Full Professor
Department of Sociology
University of Zadar
Obala kralja Petra Krešimira IV. br. 2
23000 Zadar, Croatia
E-mail: jcacic@unizd.hr
Tel.: +385 (0)23 200 681
Qualifications
• PhD in Sociology (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb)
• MA in Sociology (doctorat de 3ème cycle - D.E.A.) (Faculté des Sciences Sociales, Université des Sciences Humaines de Strasbourg)
• BA (Hons) in Pedagogy and Sociology (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb)
Research interests
• sociological theory
• sociology of education
• sociology of culture
• sociology of ethnic relations
• sociology of minority groups
• interculturalism
Employment and professional experience
• University of Zadar, Department of Sociology (2008- )
• Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, Zagreb (1988-2008) (since October 2008 - external associate)
• Secondary School, Petrinja (1978-1988)
• Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Revija za sociologiju (2009- )
• Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Migracijske i etničke teme (2005-2008); member of the Editorial Board (2009- )
• Member of the Editorial Board of the academic journal Razprave in gradivo / Treatises and Documents (Institute for Ethnic Studies, Ljubljana) (2008- )
Recent research projects
• "The Challenges of Europeanisation: Mediating between National and European Identities in South Eastern Europe (SEUM)" (Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office – ASO, 2010-2011) - leader of the Croatian section of the project
• "Intercultural Approach to Ethnic Diversity and Identity: Croatia – Europe" (Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, 2007- ) – leader of the project
• "Gelebte Nachbarschaft (Nordwest-Kroatien)" (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Europapolitik, Wien and Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, 2005-2006) - leader of the Croatian section of the project
• "Croatian Ethnic Development and Plurality: A Comparative View" (Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, 2002-2006) - researcher
• "Croatian Ethnic Development in a Comparative Perspective" (Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, 1996-2002) - researcher
Teaching
Undergraduate Study
• Sociology of Ethnic Relations and Minorities (since 2011/2012)
• Sociology of Interculturality (since 2009/2010)
Former courses: Introduction to Academic Communication, Sociology of Minority Groups, Intercultural Education, Preparation of BA Thesis (2008/2009); Contemporary Sociological Theories: Macro Approaches (2009/2010)
Graduate Study
• Sociology of Cultural Diversity (since 2012/2013)
• Teaching Methods in Sociology (since 2009/2010)
• Teaching Methods in Psychology (since 2009/2010)
Inter-university Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Sociology
• Intercultural Education and Ethnic Diversity (since 2006/2007)
International Summer School Seggau (University of Graz)
• Ethnic and National Minorities in Intercultural Europe (Seminar Module 4 – Society & Culture, 2010)
Other activities
• Member of the Presidency of the Croatian Sociological Association (2009-2011)
• Member of the Council of the inter-university Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Sociology (2006- )
• Member of the Governing Council of the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies in Zagreb (2001-2008)
• Secretary of the Croatian Sociological Association (1994-1996)
Bibliography (since 1996): http://bib.irb.hr