ZAPOSLENICI
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, 2008 – 2013, Zagreb, Croatia. Doctor of Science in the field of Social Sciences, domain of Sociology, with a specialization in the branches of Special Sociologies.
Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb, 2000 – 2005, Zagreb, Croatia. Bachelor of Sociology and Bachelor of Croatology.
2024, Institute for Migration Studies.
2019 – 2024, Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb.
2015 – 2019, Catholic University of Croatia.
2008 – 2015, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences.
2005 – 2008, Medianet – Market Research and Media Content Analysis Agency.
2020 – 2022, Editor-in-Chief of the journal ‘Kroatologija’.
Course leader for numerous undergraduate and graduate courses in Sociology at the Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb.
Course leader for ‘Science and Research in a University Context’ at the Doctoral Study in Sociology: Values, Identity, and Social Change in Croatian Society at the Catholic University of Croatia.
Course leader for ‘Science and Research in a University Context’ at the Doctoral Study of Theology at the Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb.
Course leader for several courses at the Postgraduate Doctoral Study in Strategic Marketing Communications at Alma Mater Europaea – European Centre Maribor, Slovenia.
Research Methodology in Social Sciences, Sociology of Media, Sociology of Risk.
1. 2020 – Present: Collaborator on the project “Empowering the Financial Capability of Young Consumers through Educational Programs and Behavioral Interventions” (Project Leader: Assistant Professor Andrea Lučić, Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb, funded by the Croatian Science Foundation – HRZZ).
2. 2023 – 2024: Project Leader for “Digitalization of Documentary-Archive Materials of Croatian Studies.”
3. 2023 – Present: Collaborator on the ATENA project – “Accuracy Analysis of Media Articles” (Holder: Institute for the Study of Hybrid Conflicts. Funded by EU funds as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan – NPOO).
4. 2020 – 2022: Collaborator on the project “Analysis of Social Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Croatian Veterans” (Project Holder: Association of Veterans of Croatian Guard Units. Funded through the European Social Fund within the Thematic Network for Socio-Economic Development and Promotion of Social Dialogue in the Context of Improving Working Conditions).
5. 2022: Collaborator on the project “Join Us – Active in Retirement” Zelina Active Golden Retirees – Club ZAZU (Project Holder: Red Cross Zelina. Funded through the European Social Fund within the Thematic Network for Socio-Economic Development and Promotion of Social Dialogue in the Context of Improving Working Conditions).
6. 2021: Collaborator on the project “Network for Youth Activation – A New Project for New Opportunities” (Project Holder: Association Imagine. Funded through the European Social Fund within the Thematic Network for Socio-Economic Development and Promotion of Social Dialogue in the Context of Improving Working Conditions).
7. 2020 – 2022: Collaborator on the project “Together Heart, One Soul, One CROATIA” (Project Holder: Humanitarian Association “fra Mladen Hrkać”. Funded through the European Social Fund within the Thematic Network for Socio-Economic Development and Promotion of Social Dialogue in the Context of Improving Working Conditions).
8. 2019 – 2020: Collaborator on the project “Disinformation and Science – A Survey”. Report for the Republic of Croatia. The project was commissioned and financed by the European Parliament.
9. 2017 – Present: Member of the Croatian team and field executor in the project European Values Study 2017 (EVS – holders GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences at the European level / Faculty of Law and Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Catholic University of Croatia at the Croatian level).
10. 2017 – 2018: Collaborator on the project “Enhancement of Financial Literacy of Youth with the Aim of Optimizing Risk Exposure and Defining Factors Influencing Entrepreneurial Activity Development” (Project Leader: Assistant Professor Roman Šubić, Catholic University of Croatia).
11. 2015 – 2018: Collaborator on the Croatian Longitudinal Well-being Study – CRO-WELL (Project Leader: Professor Ljiljana Kaliterna Lipovčan, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, funded by HRZZ).
12. 2014 – 2017: Collaborator on the project “Networks of Public Communication in Croatia: Mediatization of the Public Sphere and the Challenges of New Media – NETCOMM” (Project Leader: Professor Nada Švob-Đokić, Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), funded by HRZZ).
13. 2017 – 2018: Collaborator on the project “Market Analysis of Electronic Publications Registered in the Book of Providers of Electronic Publications according to the Electronic Media Act” (commissioned by the Agency for Electronic Media).
14. 2017 – 2018: Collaborator on the project “Religious Themes in the Croatian Media Space” (Project Leader: Professor Jerko Valković, Catholic University of Croatia).
15. 2016 – 2017: Project Leader for “Populism, Youth, and Media” (Project Leader: Assistant Professor Ivan Balabanić, Catholic University of Croatia).
16. 2016 – 2017: Collaborator on the project “Monitoring Media Pluralism in Europe – Testing and Implementation of the Media Pluralism Monitor 2016 – Croatia” (organization and leadership of the project as part of the European University Institute in Florence).
17. 2015 – 2016: Collaborator on the project “Monitoring Media Pluralism in Europe – Testing and Implementation of the Media Pluralism Monitor 2015 – Croatia” (organization and leadership of the project as part of the European University Institute in Florence).
18. 2015 – 2016: Project Leader for “Pilar’s Barometer of Croatian Society” (Project Leader: Assistant Professor Ivan Balabanić, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences).
19. 2014 – 2017: Collaborator and member of the steering committee of the COST Action IS 1308 “Populist Political Communication in Europe: Comprehending the Challenge of Mediated Political Populism for Democratic Politics.”
20. 2009 – 2010: Collaborator on the project “Pilar’s Barometer of Croatian Society” (Project Leader: Professor Ljiljana Kaliterna-Lipovčan, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences).
21. 2008 – 2014: Research Assistant on the project “Research on Public Opinion and Mass Media” (Project Leader: Professor Vesna Lamza-Posavec, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, funded by the Ministry of Science, Education, and Sports of the Republic of Croatia).
1. Balabanić, Ivan. “Changes in the Approach to Research on Mass Media and Media Texts Through Different Temporal and Cultural Frameworks.” Media, Culture, and Public Relations, vol. 14, no. 1 (2023): 24-34. doi: https://doi.org/10.32914/mcpr.
2. Balabanić, Ivan; Žagmešter, Marija; Uzelac, Marija. “The Influence of Financial Satisfaction, Gender, and Level of Education of Young People on Present and Future Orientation: An Analysis in the Context of the Theory of Authenticity and Singularity.” Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, vol. 21, no. 6 (2023): 533-546. doi: 10.7906/indecs.21.6.1.
3. Balabanić, Ivan; Gavran, Vanja; Zelić, Marija. “Reporting by the Most Visited Croatian Electronic Publications on COVID-19 Caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Virus.” In Comments, Hate Speech, Disinformation, and Regulation of Public Communication, edited by Tamara Kunić. Zagreb: Naklada Medijska Istraživanja, 2021, pp. 58-59.
4. Ježovita, Josip; Balabanić, Ivan; Plenković, Mateja. “Methodological Framework of Survey Research in the European Values Study: The Case of Croatia.” Social Research: Journal for General Social Issues, vol. 28, no. 3 (2019): 411-433. doi: 10.5559/di.28.3.03.
5. Salgado, Susana; Balabanić, Ivan; Garcia-Luengo, Óscar; Mustapic, Marko; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Stępińska, Agnieszka; Suiter, Jane. “Election News in Six European Countries: What is Covered and How?” – Study for Research Project. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/29827, 2015.
6. Benković, Vanesa; Balabanić, Ivan. “Content Analysis of the Most Visited Croatian Internet Portals.” Media Research, vol. 16, no. 2 (2010): 43-56.
7. Balabanić, Ivan; Mustapić, Marko. “Media Rhetoric in the Pre-Election Period of 2007: Analysis of Daily Press.” Social Research: Journal for General Social Issues, vol. 17, nos. 4-5 (2008): 647-669.
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