Slavko Splichal#
| Membership Number: | 4722 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | FILM, MEDIA & VISUAL STUDIES |
| Elected: | 2018 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SLOVENIA |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.sazu.si/en/members/slavko-splichal |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1983 – Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1992 – Director, European Institute for Comunication and Culture, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1984 – Head, Social Communication Research Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1991 – 1993 Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1981 – 1983 Director, Research Centre for Self-management, Trade Unions of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1971 – 1980 Assistant, Faculty of Sociology, Political Science and Journalism, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Fields of Scholarship
- Theories of communication
- Mass media and the public (sphere)
- Information and communication technologies
- Political economy of communication
- Methods of social research (text analysis and surveys)
Honours and Awards
- 2015 University of Ljubljana Golden Plaque for excellence in scientific achievements, University of Ljubljana
- 2012 Senior residential scholar, National Institute for Innovations in the Study of Journalism, Communication and Mediated Society at Fudan University, Shanghai
- 2006 Scholar-in-Residence, Program for Culture & Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- 2003 - Fellow of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- 2000 Zois award for distinctive scientific achievements, Slovenia
- 1994 Ambassador of Science of the Republic of Slovenia
- 1988 Order of Merit with Silver Star (for scientific achievements), Yugoslavia
- 1986 Boris Kidrič Fund award for research achievements, Slovenia
- 1971 Prešeren Student Award, University of Ljubljana
