Andrej Sotlar

Short Resume

Andrej Sotlar holds a doctorate in defence studies (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia). He is a Professor at the Faculty of Security Sciences of the University of Maribor, Slovenia. In the years 2015–2023, he was a Dean of the faculty. He teaches courses related to national and private security. Lately, he has participated in research projects in the field of security and safety in local communities, urban security, plural policing, radicalisation and extremism, private security, private detective activity and municipal policing. His research interests also include security policy, sources of threats and the changing role of various security organizations. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Criminal Justice and Security.