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...
Edited volume in the Studies in Critical Social Sciences series (Brill Academic Publishing)
Dr Paško Bilić and Dr Thomas Allmer (Paderborn University, Germany) are editors of Rethinking Media and Communication: A Critical Sociological Lens for Brill Academic Publishing in the Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. The book comprises 17 chapters in which...
IRMO aktualno “Liberal democracy in the post-fact era: findings of the key RECLAIM project”
In the new issue of IRMO aktualno, Hrvoje Butković presents an overview of the key findings of the RECLAIM project (Horizon Europe), which analysed various dimensions of post-truth politics in Europe and their effects on democratic culture, the public sphere, and...
Director Jakša Puljiz, PhD, Publishes Scientific Paper on the Efficiency of Capital Transfers in North Macedonia
The Director of the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), Jakša Puljiz, PhD, has published a new scientific paper titled “Testing equalization in municipal capital transfers: Case of North Macedonia” in the international journal...
IRMO aktualno “Data and Infrastructural Policies for the Digital Transformation of the Cultural Heritage Sector in the European Union”
In the latest issue of IRMO aktualno, Barbara Lovrinić Higgins explores the impact of European Union policies on the digital transformation of libraries, archives, and museums (LAM institutions), emphasizing their institutional convergence into “memory institutions”....
The CresCine Project Introduces the Interactive FIDA Tool and Announces a New Edition of the State of European Film Report
The European project CresCine, dedicated to strengthening the international competitiveness and cultural diversity of the film industry in small European markets, has this month announced a series of key developments that further shape the future of the sector through...
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...
IRMO aktualno “New climate policy at the border of the European Union: potentials and risks of CBAM”
In the new issue of IRMO Aktualno, Research Assistant at the Department for International Economic and Political Relations, Ana Vučemilović-Grgić, analyses the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the first instrument of its kind at the...
Ana Žuvela, PhD Appointed as Vice-President of the ENCATC Board of Directors
At the General Assembly of the European network ENCATC held on December 11, 2025, Ana Žuvela, PhD, a Research Associate from the Department of Culture and Communication at the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), was appointed as...
In memoriam – Marijo Polić (5/9/1944 – 15/12/2025)
With great sorrow and respect, we bid farewell to our long-standing and highly valued colleague Marijo Polić. During his forty years of work at our Institute, he left a deep and recognizable mark, not only through his professional contributions, but also through his...
21st Century Warfare: How Drones, Cyber Operations and AI Are Changing Combat
The December 2025 edition of the IRMO Brief, authored by Viktor Trumbetaš, deals with modern global warfare that has recently undergone an accelerated transformation, not yet seen since the end of the Cold War. While conventional military weaponry such as tanks,...
IRMO Scholar Co-Edits New Volume: The Organisation of Irresponsibility? Reassessing COVID-19 in Europe, published by Brill
A new edited volume, The Organisation of Irresponsibility? Reassessing COVID-19 in Europe, has been published as part of Brill’s Studies in Critical Social Sciences series (Volume 347). The book is co-edited by Ewan Kerr, Emina Bužinkić (Institute for Development and...
Report Published within the DEVELOPER Project
Paško Bilić, Valentina Vučković, and Toni Prug, researchers on the Croatian Science Foundation project Digital Data, Infrastructures and Development (DEVELOPER) [HRZZ IP-2022-10-2780], have published a report entitled Digital Infrastructure of Socio-Economic...
IRMO aktalno “Audiences and domestic film – a few sketches from small European film markets”
In the new issue of IRMO Aktualno, Jaka Primorac, PhD, analyses the active role of audiences and the viewership of domestic films from small European markets, with a special focus on Croatia. In addition to analyzing the production volume in the context of domestic...
The scientific paper “Leadership Mindset and Skills for Wellbeing in Museums” has been published
Marta Šveb Dragija and Dr. Daniela Angelina Jelinčić have published the scientific paper “Leadership Mindset and Skills for Wellbeing in Museums” in the journal Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo, through CORK – the Center for Sustainable Development through Culture, as...
New guidebook in the series – Manual for Greening Cultural Heritage
The new “Guidebook for Greening Cultural Heritage” authored by IRMO researchers Daniela Angelina Jelinčić, Sanja Tišma and Marko Raič has been published by Jesenski and Turk. The goal is to provide inspiration for action so that cultural heritage is...
Scientific Article “Graffiti Vandalism at Cultural Heritage Assets: Review and Effectiveness of Prevention and Removal Methods„
IRMO scientists Daniela Angelina Jelinčić, PhD and Anamarija Farkaš, PhD published a scientific article entitled “Graffiti Vandalism at Cultural Heritage Assets: Review and Effectiveness of Prevention and Removal Methods”. International Journal of...
Results of the HRZZ project DEVELOPER presented in Florence
Dr Valentina Vučković (Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb) and Dr Paško Bilić (IRMO) presented a paper titled Digital Infrastructure Spillovers: State Capacities and Inequalities in the EU, at the Understanding and Addressing Digital Inequalities conference...