Vasja Badalič
researcher
Vasja Badalič is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Criminology. After finishing studying philosophy at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, he started conducting research on the military, political, and economic aspects of contemporary armed conflicts, in particular how armed conflicts affect civilians. He also conducts research on migration. Before joining the Institute of Criminology, he worked as a freelance journalist. He reported for the Slovenian news media on social, political, and military issues from Latin America, the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia.
Fields of Research
Critical criminology, theoretical criminology, military, political, and economic aspects of contemporary armed conflicts, modern technology in armed conflicts, international humanitarian law, human rights law, migration.
2024
- Badalič, V. (2024). Preventive warfare: Hegemony, power and the reconceptualization of war. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68642-9
2023
- Badalič, V. (2023). The metadata-driven killing apparatus: Big data analytics, the target selection process, and the threat to international humanitarian law. Critical Military Studies, 19(4), 619–639. https://doi.org/10.1080/23337486.2023.2170539
- Badalič, V. (2023). Trapped in the underground economy: Syrian refugees in the informal labour market in Turkey. Third World Quarterly, 44(5), 967–984. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2023.2170224
- Badalič, V. (2023). Preventive military strikes: Redefining preventive national “self-defense” in the 21st century. V V. Badalič (ur.), Preventivna (ne)pravičnost: Preprečevanje kriminalitete in družbene škode (str. 119–137, 158, 162). Ljubljana: Inštitut za kriminologijo pri Pravni fakulteti.
2021
- Badalič, V. (2021). The war against vague threats: The redefinitions of imminent threat and anticipatory use of force. Security Dialogue, 52(2), 174–191. https://doi.org/10.1177/0967010620921006
- Badalič, V. (2021). Automating the target selection process: Humans, semiautonomous weapons systems, and the assault on international humanitarian law. V A. Završnik & V. Badalič (ur.), Automating crime prevention, surveillance, and military operations (str. 223–242). Cham: Springer.
2020
- Badalič, V. (2020). Civilians are terrorists: Shifting boundaries in the definitions of civilians and combatants during the “war on terror.” V R. Salecl (ur.), Premeščanje mej v kriminologiji in kriminalitetni politiki (str. 483–508, 516, 524–525). Ljubljana: Inštitut za kriminologijo pri Pravni fakulteti.
Current projects:
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The Rise of Illiberal Democracies: A Criminological and Socio-legal Analysis (1. 10. 2023 – 30. 9. 2026) – project leader: Dr. Vasja Badalič
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The analysis of emergency measures: Protecting human rights and preventing social harms in the era of perpetual crises (1. 10. 2022 – 30. 9. 2025) – project leader: Dr. Renata Salecl
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Social control, criminal justice system, violence and prevention of victimization in highly technological society (1. 1. 2022 – 31. 12 2027) – project leader: Dr. Renata Salecl
Past Projects:
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Preventive (in)justice: The prevention of crime and social harms (1. 9. 2020 – 31. 12. 2023) – project leader: Dr. Vasja Badalič
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Automated Justice: Social, Ethical and Legal Implications (1. 7. 2018 – 30. 6. 2021) – project leader: Dr. Aleš Završnik
