Ph.D. from the Department of Geography of the Faculty of Science of the University of Zagreb (2008); thesis title: Demographic Aspects of Suburbanization in Croatia – Case Study of the Rijeka Urban Region
M.Sc. from the Department of Geography of the Faculty of Science of the University of Zagreb (2003); thesis title: Development of Residential Areas of Split after World War II under the Influence of Immigration
B.Sc. from the Department of Geography of the Faculty of Science of the University of Zagreb (1998)
2018 – appointed to scientific grade of research adviser
2012 – appointed to scientific grade of senior research associate
2009 – appointed to scientific grade of research associate
2009 – appointed to academic title of Associate Professor
2011 – appointed to academic title of Assistant Professor
Employment and Professional Experience
Institut za migracije i narodnosti, Zagreb, 2000–
Head of the Department for Migration and Demographic Research, 2014-
Editor in Chief of the academic journal Migration and Ethnic Themes, 2013-2020
member of the Editorial Board of the academic journal Stanovništvo, 2021-
member of the Editorial Board of the academic journal Geodria, 2020-
member of the Editorial Board of the academic journal Croatian Geographical Bulletin, 2018-
member of the Editorial Board of the academic journal Demografija, 2017-
member of the Editorial Board of the academic journal Acta Geobalcanica, 2015-
member of the Editorial Board of the academic journal Migration and Ethnic Themes, 2009-
external associate at the Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, 2010-
external associate at the Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb, 2009‒2011
Scientific Interest
migration, aging, spatial aspects of demographic processes, quality of life, geography of islands
Projects
Networks of island temporalities – multidisciplinary research of experiences of temporalities on the islands of Dugi otok and Kornati (University of Zadar, Department of Ethnology and Anthropology, 2021-)
Ageing in Place – Challenges and Future Prospects (IMIN, 2021-)
INCLuDE – Intersectoral Cooperation in the Empowerment of Third-Country Nationals – research Development of a System for Collection of data about the Social Inclusion of Persons Granted International Protection in the Republic of Croatia (Office for Human Rights and Rights of National Minorities of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, 2020-2021)
Croatia – New Immigration Country? (IMIN, 2020-)
Bilateral project Urban revitalization process in Ljubljana city center (in comparison with Zagreb city center (Urbanistični inštitut Republike Slovenije and Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, 2018-2019)
Bilateral project Low Fertility in Croatia and Serbia from a Period and Cohort Perspective -Better Understanding for the Better Projections (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business and University of Belgrade, Faculty of Geography, 2016-2017)
Ethnic Groups of Vojvodina in the 21st Century – The State and Perspectives of Sustainability (Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, 2016-2019)
The Effect of Immigration from Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Socio-Demographic Development of Croatian Urban Regions (IMIN, 2014-2015)
Changes in Small Island Communities – The Example of Šibenik Islands (IMIN, 2010-2013)
The Influence of Migration on Regional Development in Croatia (IMIN, 2007-2014)
Gelebte Nachbarschaft (Nordwest-Kroatien)/Susjedstvo u životu i praksi – sjeverozapadna Hrvatska (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Europapolitik, Wien ans IMIN, 2005-2006)
The Influence of Current Migration on the Development of Settlements in Croatia (IMIN, 2002-2006)
Internal Migrations in Croatia (IMIN, 2000–2002)
Selected Bibliography
Books
Život u povijesnoj jezgri Dubrovnika: sociološko-demografska studija. Dubrovnik: Zavod za obnovu Dubrovnika, 2018 (coauthors J. Vukić and O. Čaldarović).
Gradovi potopili škoje – promjene u malim otočnim zajednicama. Zagreb: Institut za migracije i narodnosti, 2013 (coauthor Sonja Podgorelec).
Articles in journals and book chapters
“The older population and the COVID-19 Pandemic – The case of Croatia”, Stanovništvo, 2021, 59, no. 1, pp. 31–46.
“Uneven Demographic Development within Croatia, 1950s-present: Implications for Rural Quality of Life and Youth Out-Migration”, Rural Youth at the Crossroads: Transitional Societies in Central Europe and Beyond (Ed. K. A. Schafft, S. Stanić, R. Horvatek, A. Maselli), London, New York: Routledge, 2021, pp. 37-52 (coauthor Sonja Podgorelec)
“The Demography of the Archipelago – Migration as a Way of Life”, The Notion of Near Islands – The Croatian Archipelago (Ed. N. Starc), London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2020, pp. 89-110. (coauthor Sonja Podgorelec)
“Housing integration of immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina in Croatia: example of the City of Zagreb “, Geoadria, 2020, vol. 25, no. 1, 8-28 (coauthors Sonja Podgorelec and Margareta Gregurović)
“Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina in Croatia: A Sense of Belonging and Acceptance in the New Social Environment”, Razprave in gradivo, 2019, 82, pp. 5–23 (coauthors Sonja Podgorelec and Margareta Gregurović)
“Doseljavanje iz Bosne i Hercegovine u Hrvatsku: migracijski obrasci na primjeru doseljenika u Zagrebu”, Stanovništvo, 2018, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 39-62 (coauthors Sonja Podgorelec and Margareta Gregurović).
“Leisure time as an aspect of quality of life in the population of the Municipality of Gornja Rijeka”, Geoadria, 2017, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 193-221 (coauthors Sonja Podgorelec i Monika Šabijan).
“Neki aspekti sociodemografskog stanja nacionalnih manjina u Republici Hrvatskoj”, 2017, Etničke grupe Vojvodine u 21. veku – stanje i perspektive održivosti, Novi Sad: Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, PMF, Departman za geografiju, turizam i hotelijerstvo, pp. 145-167 (coauthors Drago Župarić-Iljić and Sonja Podgorelec).
“Assessing the quality of migration statistics in Croatia”, The population of the Balkans at the dawn of the 21st century (Eds. V. Janeska and A. Lozanoska). Skopje : Institute of Economics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, 2017, pp. 193-204 (coauthors Ivan Čipin i Petra Međimurec).
“Hrvatsko selo na početku 21. stoljeća – studija slučaja Gornja Rijeka, Sociologija i prostor, 2015, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 139-161 (coauthors Sonja Podgorelec and Monika Šabijan).
“Satisfaction with the quality of life on Croatian small islands: Zlarin, Kaprije and Žirje”, Island Studies Journal, 2015, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 91-110 (coauthors Sonja Podgorelec and Margareta Gregurović).
“Suvremena migracijska obilježja statističkih jedinica Republike Hrvatske”, Migracijske i etničke teme, 2014, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 437-477 (coauthor Ivan Lajić).
“Active Ageing as Lifestyle on Croatian Islands”, Zbornik Matice srpske za društvene nauke, 2014, 148, pp. 715-725 (coauthor Sonja Podgore
“Migracijska komponenta u suvremenom demografskom razvoju Rijeke i priobalja Primorsko-goranske županije”, Migracijske i etničke teme, Zagreb, 2012, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 165-187 (coauthor Ivan Lajić).
“Sociogeografske promjene u malim otočnim zajednicama − primjer otoka Zlarina”, Geoadria, 2011, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 189-209 (coauthor Sonja Podgorelec).
“Populacijski razvoj gradskih regija Hrvatske 1948.-2001”, Migracije i regionalni razvoj (Ed. Ivan Lajić). Zagreb: Institut za migracije i narodnosti, 2010, pp. 30-76.
“Croatian Cities under Transformation: New Tendencies in Housing and Segregation”, Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2009, vol. 100, no. 4, pp. 454-468 (coauthor Dubravka Spevec).
“Ostarjeti u gradu – primjer Zagreba”, Sociologija i prostor, 2009, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 241-262 (coauthor Sonja Podgorelec).
“Sociodemografske značajke i procesi u hrvatskim obalnim gradovima”, Geoadria, 2009, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 221-247 (coauthor Sonja Podgorelec).
“Utjecaj migracije na demografski razvoj riječke aglomeracije”, Hrvatski geografski glasnik, 2008, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 43-65.
“Starenje i neformalna skrb o starim osobama u Hrvatsko”, Migracijske i etničke teme, 2007, vol. 23, no. 1-2, pp. 111-134 (coauthor Sonja Podgorelec).
“Razvoj stambenih naselja Splita nakon Drugog svjetskog rata”, Hrvatski geografski glasnik, 2004, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 95-119.
“Split as In-migration Centre”, Hrvatski geografski glasnik, 2004, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 5-28.
“Migracije i starenje otočnog stanovništva – pet iških priča”, Migracijske i etničke teme, 2002, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 319-338 (coauthor Sonja Podgorelec).
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