We publish and edit independent international Journal of International Relations and Development - JIRD (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan: Centre of International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, 2004-. ISSN 1408-6980). JIRD is official journal of Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA). Since 2008 it is included in Social Science Scientific Index.
C.04 Editorial board of an international magazine
This book focuses on the role and place of Central Europe in international politics at the turn of the 20th century. The book addresses several questions of interest to researchers and students: what exactly do we know about Central Europe? Is it a region? How are we to define it? How is Central Europe recognised by neighbours and actors “from outside”? How does Central Europe collect knowledge about itself and about the “outside world”? Can Central Europe really be a player in global politics? Are there more commonalities than dividing lines among Central European countries? Is there a special role for Central Europe in – Europe? These questions have brought together a group of experts who have joined forces in an interdisciplinary analysis of the current state of affairs in and of Central Europe.
C.01 Editorial board of a foreign/international collection of papers/book
COBISS.SI-ID: 31504221The analysis presents a comprehensive evaluation of the policies in the field of entrepreneurship and competitiveness promotion during the period from 2004 to 2009. The overview of the development of measures of economic policy during this time frame organises the measures into five groups: i) support through voucher schemes; (ii) subsidies for R&D and technology investments; (iii) subsidies for networking, innovation support environment and development of human resources; (iv) re-financing subsidies (venture capital, interest rates' subsidies and credit guarantees) as well as (v) promotion of internationalisation of enterprises. The business results five years prior and after the receipt of subsidy for all of the enterprises- recipients of subsidies in the first four groups are evaluated. Depending on the availability of data, several methods are applied to assess the rate of success of different measures as reflected in the business results of the recipients. The focus of analysis was on the impact of subsidies on the business results and dynamics of growth (both national and international), with specific attention to the following indicators: growth of sales, employment growth, value added, productivity, increase in average wages, capital intensity, export growth and intensity. To be able to evaluate the impacts of received subsidies through various aspects, a special methodology has been developed, allowing for increased precision and robustness of the results. Econometric techniques, developed in this manner are further combined for the measures with smaller samples with questionnaire method and in-depth interviews of the recipients. In all analysed groups we see that the recipients have been above the average of their sector in their business results, confirming the appropriateness of the selection methods of the financier. The impact of subsidies on business results are varied among different groups, yet for most measures, the impacts are relatively short-lived, not very significant and appear primarily during the year of subsidy or soon after. The promotion of competitiveness through the analysed measures during the observed period is thus still in its infancy, since the impact on business results of the recipients is relatively weak. Competitiveness is always the result of the combination of enterprise-specific advantages with the location-specific advantages, where the support measures as well as overall quality of the institutional framework are detrimental. Several deficiencies in Slovenian business environment and declining institutional quality, which is also part of our analysis, adds to low effects of incentives. Findings point to the insufficiencies and we propose potential improvements in the programmes for the promotion of competitiveness and entrepreneurship.
D.01 Chairing over/coordinating (international and national) projects
COBISS.SI-ID: 31222621In 2008-2012, research group members have been presidents/members of the executive bodies of the following international scientific associations: World International Studies Committee (WISC), Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA), Steering Committee of the Standing Group on International Relations of European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), European International Business Academy (EIBA), European Association of Development Institutes (EADI), European Association for Research of Services (RESER) , Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), vice chair of COST Action program etc.
D.03 Membership in foreign/international boards/committees
In 2008-2012, research group members have been members of the editorial boards of the following international journals: Journal of International Relations and Development (1998-), European Journal of International Relations (2000-), International Journal of Emerging Markets (2006-), Journal of Human Security (2007-), Transnational Corporations (2005-), Panoeconomicus (2008-), Economic and Business Review (1999-), International Studies Quarterly (2009-).
C.06 Editorial board membership