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The Centre for Social Informatics (CSI), established in 2011, currently includes 29 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 focuse 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 on digital inequality, eHealth and eCare 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.

Head of CSI: Barbara Brečko, PhD

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E-mail: [email protected], Tel: +386 1 5805 286

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Highlighted Publications

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]

HVALIČ TOUZERY, Simona, LAZNIK, Jerneja, PETROVČIČ, Andraž. “I’m still struggling with it, and it scares me”: a qualitative analysis of older adults’ experiences with digital health portals during and after COVID-19. Digital health. 2024, vol. 10, str. 1-13. DOI: 10.1177/20552076241282247.
[COBISS.SI-ID 209826563]

DOLNIČAR, Vesna, PETROVČIČ, Andraž, ŠKAFAR, Maja, LAZNIK, Jerneja, PREVODNIK, Katja, HVALIČ TOUZERY, Simona. Determinants of the intention to use mHealth in the future: evidence from an intervention study of patients with chronic diseases in Slovenia. International journal of medical informatics. 2024, vol. 190, str. 1-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2024.105537.
[COBISS.SI-ID 202009347]

VEHOVAR, Vasja, ŠTRLEKAR, Luka. When to conduct student evaluation of teaching surveys: before or after the final examination? Assessment and evaluation in higher education. 2024, vol. 49, no. 6, str. 767-780. DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2023.2298771.
[COBISS.SI-ID 179231747]

ČEHOVIN, Gregor, BOŠNJAK, Michael, LOZAR MANFREDA, Katja. Item nonresponse in Web versus other survey modes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Social science computer review. 2023, vol. 41, no. 3, str. 926-945. DOI: 10.1177/08944393211056229.
[COBISS.SI-ID 99554819]

CSI Bibliography 2020 - 2025

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