Mitja Velikonja (born 1965) is a

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academic and

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at the

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where he is head of the Center for Cultural and Religious Studies. His book ''Post-Socialist Political Graffiti in the Balkans and Central Europe'' received the prize for one of the highest annual accomplishments of the University of Ljubljana in 2020. His other books include "''Masade duha''" (Znanstveno in publicistično središče,

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, 2006), "''Bosanski religijski mozaiki''" (Znanstveno in publicistično središče, Ljubljana, 1998), "''Mitografije sedanjosti''" ( Študentska založba, Ljubljana, 2003), "''Rligious Separation and Political Intolerance in Bosnia-Herzegovina''" (

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, 2003) and "''Evroza. Kritika novega evrocentrizma''" (Mirovni inštitut, Ljubljana, 2005). Velikonja was a

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at multiple institutions which include

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(2002–2003),

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(2009–2014),

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(2015), New York Institute in Sanint Petersburg (2015–2016),

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(2020). He was a

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visiting researcher in

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(2004/2005), visiting researcher at

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(2012) and at the Remarque Institute (2018). Among other topics his research dealt with limitations of modernization processes and post- socialist nostalgia in (former) Yugoslavia. He participated in second ''Korčula after Party'' in 2019, and event inspired by the

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. He was one of contributing authors to the Slovenian book about Alan Ford. His book on political graffiti was presented at the

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via online discussion supposed by the Embassy of Slovenia in

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and the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia.

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