University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences

🗣️ 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵?

📅 14 May 2026 at 4 p.m.
📍 UL FDV, Lecture Room 21

Dr. Hannu Nieminen from University of Helsinki will explore in his lecture why freedom of expression is declining globally and how it is being reshaped by digitalisation, platformisation, and artificial intelligence. The lecture offers insight into the relationship between media, economy, and democracy.

👉 More information: https://www.fdv.uni-lj.si/en/news-and-information/events-and-photo-gallery/event-calendar/guest-lecture-by-dr-hannu-nieminen-of-the-university-of-helsinki-what-is-the-price-of-freedom-of-speech

Foto. 3alexd, Canva

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱? The faculty offers several master’s programmes in English.

📌 𝗢𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝟭. 𝗽.𝗺: online: general information related to the call for enrolment and the application process for enrolment in master’s programmes.

📌 𝗢𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟮, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: presentations for the following master’s programs: Master of International Relations (6 p.m.), Master of European Studies (5.30 p.m.) and Political Science - Political Theory, Global and Strategic Studies (6 p.m.) and Master of Social Informatics (6 p.m.)

More information about online information day for Master's Programmes >> https://www.fdv.uni-lj.si/en/study/study-at-the-FDV/masters-programmes/notifications/information-day-for-master's-programmes-2026-27

❗ Application deadline: May 8, 2026. ❗

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The Faculty of Social Sciences has announced four openings for young researchers with the following supervisors:
🔹 Assist. Prof. Dr. Sara Atanasova (field of sociology)
🔹 Prof. Dr. Monika Kalin Golob (field of linguistics)
🔹Assist. Prof. Dr. Helena Kovačič (field of management and organizational sciences)
🔹Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andraž Petrovčič (field od sociology)

📅 April 20–25, 2026
📍 Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana

An international conference on cultural studies will be held at the UL FSS, co-organized by the Center for the Study of Culture and Religion at UL FDV, the Association for Cultural Studies, and the Mempop project group.

🗣️ Among the keynote speakers will be Assoc. Prof. Dr. David Mwambari (University of Leuven), who will speak on the politics of collective memory, and Prof. Dr. Madina Tlostanova (Linköping University), who will discuss the role of popular culture in times of contemporary, multifaceted crises.

The program will continue with a rich array of workshops and events, ranging from platform data analysis and digital memory research to a guided tour of street art in Ljubljana and a conversation with Lawrence Grossberg, author of one of the seminal works in cultural studies.

👉 More about the conference: https://www.fdv.uni-lj.si/en/news-and-information/events-and-photo-gallery/event-calendar/international-conference-decolonization-strategies-and-memory-work-in-popular-culture

🍐𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘀: 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺, 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆

Food & Tech Bites is a pilot festival, and this year's edition explores how documentary film can shape the way science reaches people.

Gregor Božič - filmmaker, researcher, hands-on caretaker of old fruit varieties, and recipient of the 2026 Prešeren Fund Award - is at the heart of this edition. His short film Common Pear is our starting point for a broader conversation about biodiversity 🌿, the slow disappearance of intergenerational knowledge, and what documentary film can do that a research paper can't 🎬

Come for the whole day or just the morning or afternoon part - either way, expect good company and fresh ideas! 💬

📅 Join us on 24 March. More abot this event: https://bit.ly/40IV6MF

Organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences (University of Ljubljana), Università degli Studi di Padova, in partnership with the Slovenski filmski center / Slovenian Film Centre, and under the patronage of European Science Film Association (ESFA).

The Faculty of Social Sciences has announced four openings for young researchers with the following supervisors:

🔹 Assist. Prof. Dr. Sara Atanasova (field of sociology)
🔹 Prof. Dr. Monika Kalin Golob (field of linguistics)
🔹Assist. Prof. Dr. Helena Kovačič (field of management and organizational sciences)
🔹Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andraž Petrovčič (field od sociology)

❗ Candidates who are not yet enrolled in a doctoral program leading to a Doctor of Science degree and who are selected through this call must also apply separately for admission to the doctoral program.

📆 The Information Day for the Doctoral Programme Humanities and Social Sciences will take place on April 22 at 4.45 p.m. at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, and at 6.00 p.m. online. More information: https://bit.ly/4suh02r

🍐 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲

How can documentary film open up questions about old fruit varieties, landscape, and the loss of intergenerational knowledge? The pilot edition of the emerging international festival Food & Tech Bites offers a reflection on the connections between food, technology, culture, and society through a dialogue between science and art.

𝗔𝘁 𝟭𝟬 𝗮.𝗺. 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲: screening of film Common Pear by director Gregor Božič, followed by a moderated discussion with the author, scientists, and science communicators.

𝗔𝘁 𝟯 𝗽.𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝟭 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀: lecture from Gregor Božič entitled Uncommon Fruits on the influence of traditional fruit varieties on local culture and the perception of landscape.

More about the event and registration: https://bit.ly/4b6ClZK

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🌍 The Faculty of Social Sciences is organising the event in cooperation with the Università degli Studi di Padova, with the support of the Slovenski filmski center / Slovenian Film Centre (SFC), and under the patronage of the European Science Film Association (ESFA).

Poster designed by Luka Lavrenci.

The roundtable 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 will feature:

🔹 Marek Menkiszak from the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW, Warsaw),

🔹 Prof. Dr. Ana Bojinović Fenko UL FDV,

🔹 Prof. Dr. Iztok Prezelj UL FDV,

🔹 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jelena Juvan UL FDV

🔹 and Asist. Dr. Faris Kočan, who will moderate the event.

More about the event: https://bit.ly/4aXxHgx

[𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗗𝗖𝗢𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲]

The conference will take place on June 26-27, 2026 at Rikli Balance Hotel, Lake Blade, Slovenia. Theme: Disaster, Health, and Organizational Crisis Communication

📢The keynote speaker for this 33rd International Public Relations Research Symposium will be W. Timothy Coombs, an advisor for the Centre for Crisis and Risk Communications, Canada.

💡Reminder - the dedline for the abstract submission is February 3, 2026.

More about the conference: https://bit.ly/49RTjdK

One wrong message. One wrong tweet. One wrong step.
In a crisis, the smallest slip can shift the entire story.

That’s why every word matters − every statement, every tone, every moment of silence.

Crisis communication isn’t just about responding;
it’s about responding right.

Precision protects trust.
And trust is everything.