Academic education:
- Ph.D. in Sociology; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb
- M.A. in Sociology; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb
- B.A. (Hons) in Sociology; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb
Employment and professional experience:
- Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, Zagreb (1986– )
- member of the Editorial Board of the academic journal Revija za sociologiju (Croatian Sociological Association, 2011- )
- member of the Editorial Board of the Sociological Series (Croatian Sociological Association / Naklada Jesenski i Turk, 1998-)
- Managing Editor of the academic journal Migracijske i etničke teme (1994-2000)
- member of the Editorial Board of the academic journal Migracijske i etničke teme (1991-2012)
Scientific interest:
- sociology of religion, sociology of politics, sociology of ethnic relations, social history (especially: religion and politics, religion and ethnicity, religion and migration, religious minorities, ethnic minorities)
Projects:
National
- "Intercultural Approach to Ethnic Diversity and Identity: Croatia – Europe" (Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, 2007-2014)
- "Croatian Ethnic Development and Plurality: A Comparative View" (Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, 2002-2006)
- "Croatian Ethnic Development in a Comparative Persepctive" (Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, 1996-2002)
- "Migration, Modernization, Ethnicity in Peripheral Croatia" (Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies of the University of Zagreb, 1991-1992)
- Croatian Minorities and Minorities in Croatia in the Context of the Euroepan Space" (Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies of the University of Zagreb, 1991-1992)
- "External Labour Migrations from Yugoslavia and Social Development" (Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies of the University of Zagreb, 1988-1990)
- "Cultural Dimension of the Ethnic Identity of Croats in Hungary" (Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies of the University of Zagreb, 1987-1990)
International
- "The Challenges of Europeanisation: Mediating between National and European Identities in South Eastern Europe (SEUM)"(Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office – ASO, 2010-2011)
- "Gelebte Nachbarschaft(Nordwest-Kroatien)" (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Europapolitik, Wien/ Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, Zagreb, 2005-2006)
- "Ethnic Conflict and Development" (The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva, 1990-1992)
Selected bibliography:
Books
- (ed.) Rječnik sociologije (Nicholas Abercrombie, StephenHill, BryanS. Turner). Zagreb: Naklada Jesenskii Turk, 2008 (coeditor Jadranka Čačić-Kumpes).
- (ed.) Etničnost, nacija, identitet: Hrvatska i Europa. Zagreb: Institut za migracije i narodnosti, Naklada Jesenski i Turk, Hrvatsko sociološko društvo, 1998 (coeditor Ružica Čičak-Chand).
Articles in journals and book chapters
- "Interkulturni pristup etničkoj različitosti i etničke manjine: uvodno razmatranje na primjeru Hrvatske, Norveške i Slovenije", Razprave in gradivo - Treatises and Documents, Ljubljana, 2008, no. 56-57, pp. 212-233 (coauthor Jadranka Čačić-Kumpes).
- "Etničnost i etničke manjine u Hrvatskoj: skica stanja i perspektivâ istraživanja", Razprave in gradivo - Treatises and Documents, Ljubljana, 2006, no. 50-51, pp. 88-111 (coauthor Jadranka Čačić-Kumpes).
- "Etničke manjine: elementi definiranja i hijerarhizacija prava na razliku", Migracijske i etničke teme, Zagreb, vol. 21, 2005, no. 3, str. 173–186 (coauthor Jadranka Čačić-Kumpes).
- "Religija, kultura i etničnost", in: Jadranka Čačić-Kumpes (ed.). Kultura, etničnost, identitet. Zagreb: Institut za migracije i narodnosti, Naklada Jesenski i Turk, Hrvatsko sociološko društvo, 1999, pp. 59-67.
- "Religija i etničnost kod Hrvata u Mađarskoj: socijalno-historijski pregled", Etnološka tribina, Zagreb, vol. 28, 1998, no. 21, pp. 9-33.
- "Два типа этничности (хорватский и сербский примеры)", Этнографическое обозрение, Москва, 1993, no. 4, pp. 29-40 (coauthor Emil Heršak).
- "Religion, Ethnic Identity and Conflict: Sociological and Social Historical Notes on the South Slavic Area", The Journal of Ethno-Development, Detroit, vol. 1, 1993, no. 3, pp. 30-37.
- "Napomene o religiji, crkvi i etničkom identitetu (na primjeru Hrvata u Mađarskoj)", Migracijske teme, Zagreb, vol. 6, 1990, no. 3, pp. 363-370.
- "Approche socio-historique des migrations yougoslaves en France", Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales, Poitiers, vol. 6, 1990, no. 2, pp. 65-84 (coauthor Jadranka Čačić-Kumpes).
- "Interkulturalizam i integracija migranata", Kulturni radnik, Zagreb, vol. 43, 1990, no. 3, pp. 31-39 (coauthor Jadranka Čačić-Kumpes).