Center za tujce kot zapor in taborišče: vsakdanje življenje zaprtih oseb

Kacjan, Luka (avtor), Zorn, Jelka (mentor)

Center za tujce v Velikem Otoku pri Postojni je policijska institucija, namenjena pridržanju in odstranjevanju tujcev iz države. Kljub uradnem diskurzu, ki migracijsko detencijo opisuje z evfemizmi, kot so »omejitev gibanja«, »nastanitev« in »bivanje«, pričevanja zaprtih oseb razkrivajo izkušnjo totalne institucije, zaznamovane z nasiljem, ponižanjem in kršenjem človekovih pravic. V teoretičnem delu predstavim epistemološki pristop dekolonizacije k raziskovanju, normaliziram seljenje ljudi skozi zgodovino in prikažem nasilje mejnih režimov. Kot analitično ogrodje za razumevanje migracijske detencije uporabim Goffmanov koncept totalnih ustanov, Agambenovo teorijo izrednega stanja in golega življenja ter Mbembejevo nekropolitiko. V nadaljevanju opišem zgodovinski razvoj zapiranja tujcev v Sloveniji in pravno podlago za delovanje Centra za tujce. V zaključku teoretičnega dela predstavim socialnodelovne metode, ki temeljijo na radikalnem in protirasističnem socialnem delu. Migracijska detencija je v Sloveniji raziskana predvsem iz vidika pravne ureditve, migracijskih politik in človekovih pravic, bistveno manj pa je znanega o vsakdanjem življenju zaprtih oseb in o tem, kako zapiranje razumejo ter doživljajo. V empiričnem delu, ki temelji na kvalitativni raziskavi, s pomočjo intervjujev in analize sekundarnega gradiva predstavim pet področij detencije v Centru za tujce: vsakdanje življenje zaprtih oseb, institucionalni režim, mehanizmi nadzora, discipliniranja in izolacije, strategije soočanja in odpora ter primerjava policijskega (tj. uradnega) diskurza z izkušnjami zaprtih oseb. Z raziskavo želim prikazati, da je migracijsko detencijo potrebno takoj odpraviti, saj je inherentno nasilna, diskriminatorna in rasistična. Prispevek mojega dela je ustvarjanje novega znanja, ki sloni na izkušnjah in pričevanjih oseb, ki so bile tam zaprte. Pri tem izhajam iz perspektive, ki migrante vidi kot aktivne in dejavne akterje in ne zgolj kot pasivne žrtve mejnega režima.

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: migracije, detencija, totalna ustanova, vsakdanje življenje, policijsko nasilje, Center za tujce.
• Vrsta gradiva: Magistrsko delo/naloga
• Organizacija: FSD - Fakulteta za socialno delo
• Leto izida: 2026
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-186207
• Datum objave v RUL: 28.08.2026

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Naslov: The Centre for Foreigners as a prison and camp: the everyday lives of detained persons

Izvleček

The Centre for Foreigners in Veliki Otok near Postojna is a police institution designed for the detention and removal of foreign nationals from the country. Despite the official discourse that describes immigration detention using euphemisms such as "restriction of movement," "accommodation," and "stay," the testimonies of detained persons reveal the experience of a total institution marked by violence, humiliation, and violations of human rights. In the theoretical section, I present a decolonial epistemological approach to research, normalise the movement of people throughout history, and expose the violence of border regimes. I employ Goffman's concept of total institutions, Agamben's theory of the state of exception and bare life, and Mbembe's necropolitics as an analytical framework for understanding immigration detention. Then I describe the historical development of the detention of foreigners in Slovenia and the legal basis for the operation of the Centre for Foreigners. In the concluding part of the theoretical section, I present social work methods grounded in radical and anti-racist social work. Immigration detention in Slovenia has been studied primarily from the perspective of legal regulation, migration policies, and human rights, while considerably less is known about the everyday lives of detained persons and how they understand and experience confinement. In the empirical section, which is based on qualitative research, I use interviews and analysis of secondary material to present five areas of detention at the Centre for Foreigners: the everyday lives of detained persons, the institutional regime, mechanisms of surveillance, discipline, and isolation, coping and resistance strategies, and a comparison of the police (i.e. official) discourse with the experiences of detained persons. Through this research, I aim to demonstrate that immigration detention must be abolished immediately, as it is inherently violent, discriminatory, and racist. The contribution of my work lies in producing new knowledge grounded in the experiences and testimonies of persons who were detained there. I approach this from a perspective that views migrants as active and agentive actors rather than merely passive victims of the border regime.

• Ključne besede: migration, detention, total institution, everyday life, police violence, Centre for Foreigners