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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 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...
IRMO scientist at a high-level conference in Tirana
The Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with Albania’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, hosted a high-level conference “Structural Change in the Western Balkans” in Tirana from October 27–30, 2025. The event addressed major regional challenges driven by...
IRMO Research Assistant at the international conference “Sustainable Development for a Sustainable Future”
The International Scientific Conference, themed "Sustainable Development for a Sustainable Future," was held on 9-10 October 2025. It was held in Skopje, North Macedonia, in hybrid form. The conference aimed to explore cutting-edge microeconomic and macroeconomic...
IRMO Scientist Participated in Teaching at an International Program in China
Ana-Maria Boromisa, PhD, participated in teaching at the graduate study of International Material Flow Management at Yantai University in China. Together with Maja Božičević Vrhovčak, PhD, from the Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar, dr. Boromisa is teaching the course...
Cres Summer School 2025: Defending Democracy in Turbulent Times
From 14–20 September 2025, the fourth edition of the Cres Summer School – “Defending democracy in turbulent times: challenges and opportunities. The European perspective” – took place at the historic Moise Palace in Cres. The Summer School brought together 18 young...
Nairobi Workshop – Horizon Europe project application
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has assembled a consortium for the Horizon Europe project application under the call Fostering equity and justice in climate policies – Societal Readiness Pilot. The consortium includes partners from northern...
29th International Scientific Conference “National Minorities, Migration, and Security” held on Brijuni
The 29th International Scientific Conference National Minorities, Migration, and Security was held on Brijuni island from 8 through 10 September 2025. The event was organised by the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, in cooperation with the Academic...
Article “The Executive Power versus the Legislative Power: The Powers of the US President and the Congress in Matters of Military Authority”
In collaboration with Ante Zrile, a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, dr. sc. Sandro Knezović, Research Adviser at the Institute for Development and International Relations, published a scientific article titled “The...
International Research Project on the Impact of the Pandemic completed
The Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) has successfully completed the international research project ENDURE – Inequalities, Community Resilience, and New Governance Modalities in a Post-Pandemic World (https://www.endure-project.org). The...
Article “Left Behind: Unpacking Racialization of Migrant and Minoritized Students in Croatian Education During Covid-19”
The journal Migration and Ethnic Themes recently published the article “Left Behind: Unpacking Racialization of Migrant and Minoritized Students in Croatian Education During Covid-19,” authored by Emina Bužinkić, PhD, and Antonija Petričušić, PhD. The article...
Agitating Memory, Mobilizing Justice: Reflections from the Collective Memory-Work Symposium in Vienna
From July 17 to 20, the University of Vienna hosted the International Symposium on Collective Memory‑Work. The event gathered scholars, artists, and activists working across disciplines to explore collaborative memory methodologies as tools for social and political...
IRMO’s Emina Bužinkić, PhD, at ISA Forum of Sociology in Rabat
The ISA Forum of Sociology Knowing Justice in the Anthropocene was held in Rabat, Morocco, from 6 to 12 July. Hosted for the first time in the MENA region, the Forum gathered scholars from around the world for intense academic exchanges and public engagements at...
Senada Šelo Šabić on Universities as Defenders of Freedom of Thought
In the June issue of Vox, Dr. Šelo Šabić addresses three questions about political pressures on academic freedoms, the challenges faced by the academic community, and Europe's potential to position itself as a stable environment for international science. Read the...
IRMO scientists at a conference on the integration of foreign workers in Croatia
On June 10, 2025, Ana-Maria Boromisa, PhD, and Senada Šelo Šabić, PhD, participated in the conference “We were looking for workers, people came to us: integration of foreign workers in Croatia” organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The conference brought...
IRMO’s scholar Emina Bužinkić at IMISCOE with an invited contribution
The largest European migration research conference, organized under the umbrella of the IMISCOE network, took place in Paris 1 - 4 July. This year’s conference, titled Decentering Migration Studies, brought together hundreds of scholars from across Europe and beyond...
Article “Depopulation and aging – challenges for Croatia’s climate resilience”
Journal Frontiers in Sociology published the article Depopulation and Aging – Challenges for Croatia's Climate Resilience by Ana-Maria Boromisa, PhD, Head of the Department for International Economic and Political Relations. In the article dr. Boromisa explores the...
ENDURE with the community
On Monday, June 16, the conference “Community Organizing for All” marked the final dissemination event of the ENDURE project – Inequalities, Community Resilience, and New Governance Modalities in a Post-Pandemic World. The Institute for Development and International...
Invitation to the conference: Community Organizing for All
The Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) is pleased to invite you to the conference “Community Organizing for All,” which will take place on Monday, June 16, from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM at the premises of the Zagreb Society of Architects, Trg bana...
IRMO Representatives at the Asylum Coordination Meeting
Representatives of IRMO attended the Asylum Coordination meeting held on May 27, 2025, at the premises of the Croatian Red Cross. The meeting was organized within the framework of the project “Access to the Territory of the Republic of Croatia – Legal Support and...