About the Centre
The Centre of International Relations (CIR) conducts scientific research in the discipline of International Relations. It is engaged in research areas such as theories of IR, international organizations, Foreign Policy Analysis, international norms, international political economy, international protection of human rights, international environmental governance, international conflicts, international movements, international regionalism, international security, parliamentary diplomacy, Europeanization and European integration. Its particular expertise encompasses European Union enlargement, small states' foreign policy, post-conflict reconciliation, national minority protection and populism applied particularly to Central and Eastern Europe, the post-Yugoslav space and the Western Balkans.
CIR members are internationally competitive researchers, active in numerous international scientific associations, such as EISA, ISA, CEEISA, IPSA, UACES, TEPSA, ECPR, and WISC. CIR researchers are active in several national, European, and international projects – publishing and disseminating their research results in Slovenia and abroad. CIR publishes CIR Analyses and the Journal of International Relations and Development (the scientific journal of the Central and East European International Studies Association – CEEISA) in cooperation with Springer. The latter is the official publication of the Central and Eastern European International Studies Association (CEEISA).
CIR is also actively involved in the EUTOPIA university alliance, where Prof. Dr. Ana Bojinović Fenko serves as the academic coordinator of the Maintaining International Peace and Security connected community. The latter includes faculty members from the Department of International Relations and students from FDV, as well as students and faculties from 17 other international universities, fostering rich international collaboration and knowledge exchange.
Contact the Secretariat
Phone: +386 (0)1 58 05 254
E-Mail: cmo@fdv.uni-lj.si
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