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 “Left Behind: Unpacking Racialization of Migrant and Minoritized Students in Croatian Education During Covid-19”
Authors: Emina Bužinkić and Antonija Petričušić Publisher: Institute for Migration Research Godina: 2025 ISSN 1333-2546 (Tisak) ISSN 1848-9184 (Online) The COVID-19 pandemic exposed entrenched inequities in education, particularly affecting racialized groups such as...
Published 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 Dr. Emina Bužinkić and Dr. Antonija Petričušić. The article discusses...
Invitation to a Three-Day Event Focused on Research, Activism, and Policymaking Related to Migration
The Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) is pleased to invite you to participate in the Community Resilience Lab, a three-day event focused on research, activism, and policymaking related to migration. Organized by IRMO and its Center for...
Article “A Crisis or an Opportunity: Migration as a Tool for Economic and Social Development in Croatia
Authors: Senada Šelo Šabić, Ana Vučemilović-Grgić and Antonija Majdančić Publisher: Institute for Sociological, Political and Juridical Research, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, North Macedonia Year: 2024 ISBN 978-9989-633-67-6 Migration and...
New article “A Crisis or an Opportunity: Migration as a Tool for Economic and Social Development in Croatia”
The article “A Crisis or an Opportunity: Migration as a Tool for Economic and Social Development in Croatia” by Senada Šelo Šabić, Ph.D, Ana Vučemilović-Grgić, and Antonija Majdančić has recently been published as a scientific contribution to the proceedings of the...
IRMO aktualno “The Pact on Migration and Asylum is at the Doorstep: Adjustments to National Systems and Concerns for Human Rights”
LINKS: IRMO aktualno 51/2025 (croatian) Archives: IRMO aktualno
IRMO researcher participated in an international conference and seminar in Wrocław (Poland)
Emina Bužinkić, PhD, participated in the 7th International Conference “Social Boundaries of Work: Critical Labour Studies in the Times of a Polycrisis”, and the seminar “Contemporary Faces of Trade Unions” held from October 15 to 18 in Wrocław, Poland. The conference...
Research ‘Tracing a Migrant Subject: Race, Ethnicity, and Borders’ presented at the IMISCOE Conference
Emina Bužinkić, PhD from IRMO presented a research paper titled “Tracing A Migrant Subject: Race, Ethnicity, Border,” which discusses the roots of racialized violence against Muslims and migrants through methods of critical discourse analysis and political...
Article “COVID-19 Emergency Governance in Croatia: The Case of Perpetual Exception and Securitized Disenfranchisement”
Authors: Emina Bužinkić and Senada Šelo Šabić Journal: Critical Sociolog Publisher: Sage Journals Year: 2024 ISSN: 0896-9205 Online ISSN: 1569-1632 https://doi.org/10.1177/08969205241259167 The authors analyze the fencing off of the Porin asylum seeker reception...
International Relations – Determinants of Resilient Sustainable Development – MO4R
Project duration: 2024 – 2027 Client: Ministry of Science and Education Project manager: Ana-Maria Boromisa, PhD Project team: Nevenka Čučković, PhD Senada Šelo Šabić, PhD Krešimir Jurlin, Ph Damir Demonja, PhD Sandro Knezović, PhD Emina Bužinkić Leona Knežević Mužić...
The panel on ‘Transnational Solidarity in the Balkans: migration justice worldmaking’ was held
The panel Transnational solidarities in the Balkans: migration justice worldmaking sought to imagine and continue solidarity movement building with the migrants and refugees subjected to racial denigration, xenophobic refusals and rejection along the Balkan route and...
Production of a policy study and evaluation of a project : “New neighbours: Inclusion of persons with approved international protection into Croatian society”
Project duration: 8/07/2022 – 15/12/2022 Funding: European Commissson Client: AMIF – Asylm, Migration and Integration Fund Team Leader: Senada Šelo Šabić, PhD The goal of the evaluation is to create a study that will evaluate the effectiveness of the project...
Panel Discussion “Moving forward or standing still? New momentum for the European future of Bosnia and Herzegovina”
Panel Discussion Livestream: June 30, 17:00-18:00h The EU Enlargement is in dire need of new momentum, yet rule of law, justice and fundamental rights reforms do not seem to be of utmost priority to the governments in the region. Is there a way to move forward and...
International relations – determinants of sustainable development – MO3R
Project duration: 2019 – 2023 Client: Ministry of Science and Education Project manager: Ana-Maria Boromisa, PhD The MO3R survey deals with the identification and analysis of economic, political, security, cultural and other relevant social processes in order to...
Enhancing Community Building and Social Integration through Dialogue and Collaboration amongst Young Europeans and Third Country Nationals – VOLPOWER
Trajanje projekta: 12./2018. – 12./2020. Client: EC – AMIF-2017-AG-INTE (Integration of Third-Country Nationals) Team Leader: Senada Šelo Šabić, PhD VOLPOWER studies how volunteering can contribute to youth interaction and empowerment. It investigates the impact of...
Regional Cooperation in the Western Balkans: The Berlin Process and Visegrad Group in Comparison Project
Project duration: 9./2019 – 10./2019 Client:Institute for Democracy, Skopje Team leader: Senada Šelo Šabić,...
Lecture by Prof Frank Schimmelfennig on “EU Enlargement and Differentiated Integration”
Faculty of Political Science (Seminar C, 2nd floor), Lepušićeva 6, Zagreb 18th January 2019 at 12:00 The Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), in cooperation with the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Zagreb, has organised a...