In the continuation of her scholarly activity as research associate of the Seminar for Sociology at the University of St. Gallen (SfS-HSG), Milev further develops the themes of the precaritization and symbolic violence of neoliberal regimes.Prekärsein in der Symptomgesellschaft. Zur Prekarisierung der Wahrnehmung durch mediokratische Operationen, in: Rolf Hepp, Rober Riesinger, David Kergel (Hrsg.), Verunsicherte Gesellschaft. Prekarisierung auf dem Weg ins Zentrum, Springer VS, Wiesbaden, 2016, S. 195-219, ISBN 978-3-658-12901-9 She researches design governance as an element of global governance and examines the function of media and marketing in hegemonial assertions of corporate interests. In this context, she connects the critique of globalization to a critique of violence and a critique of the "creative economy." Milev furthermore analyzes the pathogenic effects of coordinated brand movements in the social fields, as well as social-ethical disorientation, deprivation, and associated comorbidities. A public-facing high point of this research is her lecture at the scholarly symposium "Experiencing Atmospheres: Dimensions of a Diffuse Phenomenon," held at the ZKM in 2011Yana Milev, Breaking News. Das medialisierte Klima der permanenten Katastrophe im Emergency Empire, Symposium Atmosphären erleben: Dimension eines diffusen Phänomens, ZKM, Juni 2011, Organisiert von PD Dr. Christiane Heibach (Medien- und Literaturwissenshcaftlerin), HfG. Retrieved 21 June 2021. and her written contribution to the Handbook of Fear published by J.B. Metzler in 2013.Lars Koch (Hg.), Angst. Ein interdisziplinäres Handbuch, J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart, 2013, S. 226-235, ISBN 978-3-476-02415-2 Additional publications appear on the topic of Being Precarious in the Society of Symptoms.Yana Milev, Design und Gleichschaltung. Der pathogene Effekt von Designstrategien in Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik, Public Lecture, 19.12.2011, Kunsthochschule Universität Kassel. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
