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About the Centre

The Centre for Social Informatics (CSI), established in 2011, currently includes 33 researchers. The term Social informatics refers to the interaction between new information-communication technologies (ICT) and modern societies; general overview of Social Informatics can be found in Vehovar, Smutny, Bartol, 2022. Within this broad context of Social Informatics, CSI's activities mainly focus on the use of ICT as research tool in social sciences, web surveys, internet related risks (particularly among the youth) and the issues of digital inequality, eHealth and eCare (particularly among the elderly).

Researchers at CSI have undertaken numerous projects, from basic research to expertise for governmental bodies and enterprises. Recently, projects about digital inequalities, eCare, web survey methodology and privacy on the internet are particularly frequent. The CSI researchers strongly welcome international cooperation. Scientific excellency is also an important part of our mission, thus the CSI researchers publish in most prestigious journals and cooperate with globally leading scholars in their fields. Three of our biggest projects, which we have been carrying out for more than a decade, deserve a particular highlight in this regard: the Safer Internet Centre, the basic research program Internet Research and the web survey tool 1KA. The 1KA Panel has also been established within CSI.

Head of CSI: Barbara Brečko, PhD
Deputy Head: Vasja Vehovar, PhD

> CSI Working Paper Series

Additional Information:
> CSI Leaflet
> CSI in the FSS Research Brochure
> SICRIS Profile
> LinkedIn Profile

E-mail: cdi@fdv.uni-lj.si, Tel: +386 1 580 5 278

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Highlighted Publications

HVALIČ TOUZERY, Simona, KYDD, Angela, BERZELAK, Jernej, LAZNIK, Jerneja, ŠETINC, Mojca, DOLNIČAR, Vesna. Pre-use acceptability of telemedicine among nursing students: a quantitative cross-sectional study. BMC medical education. 2026, vol. 26, [article no.] 834, 9 str. DOI: 10.1186/s12909-026-09148-0. [COBISS.SI-ID 277087491]

SMUTNÝ, Zdeněk, SUDZINA, Frantisek. What affects work performance when using AI chatbots? Investigating mediations and factors affecting performance expectancy and intentions to use ChatGPT. International journal of human-computer interaction. 2026, vol. 42, no. 12, str. 8826-8850. DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2025.2573037. [COBISS.SI-ID 257726723]

KOŽUH, Ines, ČAKŠ, Peter. Understanding social media behaviour: the role of risk perception in crowdsourced fact-checking. SAGE open. 2025, vol. 15, issue 4, 18. DOI: 10.1177/21582440251380094. [COBISS.SI-ID 259507459]

KRAEMER, Fabienne, BOŠNJAK, Michael, et al. Monitoring attitudes over time: real change or the result of repeated interviewing? Sociological methods & research. 2025. DOI: 10.1177/00491241251372503. [COBISS.SI-ID 249530627]

BARTOL, Jošt, QUINN, Kelly A., VEHOVAR, Vasja, PETROVČIČ, Andraž. Dimensions of vertical and horizontal information privacy concerns: a qualitative reassessment and revised definition. Information, communication & society. 2025. DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2025.2493341.
[COBISS.SI-ID 234240771]

VEHOVAR, Vasja, BERZELAK, Jernej, ČEHOVIN, Gregor. Identifying a set of key paradata indicators in web surveys based on the relationship with response quality, respondent characteristics and survey estimates. Survey research methods. 2024, vol. 18, no. 3, str. 225-249. DOI: 10.18148/srm/2024.v18i3.8304.
[COBISS.SI-ID 220207107]

BREČKO, Barbara Neža, PLASKAN, Jure, DAVIDOVI, Giorgi. Impact assessment of an educational intervention programme using a serious game on cyberviolence against women and girls. International journal of bullying prevention. 2024. DOI: 10.1007/s42380-024-00276-z.
[COBISS.SI-ID 214462211]

PETROVČIČ, Andraž, REISDORF, Bianca Christin, VEHOVAR, Vasja, BARTOL, Jošt. Disentangling the role of algorithm awareness and knowledge in digital inequalities: an empirical validation of an explanatory model. Information, communication & society. 2024, vol. 28, no. 4, str. 557–574. DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2024.2363896.
[COBISS.SI-ID 198415619]

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