on an analysis of two synods (Gradež/Grado 579 A.D. and Marano 590 A.D.), and above all on the meeting of schismatic bishops in Sabiona in 591 A.D. The bishops, who had found themselves in a dire situation due to pressure from the pope and the emperor’s regent in Italy and the threat of barbarian raids, sent a missive with shocking contents to the emperor in order to prevent the fall of the Aquileian Metropolitan Church.
COBISS.SI-ID: 59304802
Slovene History from Prehistoric Cultures to the Beginning of the 21st Century] is a comprehensive overview of historical events in the Slovene and neighbouring territory throughout history. Even though it was written for a wider public and the writing style was adapted accordingly, it is an outstanding scientific work that is based on the authors’ own research and on incorporating a great volume of historiographical literature, simultaneously employing contemporary conceptual approaches. The book is based on the premise that Slovene history is not merely the history of a single nation, but a history of all the people and communities that lived in Slovene territory. Hence, the book’s authors deliberately abandoned the national concept of historical narration and included the “lost” contents and groups or those that had been “driven out” of the national historical memory, presenting them as an integral part of the Slovene past.
COBISS.SI-ID: 284841984
After Slovenia’s attainment of independence, the establishment of new collective frameworks of remembrance brought about new cases of oblivion. In the area of the former Yugoslavia, this phenomenon was connected with milestone political events (with the breakup of the state and with war), which resulted in a break with the previous ideological interpretations of the past and activated new national memory practices. The new balance that has been established between memory and oblivion in Slovenia is constantly under great influence, especially from the political subjects that are critical of Tito’s Yugoslavia and who are acting as advocates of the losers of World War II. In memory practices, the political advocacy that identifies itself with anti-fascist values is trying to distance itself from the remembrance of revolutionary violence, but often remains trapped in the clutches of a dichotomous explanation of wartime events. At the time of the Slovene transition, the struggle to remember turned into a struggle to forget: on the one hand to forget the collaborationist activities and, on the other hand, the involvement of individuals and communities in the attempt to revolutionise Slovene society.
COBISS.SI-ID: 61264226
The book shed full light on the »Slovenian case« of eugenics. The most detailed analysis is focused on the eugenics discourse of the interwar period, when such pseudo-scientific theories and policies experienced their heyday. The next chapters explain why this pseudoscience become so popular in that period and explore the modes of institutionalisation and dissemination of eugenics in Yugoslavia. The final chapters try to answer the question, which population groups were considered »inferior« by Slovenian eugenic researchers and conclude by examining the bioethical implications of the co called »new eugenics«- eugenics of the 21st century.
COBISS.SI-ID: 281294848
This text, which was published in Slovene and English, critically discusses the political and economic events in Slovenia after the attainment of independence (the so-called transition). It centres on the promises given by Slovene politicians prior to the attainment of independence (parties’ political programmes, statements from the assembly, politicians’ speeches) and shows what really happened with the new economic and political system, privatisation and denationalisation, the former social property, and the relations between the Church and state. It reveals the abuse of power (illegal weapons sales, use of military intelligence and secret intelligence services for political purposes, subordination of the media, the amassing of illegal wealth, and the attitude towards non-Slovenes – the so-called izbrisani/The Erased). It also presents Slovenia’s achievements: international recognition, entry into various integrations, and economic development until the onset of the crisis.
COBISS.SI-ID: 63174754