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IRMO Strengthens Cooperation with IfaS with Support from DAAD
The Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) strenghtens the cooperation with the Institute for Applied Material Flow Management (IfaS) at Trier University of Applied Sciences, with support from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher...
Critical Review of the Joint Statement (JS) on Gas Supply Security to Central and Eastern Europe “European Energy Security or Acquiescence”
Seven experts from think tanks in five Western and Eastern European countries (including Ana-Maria Boromisa) have critically reviewed the Joint Statement (JS) on Gas Supply Security to Central and Eastern Europe. The JS was signed in Washington, D.C., on 24 February...
Ana-Maria Boromisa gave a statement to Deutsche Welle on Croatia’s energy sovereignty
Dr Ana-Maria Boromisa, the head of the Department for International Economic and Political Relations at IRMO, gave a statement to Deutsche Welle (DW) on the future of Croatian-Hungarian relations and Croatia’s energy security. In the article “The Future of...
IRMO at the 7th International Scientific Conference “European Realities: Peace” in Osijek
Upon the invitation of the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, IRMO was one of the co-organisers of the 7th International Scientific Conference “European Realities: Peace”, held in Osijek on 14 and 15 April 2026. Researchers from the Institute for Development and...
Intersectionality and Inclusive Feminist Politics as Themes of a Seminar and Conference on Women’s Rights
Dr. Emina Bužinkić participated in the international seminar “Advancing Women’s Rights in a Changing World” and the international scholarly conference“Future of Women’s Rights: Marking the Anniversaries of CEDAW and the Istanbul Convention.” The seminar and conference...
Senada Šelo Šabić at the international conference on the future of women’s rights
Dr Senada Šelo Šabić, Scientific Adviser at the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), participated in the international scientific conference “Future of Women’s Rights: Marking the Anniversaries of CEDAW and the Istanbul Convention”, held on...
Converge2EU Panel in Zagreb: Enlargement and Living Standards
On 13 April in Zagreb, IRMO participated in a panel discussion presenting the Converge2EU project, which analyses how the Western Balkans are converging with EU living standards. The panel, moderated by Senada Šelo Šabić (IRMO), brought together: • Dr Sabina Lange and...
IRMO at the launch of the Minor “Political Transformations” at the University of Rijeka
Earlier this month, Dr Senada Šelo Šabić, Scientific Adviser at the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), participated in the delivery of a course within the Minor “Political Transformations” programme “Political Transformations” at the...
EU Enlargement as a Question of Identity and Political Responsibility
Within the Becoming EU-ropean project, Dr Senada Šelo Šabić delivered a webinar addressing the Croatian perspective on EU enlargement, focusing on its transformative and identity-related dimensions. The lecture emphasised that enlargement goes beyond institutional...
Senada Šelo Šabić featured on HRT’s “Interview of the Week”
Dr. Senada Šelo Šabić, Scientific Adviser, appeared on Croatian Radio’s Interview of the Week to discuss current foreign policy developments. The discussion covered protests and migration policy in the United States, the EU’s first comprehensive strategy on asylum...
Book Chapter “Donald Trump’s Second Term and Central and South-Eastern Europe: An Uneasy Alliance”
IRMO senior researcher Dr. Senada Šelo Šabić has published a book chapter titled “Donald Trump’s Second Term and Central and South-Eastern Europe: An Uneasy Alliance” in the 2026 edition of Central and South-Eastern Europe, an annual volume published by...
Public talk by Alessandro Monsutti: “Refugees without Borders: Towards a Global Ethnography of Afghan Mobilities.“
On 23 January, the Centre for Migration Studies of the Institute for Development and International Relations hosted Professor Alessandro Monsutti, who delivered a lecture entitled “Refugees Without Borders: Towards a Global Ethnography of Afghan Mobilities.” ...
Invitation to Alessandro Monsutti’s Talk: Refugees without Borders: Towards a Global Ethnography of Afghan Mobilities
The Centre for Migration Studies of the Institute for Development and International Relations warmly invites you to a public talk by professor Alessandro Monsutti, titled “Refugees without Borders: Towards a Global Ethnography of Afghan Mobilities.” The talk will take...
IRMO Participates in the New COST Action “Networking European Security Knowledge (NetSec)”
A new COST Action, Networking European Security Knowledge (NetSec), in which IRMO participates, has been approved. IRMO’s senior advisor in the Department for International Economic and Political Relations, Senada Šelo Šabić, PhD, serves on the Action’s Management...
Article “Energy Transition in the Western Balkans”
The article Energy Transition in the Western Balkans by the Head of the Department for International Economic and Political Relations, Ana-Maria Boromisa, PhD, was published in Structural Change in the Western Balkans. In the article, Dr. Boromisa examines energy...
Book “The Organisation of Irresponsibility? Reassessing COVID-19 in Europe”
A new edited volume, The Organisation of Irresponsibility? Reassessing COVID-19 in Europe, has been published as part of the Brill’s Studies in Critical Social Sciences series (Volume 347). The book is co-edited by Ewan Kerr, IRMO's Emina Bužinkić, and James Foley....
Panel Discussion: 10 Years Since the Long Summer of Migration
On 16th of December 2025, a panel discussion titled “10 Years Since the Long Summer of Migration” was held at the Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb, within the exhibition space Z/zemlja. The event marked a decade since the developments that profoundly shaped migration...
IRMO’s scientist at MCBC WB6 workshop
Municipal Cross-Border Cooperation in the Western Balkans Project (MCBC WB6) Workshop Inclusive Energy Transition in the WB6: Women’s Leadership, Marginalized Groups, and Municipal Cooperation was held on December 4th, 2025. The hybrid workshop was organized by the...
IRMO at the 13th RACVIAC Conference on Security Challenges for Europe
Centre for Security Cooperation (RACVIAC), together with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Office for Croatia and Slovenia, held the 13th annual Conference on Security Challenges for Europe in Zagreb on 25–26 November 2025. The event once again brought together a...
IRMO aktualno “Croatian small and medium-sized enterprises in the green transition: What have the new geopolitical circumstances brought us?”
In the new issue of IRMO aktualno, Nevenka Čučković, PhD, analyses the impact of the new geopolitical circumstances on the processes of the green transition in Croatian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Owing to their size and limited financial capacity,...
Book chapter “Democratic Backsliding in Croatia – Autocratic Tendencies Die Hard”
IRMO scientist Dr. Senada Šelo Šabić and IRMO research assistant Ana Vučemilović-Grgić have published a book chapter entitled “Democratic Backsliding in Croatia - Autocratic Tendencies Die Hard” in the volume Democratic Backsliding in Europe. The book was published by...