IRMO Researchers on a Study Visit to São Paulo
Researchers and members of the CULTMED project, Dr Aleksandra Uzelac, Dr Dea Vidović, and Dr Ana Žuvela, were on a study visit to São Paulo, Brazil, from 4 to 9 July 2026, during which they held a series of meetings with representatives of leading Brazilian cultural...
IRMO Researcher visits University College Dublin as a part of COST Action P-WILL Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM)
Within the framework of COST Action CA21118 – Platform Work Inclusion Living Lab (P-WILL), a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) was carried out at University College Dublin (UCD). The work was carried out by Dr Jaka Primorac, Scientific Advisor at the Department for...
Dr Bužinkić’s Research Fellowship at Kings College of London
In June 2026, Dr. Emina Bužinkić was a Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College London, hosted through a collaboration with Dr. Mayssoun Sukarieh from the Department of International Development. The fellowship was supported through the project “DEVELOPER...
Scientific article “Operationalising cultural democracy – the experience from a transitional society”
Author: Ana Žuvela Journal: Cultural Trends Publisher: Taylor & Francis Year: 2026 Print: ISSN: 0954-8963 Online ISSN: 1469-3690 The article analyses how the concept of cultural democracy is operationalised within Croatian cultural policy and how it can be...
Article published by Dr Ana Žuvela in Cultural Trends
Dr Ana Žuvela, a research associate at the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), has published a single-authored original scientific article “Operationalising cultural democracy – the experience from a transitional society” in the renowned...
Development of the Strategic Plan and Institutional Development of the Multimedia Cultural Centre (MKC), Split
Project duration: 1/942026 – 31/10/2026 Client: LiPS Project manager: Ana Žuvela, PhD The development of the four-year Strategic Plan of the Multimedia Cultural Centre (MKC) is based on a comprehensive analytical and participatory process aimed at defining clear...
IRMO researcher participated in ‘Labour Transfer School 2026’
Jaka Primorac, PhD, Scientific Advisor from the IRMO Department of Culture and Communication, participated as a lecturer and mentor at the fifth Labour Transfer School 2026 (LTS 2026), which took place from 3-10 June 2026 in Buggerru, Sardinia, Italy. LTS is an...
Chapter “Circular Cultural Tourism: Concept and Benefits Through Theory and Practice”
Book titele: Cultural Heritage Tourism and Circular Economy: Enhancing Identity, Visibility and Sustainability, XXXIII, 476 pp. Editors: Anna Trono, Polyxeni Moira Chapter author: Daniela Angelina Jelinčić Publisher: Springer Nature Year: 2026 ISBN 978-3-032-14081-4...
A new chapter of the book on the application of the circular economy to cultural tourism has been published
IRMO researcher Daniela Angelina Jelinčić published a new book chapter entitled Circular Cultural Tourism: Concept and Benefits Through Theory and Practice. The chapter is part of a larger publishing project that resulted in the book Cultural Heritage Tourism and...
Dr Barbara Lovrinić Higgins and Dr Aleksandra Uzelac participated in DARIAH 2026, the Annual Digital Humanities Conference
Dr Barbara Lovrinić Higgins and Dr Aleksandra Uzelac, CULTMED collaborators, participated in the DARIAH 2026 Annual Event (Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities), held from 26 to 29 May 2026 at Roma Tre University in Rome, Italy. The conference...
Article “Tourist assessment of nightlife in Zagreb through TripAdvisor reviews”
Authors: Marko Raič and Daniela Angelina Jelinčić Journal: “Turyzm/Tourism”, Vol. 36 No. 1 (2026) Publisher: Institute of Urban Geography, Tourism Studies, and Geoinformation, poland Year: 2026 e-ISSN 2080-6922, ISSN 0867-5856...
8th Lecture in the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series Held: Dr Katja Praznik on the Class Challenges of Cultural Work and Participatory Research
On Thursday, 19 May 2026, the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) in Zagreb hosted the eighth lecture in the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, featuring Dr Katja Praznik, Associate Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo...
IRMO at the ENCATC Academy in Bilbao
Assistants Marta Šveb Dragija and Barbara Lovrinić Higgins, PhD, together with associate Sunčana Franić from the Department for Culture and Communication at the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), participated in the ENCATC Academy in Bilbao,...
IRMO researcher participated in the Heritage on Stage conference
IRMO researcher Daniela Angelina Jelinčić participated in the Heritage on Stage conference, where she coordinated a workshop entitled Possible Uses of Museums and Heritage Sites. The conference was organized by ICOM Croatia, ICOM SEE, INTERCOM, ICOM Hungary, ICOM...
Participation of Dr. Ana Žuvela at the ARSUM2026 International Conference in Nikšić
Dr. Ana Žuvela participated on 14 May 2026 in the international scientific conference, symposium ARSUM2026, titled “Culture in Action: Empowering Cities, Engaging People, Measuring Impact”, held at the IPC Tehnopolis in Nikšić and organised by the University...
IRMO and the University “Mediterranean” Sign Cooperation Agreement in Podgorica
On 13 May 2026, a Cooperation Agreement was signed in Podgorica between the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), Department for Culture and Communication, and the University “Mediterranean”, specifically its Institute for Science, Culture and...
IRMO researcher participated as an invited speaker Izmir Talks Culture
IRMO researcher Daniela Angelina Jelinčić participated as an invited speaker in Turkey at the Izmir Cultural Policies Summit and Workshop (Izmir Talks Culture) where she shared her experiences in developing the Cultural Development Plan for the City of Zagreb. The...
DEVELOPER Project Research Presented at the Srce Conference
Dr Paško Bilić, principal investigator of the project Digital Data, Infrastructures and Development (IP-2022-10-2780), presented project findings at the Srce DEI 2026 conference organised by the University Computing Centre Srce. The presentation, entitled “A Typology...