Students attend international conference
April 2026
A group of students from the Global Security course attended the international conference Criminological Perspectives on Palestine: Legal Responses and Academic Complicity in Times of Genocide last weekend. The conference was organized by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana.
Such participation enables students to engage directly with current international debates, deepen their critical thinking, connect theoretical knowledge with contemporary global issues, and better understand the role of academia in addressing war, violence, law, and social responsibility.
The conference also served as an important reminder that many professors, researchers, and students across Europe and elsewhere in the world face numerous professional, institutional, and personal challenges when addressing these topics. For this reason, it is important to recognize that in Slovenia we are, in many respects, privileged, as we are able to discuss these issues within a relatively safe academic space. This privilege, however, must also be understood as a responsibility to address difficult social issues thoughtfully, critically, and in solidarity with others.
Dr Mikulan also participated in the conference with her presentation titled Collective Trauma and the Criminogenic Conditions of Political Violence in Gaza. In her presentation, Dr Mikulan demonstrated that political violence in Gaza cannot be understood as an isolated or purely individual phenomenon, but rather as a response emerging under conditions of long-term structural violence, collective trauma, and colonial domination.
A special thank you goes to the group of FUDŠ students for their truly positive response, interest, and willingness to engage with topics that are intellectually demanding, yet extremely important. Such curiosity, openness, and engagement form the foundation of high-quality study and responsible academic work.
We also extend our sincere congratulations to the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana for their courage and excellent organization of the conference.