2019: Religious Circumstances and Relations in the Municipality of Vinkovci (1964-1975) in the Light of Archival Materials (Commission for Religious Affairs) of the State Archives in Vukovar (Project leader: Ivana Bendra – Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences; source of funding: State Archives in Vukovar. – Project leader
2018-2019: Migration Aspirations and Quality of Life of Young people in Vukovar-Srijem County (Project Leader: Mateo Žanić – Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences; source of funding: Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences). – Project Associate
2018: Local People’s Committee Borovo Naselje 1945-1950. Study of Social, Demographic, Economic and Political Circumstances (Project leader: Dražen Živić – Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences; source of funding: State Archives Vukovar). – Project associate
2018: Elaboration on the Program Justification, Accessibility Requirements and Rationality of a Secondary School Institution in the City of Otok (Project leader: Dražen Živić – Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences; source of funding: City of Otok). – Project associate
2009-2010: Lexicon of Croatian Emigration and Minorities (Project leader: Vlado Šakić – Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences; source of funding: Croatian Heritage Foundation). – Project associate
2008-2011: Demographic Aspects of Urban-Rural Polarization of Croatia (Project leader: Dražen Živić – Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences; source of funding: MZOS). – Project associate
2007: Demographic Losses and Consequences of the Homeland War (Project leader: Dražen Živić – Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences; source of funding: MZOS). – Project associate
19 national participations
4 international participations
2026: Scientific study – Memorial Cemetery “Šapudla” – Project leader
2026-2028: Possibilities and Limitations of Transformation of Activities of Religious Associations in Social Entrepreneurship – Project associate
2024-2027: Dynamics and Challenges of Migration, Re-migration and Immigration in the Republic of Croatia – Project associate
2024-2027: Transformation of Local Communities in the Republic of Croatia. Global Challenges and Development Potential – Project associate
2023-2024: Social, Cultural and Demographic Determinants of Preserving and Promoting the National Identity of Croats in the Republic of North Macedonia – Project associate
2023: Service for the Preparation of a Study on the Evaluation of Scientific and Professional Conferences of the Project “Strategic Reflection on the Future of Croatia” of the Croatian Generals Association – Project associate
2023: Service for the Implementation of the Preliminary Evaluation Procedure of the Document Draft Strategy for Demographic Revitalization until 2033 – Project associate
2021-2022: War, People, Numbers – Vukovar 1991 and Today. Author’s scientific monograph – Project leader
2021-2022: Demographic and Social Sustainability of Croats in Vojvodina: Current Trends, Challenges and Perspectives – Project associate
2020-2023: The First World War in the Culture of Memory. Forgotten Heritage – Project associate
2020-2021: Preparation of an analytical-summary study of the Vukovar-Srijem County: Population, Migration, Quality of Life and Development Perspectives – Project associate
2019-2020: Femme Industrielle –Industrial Workers in Socialist Croatia – The Example of Borovo, Vukovar – Project associate
2018-2019: The Social Impact of a Centrally Planned Economy in Socialist Croatia – The example of Vukovar – Project associate
2018: Local People’s Committee Borovo settlement 1945 – 1950. Study of Social, Demographic, Economic and Political Conditions – Project associate
2018: Preparation of a study on the program justification, accessibility requirements and rationality of a secondary school in the city of Otok. – Associate
2011-2012: Demographic study of the City of Vukovar – Project associate
2008-2012: Vukovar-Srijem County: Space, People, Identity – Project associate
2025-2026: Factors of Intellectual Property Management and Digital Transformation in the Republic of North Macedonia – Project associate
2013-2016: Study Abroad Program: University of Georgia (UGA) – Project associate
50 national scientific conferences
51 international scientific conferences
Croatian Sociological Association
Croatian Demographic Society
Functions:
Appointed coordinator for the development of cooperation with the Dr. Franjo Tuđman Defense and Security University, Zagreb
Appointed deputy member of the User Group for Cooperation with the Scientific Community of the Central Bureau of Statistics
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Department of Sociology (Adjunct Assistant Professor, external associate)
In the academic year 2023/2024. in the summer semester as a Full Assistant Professor taught the course Sociology of Migration
Invited (permanent) lecturer:
RACVIAC Center for Security Studies from Zagreb
Institute for Intellectual Property – Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
Education Agency of the Republic of Croatia
Center for Strategic and Global Studies, Department of International Relations at the University of Airlangga, Kota Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Mentorship:
June 22 – July 30, 2025: Erasmus + Student Mobility for Traineeships (Academic Year 2024/2025), mentor to doctoral student Aysberg Şamil Önlü at the postgraduate study at the University of Ankara (Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences). (Qualitative Scientific Research Methodologies)
February 5 – April 5, 2018: Erasmus + Student Mobility for Traineeships (Academic Year 2017/2018) mentor to student Sara Hutz from the University of Kassel, Germany. (Sociological theories and research methodologies)
2021/2022 Tübitak scholarship – 2021 Program of the Visiting Scientists and Scientists on Sabbatical Leave. Özyeğin University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of International Relations, Istanbul, Turkey (Sociology of Migration)
2001/2002 – 2002/2003 – Chevening Scholar scholarship of the Government of the United Kingdom and the Ministry of European Integration of the Republic of Croatia, University of Sussex, Brighton (European Studies)
2020: Development Opportunities and Challenges of the Wider Area of the Dvor Municipality Stimulated by the Location of the RAW Management Center in Čerkezovac – Project associate
2019-2020: Analysis of Travel Habits in the Functional Region of Eastern Croatia – Project associate
2019-2020: Implementation of Field Research on the Quality of Life in Vukovar-Srijem County and Collection and Processing of Demographic and Statistical Documentation – Project associate
2018-2019: Migration Aspirations and Quality of Life of Young People in Vukovar-Srijem County – Project leader
2018: Borovo Naselje Local People’s Committee 1945-1950. Study of Social, Demographic, Political and Economic Circumstances – Project associate
2017: Secondary Housing and Social Sustainability of Local Communities in Croatia – Project associate
2010-2011: Demographic Aspects of Urban-Rural Polarization in Croatia – Project associate
2008-2010: National Identity, Religion and Challenges of European Integration – Project associate
10 national participations
13 international participations
Croatian Sociological Association
Matica hrvatska
2019-: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek, Sociology of the city
2010-2013: Lavoslav Ružička University of Applied Sciences in Vukovar, Fundamentals of sociology
2024-2027: Dynamics and Challenges of Migration, Re-migration and Immigration in the Republic of Croatia (DinamiRH) – Project associate
2024-2027: Transformations of Local Communities in the Republic of Croatia. Global Challenges and Development Potentials (LozaRH) – Project associate
2023-2024: Demographic, Social and Cultural Determinants of the Preservation and Promotion of the National Identity of Croats in the Republic of North Macedonia – Project leader
2023: Study on the Evaluation of Scientific and Professional Conferences of the Project “Strategic Reflection on the Future of Croatia” – Project leader
2023: Conducting the Preliminary Evaluation Procedure of the Draft Proposal of the Strategy for Demographic Revitalization of the Republic of Croatia until 2033 – Project leader
2022-2023: Croatian Community in the Republic of Slovenia: Between Assimilation, Integration and Promotion of Croatian National Identity – Project associate
2021-2022: Demographic and Social Sustainability of Croats in Vojvodina – Project leader
2020-2021: Preparation of an Analytical-Summary Study Vukovar-Srijem County: Population, Migration, Quality of Life and Development Prospects – Project leader
2019-2020: Implementation of a Field Study on the Quality of Life in Vukovar-Srijem County and Collecting and Processing of Demographic and Statistical Documentation – Project leader
2019-2020: GIS Approach to the Analysis of Demographic Resilience of Urban Settlements and Local Government Units in Croatia: Towards Demographic Regionalization – Project associate
2019: Religious Circumstances and Relations in the Municipality of Vinkovci (1964-1975) in the Light of Archival Materials (Commission for Religious Affairs) of the State Archives in Vukovar – Project associate
2018-2019: Migration Aspirations and Quality of Life of Young People in Vukovar-Srijem County – Project associate
2018: Local People’s Committee Borovo naselje 1945-1950. Study of Social, Demographic, Political and Economic Conditions – Project leader
2018: Study on Program Justification, Accessibility Requirements and Rationality of a Secondary School Institution in the City of Otok – Project leader
2011-2012: Demographic Study of the City of Vukovar – Project leader
2008-2012: Vukovar-Srijem County: Space, People, Identity – Project leader
2007-2011: Demographic Aspects of Urban-Rural Polarization of Croatia – Project leader
2002-2006: Integration Processes Between Croatian Emigrants and the Republic of Croatia – Project associate
2002-2006: Demographic Losses and Consequences of the Homeland War – Project leader
1996-2002: Croatian Emigrants and Cooperation With the Homeland – Project associate
1994-1996: Demographic Development and Population Policy in the Republic of Croatia – Project associate
100 national participations
30 international participations
Croatian Demographic Society
Croatian National Committee for Historical Sciences
Croatian Academy of Educational Sciences
Society for Croatian Economic History and Ecohistory
Matrix Croatica
2018-2025: Dr. Franjo Tuđman Defense and Security University, War School “Ban Josip Jelačić”, War and post-war demography of Eastern Croatia and Vukovar, Demography of Croatia – roots and state
2011-2023: Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, one-year specialist study; course: Homeland War – causes and consequences
2012-2014: J. J. Strossmayer University in Osijek, Catholic Faculty of Theology in Đakovo, Specialist study of Pastoral Theology, course: Demographic trends in Croatia
2011-2012: Catholic University, of Croatia, History Studies, course: Statistics and demography
2002-2012: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Croatian Studies, course: Demography, World population, Demographic development of Croatia
2023: Vukovar-Srijem County Award
2019: “Federik Grisogono” Award
2005: “Croatian Stations of the Cross” Commemorative Medal
2001: State Science Award for Young Scientists in the Field of Social Sciences
