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This issue of Teorija in praksa comprises 7 articles in Slovenian and 3 in English language.

Slavko Splichal's book “Datafication of Public Opinion and the Public Sphere: How Extraction Replaced Expression of Opinion” received the Media and Democracy Karol Jakubowicz Award 2023.

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Dr. Michael Bošnjak, Full Professor for Psychological Research Methods at the University of Trier (Germany), was a guest at the Faculty of Social Sciences from April 11 to 14, 2023. Lately, his research focuses mainly on the research synthesis methods as the highest level of the production of knowledge.

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This issue of Teorija in praksa comprises 7 articles in Slovenian and 3 in English language. Articles cover different concepts of EU foreign policy regarding power in the light of realism and liberalism, the following articles discuss political polarisation, a tool for the manifestation of power in the human mind, agenda-setting factors in Kosovo concerning the war in Ukraine and more.

A study led by the University of California, joined by the University of Ljubljana’s Faculty of Social Sciences (UL FDV), found that pay practices and barriers to promotion are to blame for women earning less than men in the 15 countries analysed.

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Authors doc. Dr Simona Hvalič Touzery, Mojca Šetinc and Assoc. prof. Dr Vesna Dolničar from the Centre for Social Informatics at the UL FDV, among others, noted that the positive effects of using the tested service were: increased physical activity, awareness of its importance and a greater sense of security.