Frane Adam (born 23 November 1948) is a

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and ...

n sociologist, editor and former dissident political activist. During the early 1970s, he was one of the leaders of the student protest movement in the

Socialist Republic of Slovenia The Socialist Republic of Slovenia ( sl, Socialistična republika Slovenija, sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Slovenija, Социјалистичка Република Словенија), commonly referred to as Sociali ...

. Adam was born in

Pivka Pivka (, german: St. Peter in Krain, it, San Pietro del Carso) is a small town in Slovenia in the Pivka Basin in the Karst region. It is the seat of the Municipality of Pivka. It belongs to the traditional region of Inner Carniola. Name Pivka ...

, Slovenia, then part of

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. He studied at the

University of Ljubljana The University of Ljubljana ( sl, Univerza v Ljubljani, , la, Universitas Labacensis), often referred to as UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 39,000 enrolled students. History Beginnings Although certain ...

, where he became one of the most prominent activists in the Slovenian student movement, which arose as part of the all-European

protests of 1968 The protests of 1968 comprised a worldwide escalation of social conflicts, predominantly characterized by popular rebellions against state militaries and the bureaucracies. In the United States, these protests marked a turning point for the ci ...

. In 1972, he was arrested by the Communist authorities together with poet

Milan Jesih Milan Jesih (born April 14, 1950) is a Slovene poet, playwright, and translator. He was the president of the Slovene Writers' Association between 2009 and 2011. Jesih was born in Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) i ...

. Their arrest triggered the occupation of the Faculty of Arts in Ljubljana by the students. Adam achieved his PhD in 1981 at the

University of Zagreb The University of Zagreb ( hr, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, ; la, Universitas Studiorum Zagrabiensis) is the largest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of ...

. He continued his academic career as a fellow researcher at the universities of

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and

Bielefeld Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region ('' Regierungsbezirk'') of Detmold and ...

. In the 1980s, he became, together with

Gregor Tomc Gregor Tomc also known as Grega Tomc (born 3 February 1952) is a Slovenian sociologist, musician and activist. In the late 1970s and 1980s, he was the founder and member of the Slovenian punk rock band '' Pankrti''. Biography Tomc was born in ...

, one of the first Slovenian and Yugoslav sociologists to study the phenomena of contemporary social movements, with an emphasis of youth subcultures. In the 1980s, he was active in the civil society movement in Slovenia and became one of the members of the

Committee for the Defence of Human Rights The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights ( sl, Odbor za varstvo človekovih pravic) was a civil society organization in Slovenia, which functioned during the so-called Slovenian Spring between 1988 and 1990. It was founded in Ljubljana on 31 ...

. Between 1989-1992, he was the chairman of the Slovenian Sociological Association. He was also a fellow at the Scientific Centre for Social Research in

Berlin Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European U ...

. He is currently teaching as professor at the

School of Advanced Social Studies A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsor ...

Nova Gorica A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...

. He also teaches at the Faculty for Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana. He is also fellow researcher at the Institute for Developmental and Strategic Analysis in

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the a ...

. His research interest is focused on comparative studies of elites and democracy, on theories and indicators of developmental performance as well as on the impact of social capital on knowledge transfer and regional innovation systems.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adam, Frane Slovenian sociologists University of Ljubljana alumni Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb alumni Living people Academic staff of the University of Ljubljana Academic staff of the University of Nova Gorica 1948 births People from the Municipality of Pivka