Military cartography in the context of European early modern and modern history
Project leader: Mirela Altić, PhD | Project Start: 01/01/2022
The project deals with the analysis of military maps that illustrate not only the historical development of cartography but also serve as a historical source that documents important historical events, military strategies, war conflicts and their consequences. By analyzing maps in a number of domestic and foreign archives, the aim is to provide an overview of the history of map...
Qualitative research fieldwork for operational research on pilot of EU Child Guarantee in Croatia
Project Start: 27/12/2021
The project is part of the third phase of preparatory work for the European Union Child Guarantee project. The overall goal of the EU Child Guarantee project is to ensure that every child in Europe who is at risk of poverty has access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, adequate housing and adequate nutrition. The third phase is called Testing the Child Guarante...
Dimensions of the “Back”. (Re-)migration and transformation in Eastern Europe
Project leader: Caroline Hornstein-Tomić, PhD | Project Start: 29/09/2021
The project explores historical processes and socio-cultural dynamics of return, remigration, and transformation, and how they interrelate in Eastern Europe. Based on qualitative and desk research (interviews, analysis of secondary sources, of policies and media discourses), and on analysis of a rich body of literature (both scientific and fictional) and of visual materials (i....
Survey research on travel habits of residents of Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Project Start: 01/09/2021
Research project Survey research on the travel habits of residents of Bjelovar-Bilogora County was carried out as part of the development of the Master Plan of the transport system of Bjelovar-Bilogora County. An international consortium was chosen for the creation of that plan in a public tender, and the Pilar Institute, together with domestic partners, the company UM and UM a...
Identity of Boka Croats
Project leader: Rebeka Mesarić-Žabčić, PhD | Project Start: 01/06/2021
Gather scientific institutions, organize a scientific meeting in Zagreb and Boka Kotor with invited participants who will present the main facts that should be included in the subject curricula in the Republic of Croatia and publish them in the Conclusion, which will be published publicly and sent to the line ministry. Organize an Initiative Committee that will work on the impl...
COhort cOmmunity Research and Development Infrastructure Network for Access Throughout Europe
Project leader: Toni Babarović, PhD | Project Start: 01/04/2021
Improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people is a policy priority for the EU. The availability of longitudinal data on child wellbeing is uneven across the EU and exists only in a minority of Member States. The EU-funded COORDINATE project will increase the visibility and use of data on child wellbeing across the EU. The COORDINATE team will also prepare the ...
Towards a safer social future: sociological research on social services in the area of the City of Beli Manastir
Project leader: Mateo Žanić, PhD | Project Start: 01/03/2021
Assessment of the availability and quality of social services in the area of the city of Beli Manastir and the development of practical guidelines for their improvement. The goal is that the guidelines developed on the basis of the conducted research will help institutions, civil society organizations and the institutions of the city of Beli Manastir in the future planning of...
Protecting the mental well being of our children during and after public health emergencies – digital training for teachers and educators
Project leader: Renata Glavak-Tkalić, PhD | Project Start: 01/03/2021
The ProWell project is focused on the impact of emergency public health situations (such as epidemics, pandemics, earthquakes, floods, etc.) on the well-being of children. The pandemic of the disease COVID-19 has led to negative changes in social structures for children and to the biggest changes in teaching methods in recent human history. Professionals who work with children ...
Exploring emotions in the (re)construction of diaspora identity: Croats in Australia and New Zealand (1945-1991)
Project leader: Ivan Hrstić, PhD | Project Start: 01/03/2021
The scientific purpose of the project is to explore the role of emotions in the development of transnational migrant communities through the analysis of the history of Croatian communities in Australia and New Zealand from 1945 to 1991. The basic theoretical and methodological framework of the research is set within the concept of the history of emotions. The research will prov...
Longitudinal adolescent stress study
Project leader: Goran Milas, PhD | Project Start: 01/03/2021
The present research aims to provide more specific information on the precise relationship between life stress exposure and psychological problems in adolescents (15-17 years old), as well as the biological processes underlying these effects. In addition, this research will consider several other factors that may moderate the relationship between life stress and psychological p...
Croatia’s potential (Re)migration, (temporary) return, and change agency of a young high-skilled generation
Project leader: Caroline Hornstein-Tomić, PhD | Project Start: 15/01/2021
The focus of the pilot study is to investigate the contribution of new ideas, values, resources, competences and social capital of people with migration experience and to investigate how they are included and accepted in workplaces, in the public or private sphere after (re)migration to Croatia. Accordingly, the study analyzes the responses of state agencies and institutions, a...
Demographic and social sustainability of Croats in Vojvodina: current trends, challenges and perspectives
Project leader: Dražen Živić, PhD | Project Start: 11/01/2021
The purpose of the project, through scientific cooperation with the Institute for the Culture of Vojvodina Croats, is to provide prerequisites for the sustainable development of the Croatian community based on the knowledge produced for the purpose of preserving their survival in the Republic of Serbia. The implementation of the project will enable the strengthening of the Croa...
