Croats in the Benelux countries – migration, integration and identity
Project leader: Rebeka Mesarić-Žabčić, PhD | Project Start: 14/01/2026
The aim of the project “Croats in the Benelux countries: migration, integration and identity” is to investigate the migration processes of Croatian citizens towards Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, with a special emphasis on young and highly educated emigrants. The research will analyse statistical indicators, motives for emigration, reasons for choosing the...
The Habsburg Bureaucracy and Local Communities: Counties of Banal Croatia
Project leader: Željko Holjevac, PhD | Project Start: 29/12/2025
The purpose of the project is to encourage systematic research on the Croatian-Slavonian counties (Lika-Krbava County, Modruš-Rijeka County, Zagreb County, Varaždin County, Bjelovar-Križevci County, Požega County, Virovitica County, and Syrmia County) in the period from 1886 to 1918 using modern approaches and new insights based on the results of original scientific research. T...
Croats in Brazil: migration, identities, status and global impact
Project leader: Rebeka Mesarić-Žabčić, PhD | Project Start: 01/07/2025
Brazil represents a relatively unexplored area, especially in the context of Croatian emigration, which indicates the need for systematic scientific research. The complexity of the issue, which includes unclear origins, perception of identity, and specific migration circumstances, requires the application of a mixed methodological approach. The combination of quantitative and q...
Identities – Migration – Democracy
Project leader: Caroline Hornstein-Tomić, PhD | Project Start: 01/02/2025
The European Union’s promise of prosperity and security is based on the principle of “unity in diversity” and the guarantee of fundamental freedoms, rights and democratic participation of its citizens. The vast majority of EU citizens share these values. At the same time, democracies are in crisis. Populist parties are fuelling fears and spreading the narrativ...
75 Years of The Croatian Club Adelaide
Project leader: Ivan Hrstić, PhD | Project Start: 01/01/2025
The main objective of the project is to mark the 75th anniversary of the Croatian Club of Adelaide, which is a key institution in the development of the Croatian expatriate community in South Australia. As part of the celebration, a commemorative book dedicated to the history of the club will be published, and on the occasion of the anniversary, the goal is to launch a systemat...
Providing Empathy and Care in non formal Education
Project leader: Iva Žunić | Project Start: 18/12/2024
Our objective in the “PEACE” project is to introduce mental health support through integrated sustainability in the youth work sector, at first focusing on debate-based youth work and then expanding our impact We want to integrate mental health awareness as part of an integrated sustainability approach in youth debate clubs, elevate mental health literacy and well-b...
Analysis of data on playing games of chance and video games in the Republic of Croatia
Project leader: Renata Glavak-Tkalić, PhD | Project Start: 20/11/2024
Data on playing games of chance and video games (prevalence and frequency of playing and problematic playing) were collected on a large representative sample of citizens of the Republic of Croatia as part of a broader survey in 2023. Players of games of chance will be selected from the total sample and their involvement in playing video games will be analyzed, namely the preval...
“I choose Croatia” Research on the link between return migration and development in the lagging regions of Croatia
Project leader: Caroline Hornstein-Tomić, PhD | Project Start: 23/05/2024
With “Biram Hrvatsku”, the Croatian government has laid out a policy measure aimed at incentivizing the return of Croatian internal and international migrants to “economically less developed and demographically weakened areas” in Croatia. By supporting return migration and investment in such regions, the spiral of demographic shrinking and economic decline is supposed to be rev...
CONfidetly ChangIng coLonIAl heritage
Project leader: Renata Franc, PhD | Project Start: 01/03/2024
OBJECTIVES: CONCILIARE centres on the ongoing changes in Colonial Cultural Heritage (CCH) with a threefold aim: 1) identifying and analysing changes in CCH across four pivotal domains: textbooks, public spaces, museums and cultural consumption of products and traditions; 2) advancing knowledge on reactions to and representations of changes in CCH in the four domains held by div...
Final report within the scientific research project ‘Substance abuse among the general population in the Republic of Croatia’
Project leader: Renata Glavak-Tkalić, PhD | Project Start: 15/02/2024
The aim of the project is to analyze and interpret data on the prevalence and patterns of substance abuse, gambling, gaming, and social media usage among the general population of Croatia, based on data collected in 2023. Additionally, the project explores attitudes and perceptions related to substance abuse among different population subgroups (e.g., youth, urban areas). Furth...
Elaborate for the Introduction of Civic Education for Schools founded by the Šibensko-kninska County
Project leader: Dražen Šimleša, PhD | Project Start: 06/02/2024
The main goal is to create an elaborate for the needs of Šibensko-Kninska County that will explore needs and possibilities, but also offer models and solutions for the introduction of civic education in schools founded by the County.
Students’ interests and vocational high school programs fit: Measurement, monitoring, causes and consequences of congruence
Project leader: Toni Babarović, PhD | Project Start: 01/01/2024
Navigating early career guidance, particularly through the selection of secondary vocational education following primary school, presents a significant challenge for students, their families, and the education system alike. Opting for a profession that aligns with a student’s interests, abilities, and aspirations typically yields positive outcomes across educational, care...
