Dr. Rebeka MESARIĆ ŽABČIĆ
Research Associate
rebeka.mesaric@imin.hr
Academic Degrees:
- Ph.D. in Geography from the Faculty of Science of the University of Zagreb (2005); thesis title: "Impact of migrations on transformations of settlements in Međimurje region"
- M.Sc. in Geography from the Faculty of Science of the University of Zagreb (1999)
Employment and Professional Experience:
- since 2000 - Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, Zagreb
- 1995-2000 - Teacher of History and Geography at a secondary school in Zagreb
Research Interests:
external migration, current migrations in Međimurska county, second generation of Croats in Australia, migrations and intercultural relations exemplified by contemporary schools in Europe
Projects:
- "Transnational Migration – Challenges to Croatian Society" (Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, 2007- )
- "Croatian Migrant Communities: Belonging and Multiculturalism" (Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, 2002-2006)
- "Croatian Diaspora" (Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, 2000-2002)
Selected Bibliography:
- "Suvremene migracije iz Međimurja i perspektiva povratka", Hrvatski iseljenički zbornik, Hrvatska matica iseljenika, Zagreb, 2003, pp. 37-48.
- "Kognitivne pretpostavke migracija iz Hrvatske u druge europske zemlje", Geografski glasnik, Zagreb, 2001, no. 63, pp. 43-65 (coauthor Laura Šakaja).
- "Spoj kulture i nautike: jedan od mogućih vidova razvojne strategije za Hrvatsku",
Acta turistica, Zagreb, 2001, no. 1, pp. 42-63 (coauthor Daniela A. Jelinčić).
More Extensive Bibliography:
http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=234836