BALKAN ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS NETWORK

Country Name, Title Affiliation Fields of Research Recent Papers CV
Albania
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Benjamin Nurkić, PhD Candidate bnurkic@bih.net.ba
Faculty of Law, Tuzla Rule of Law, Constitutionalism, Human Rights Benjamin Nurkić, “Populism as a factor of disintegration of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian legal order”, in: Populism (eds.) Admir Čavalić, Multi, Tuzla, 2020. (bosnian)

Benjamin, Nurkić, “Introducing Electronic Elections Without Enforcing the Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – Digitization Without Substantial Democratization” Zbornik radova Međunarodne naučne konferencije o digitalnoj ekonomiji DIEC 3.3 (2020): 81-87. (english). Available at:

Benjamin Nurkić, “Strengthening the Principle of the Rule of Law Through the use of Rules of International Law by Domestic Courts”, Revija za pravo i ekonomiju, Mostar, 2020.
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Džejla Idrizović, PhD Candidate
dz_idrizovic@hotmail.com
Idrizović, Dž., Dedić Bukvić E. (2021). Zastupljenost metodike nastave sa školskom praksom na studijskim programima za obrazovanje budućih nastavnika prirodnih nauka. Radovi Filozofskog fakulteta u Sarajevu No.24, Filozofski fakultet u Sarajevu, 476-496.

Idrizović. Dž. (2021). Škola o(ne)mogućava razvoj kreativnosti. DHS - Društvene i humanističke studije, 2 (15), 299-316

Idrizović, Dž. (2020). Značaj internacionalnih istraživanja u unapređenju kvalitete obrazovanja. Educa-časopis za obrazovanje, nauku i kulturu, godina XIII, broj 13, 53-60
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Stefan Vukojević, Docent
stefan.vukojevic@ffuis.edu.ba
University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Philosophy, East Sarajevo komparativna politika — politički sistemi; uže oblasti: političke institucije u novim demokratijama i podijelјenim društvima, institucionalna regulacija konflikata i postkonfliktnih društava, demokratija i autoritarizam, izborni i partijski sistemi Vukojević S: „Simulacija primjene izbornog sistema pojedinačnog prenosivog glasa u Bosni i Hercegovini – slučaj izbora za Parlamentarnu skupštinu 2000. godine“, Društvene i humanističke studije DHS, Univerzitet u Tuzli, br. 18, str. 313-331, 2022.

Vukojević S: „Politička stabilnost u duboko podijelјenim i postkonfliktnim društvima“, Zbornik Matice srpske za društvene nauke, Matica srpska, Novi Sad, br. 174, str. 207-222, 2020.

Vukojević S: „Kriterijumi klasifikacije političkih stranaka u postdejtonskoj Bosni i Hercegovini“, Kultura polisa, Kultura – Polis Novi Sad/Institut za evropske studije Beograd, br. 41, str. 171-186, 2020.
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Milena Škobo, Assistant Professor
milenanikolic86@yahoo.com
Department of English, Faculty of Philology, Bijeljina, Sinergija University, Bosnia and Herzegovina Online Teaching, Online Literature Courses, Ecocriticism and Ecofeminist Criticism, World Literature, English, American and Canadian Literature, Literary Theory, Translation and Interpreting Škobo, Milena Z. (2022). Online teaching in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska at the COVID-19 Outbreak – Teachers’ Experiences, Baština, 32(56), 465-79. Available at:

Škobo, Milena Z. (2021). Organization and Implementation of Online Language and Literature Courses at Faculties and in Secondary Schools in Serbia, Baština 31(53), 1-18. Available at:

M. Škobo, A. Sentov (2020). Teaching Poetry Online: A Lesson Plan, Anali Filološkog fakulteta, Vol. 32, No. 2 (2020), Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 393-417. Available at:
Bulgaria
Marian Karagyozov
marian.karagyozov@balkanstudies.bg
Institute of Balkan Studies — Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia Turkish Foreign and Domestic Policy, Relations Between Turkey and the Middle East, Relations Between Turkey and the Balkans Новата турска външна политика и предизвикателствата пред сигурността на България, С., Дипломатически институт, 2014, 178 с.

Marian Karagyozov. Bulgarian-Turkish relations in most recent times (an overview), in The Balkans and Turkey in Transition, Miša Đurković, (ed.). Belgrade: Institut za evropske studije & Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, 2022, p. 25-47.

Karagyozov, Marian. "Turkey: Ambitions in a Stormy Sea" in: A. Kostov (ed.), Contemporary Balkans: The Challenges of the 21st Century, Sofia: Tendril, 2021, p. 167-190. Available at:
Bulgaria
Neli Kirilova, PhD Candidate
neli.v.kirilova@gmail.com
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3583-6783
Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary International Relations, Security Studies, Balance of Power, Black Sea Region, Balkans, Competition vs. Cooperation, EU, Russia Kirilova, N. (2022). Elements of Power in the EU Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy. In: Asderaki, F., Fiott, D. Molnár, A., Paile-Calvo, S. (eds.), Challenges of the Common Security and Defence Policy, ESDC 2nd Summer University Book, pp. 55-77. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. Available at:
Croatia
Greece
Italy
Shary Mitidieri, PhD Candidate
s.mitidieri@unior.it
University of Naples “L’Orientale” South-East European History, Diplomatic History, Strategic Studies "Post-Dayton Generation: Young Serbs in Srebrenica between Normative Divisions and Common Experiences", Book Series "South-East European History", Peter Lang, 2024

"La Grecia dei Colonnelli, Cipro, e la Sicurezza nel Mediterraneo: Una Prospettiva Italiana", Atti del Convegno Italia e Grecia 1821-2021: Due secoli di storie condivise, Enzo Terzi Editore, 2023

"L'Italia di Mario Draghi e la guerra russo-ucraina", in Dalla crisi economica alla guerra in Ucraina: Quindici anni di politica estera italiana (2008-2022), Nocera R. & Wulzer P. (edit.), Editore Nuova Cultura, 2023
Kosovo*
Montenegro
Marko Savić, PhD Candidate, Teaching Assistant
markosa@ucg.ac.me
ORCID ID:
Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Montenegro, Podgorica Contemporary Russia, Turkey, the Western Balkans, Geopolitics and Soft Power in International Relations Knežević, Savić, Vukićević, Preserving Peace in a Troubled Region: the Case of Montenegro, Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review, 2021

Savić, Marko, Vukić Martinović, Almedina, Building a community resilient to the Islamic radicalism: A case study of the Muslim community in Montenegro, In: Mihai Dragnea, Adriana Cupcea, Darko Trifunovic, John Nomikos, Joseph Fitsanakis (eds.), The various faces of Islamic radicalization in the Balkans after the fall of Communism, Peter Lang, 2022 (in the final phase of the publishing process)

Vukićević, Boris, Savić, Marko, Turkey and Montenegro: Old foes turned partners, In: Radeljić, Branislav, Özşahin Cüneyt, Mustafa (eds.), Turkey’s Return to the Western Balkans: Policies of Continuity and Transformation, Springer, 2022 (in the final phase of the publishing process)
Montenegro
Todor Lakić, PhD Candidate
todor@ucg.ac.me
dgperun@gmail.com
Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Montenegro, Podgorica Geopolitics, Russian Studies, Modern Russian Foreign Policy, Theories of International Relations Co-author of the lexicon of diplomacy of Montenegro published by the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Montenegro
Nikola Banićević, PhD Candidate
nikola.banicevic2@udg.edu.me
Assistant in Huamnsistic studies on University Donja Gorica Middle East Studies (Security and IR), International Security (Terrorism, Energy Security and WMD), Regional Security (Western Balkan, North Africa and Mediterranean and Post-Soviet Region) Refer to the link
Montenegro
Sajma Ademović, PhD
sajma.radoncic@udg.edu.me
Teaching Assistant at Humanistic studies, Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, University of Donja Gorica Foreign Policy, Europeanisation, Nationalism, Identity Politics Ademović Sajma, “Balkan Coğrafyasında Türkiye’nin Dünü/Bugünü: Zorunlu Terk Ediliş/Yeniden Sahiplenilmenin Psikolojisi ve ‘Kollektif Psikozun’ Balkan Toplumlarındaki Yansıması”, u: Şenol Kantarcı (ed.) Politik Psikoloji Boyutuyla Türk Dış Politıkası (1923-2000), Nobel, Ankara, 2020, pp. 341-389

Radončić Sajma, Karabağ Çatışması: Ateşkes Bariş Getirdi mi?, QAFSAM (Caucasian Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies), 2019.

Ademović Sajma, Identitet kao osnova evropeizacije Zapadnog Balkana, Časopis Humanističke Studije, Univerzitet Donja Gorica, Podgorica, 2019, str. 33-45.
Montenegro
Mira Šorović, PhD candidate
mirasorovic1992@gmail.com
mira.sorovic@udg.edu.me
Department of International Relations and Diplomacy Humanistic Studies, University of Donja Gorica EU policy, relations between the Balkans and Turkey, diplomacy, domestic and foreign policy, foreign policy of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1963-1992), the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992-2003) and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006), diplomatic history, geopolitics, Great and Regional Powers in International Relations The Republic of North Macedonia – A „new” country in the Western Balkans, Research in Social Change 11 (33), Nova Gorica (Slovenia), July 2021, pp. 87-107. Available at:

EU i NR Kina – politički i ekonomski aspekt saradnje, Međunarodna politika 72 (1181), Beograd, januar 2021, str. 71-86. Available at:

Importance and role of Turkey in the Western Balkans, Research in Social Change 10 (2), Nova Gorica (Slovenia), May 2018, pp. 83-104. Available at:
North Macedonia
Leta M. Bardjieva, PhD Candidate
leta.bardzieva@fzf.ukim.edu.mk
Program Coordinator, Library Associate at the Institute for Security, Defense and Peace/ Faculty of Philosophy, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje Security, Private Security, Defense, Management, Planning, Budgeting, Control The use of special investigative measures in the Republic of North Macedonia – legal provisions and human rights aspects DOI 10.24917/26578549.12.1.10

Forecasting as a Function of Security Management. Available at:

- Planning and Budgeting Process in the Security Sector of the Republic of North Macedonia. Available at:
Romania
Serbia
Marina T. Kostić Šulejić, Research Fellow
drkosticmarina@gmail.com
marina@diplomacy.bg.ac.rs
Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade Arms Control, Regions (Middle East, Balkans, Black Sea), Great and Regional Powers in International Relations, European Countries and Integration, Theories of International Relations Marina T. Kostić Šulejić, Strategic Stability in a Multipolar World (in Serbian), Institute of International Politics and Economic, Belgrade, 2022.

Marina T. Kostić, „France, the UK and prospects of multilateralization of formal strategic arms control”, Srpska Politička Misao (Serbian Political Thought), 3/2021.

Marina T. Kostić, „Non-Alignment Movement and Nuclear Disarmament“, Međunarodni problemi (International Problems), 4/2021.
Serbia
Andrea Matijević, Junior Researcher
andrea.matijevic@ips.ac.rs
amatijevic56@gmail.com
Institute for Political Studies, Belgrade International Economic Relations, Political Economy, European Integrations, Sustainable Development Rapaic, Stevan and Andrea Matijevic. 2022. Local Economic and Sustainable Development in Serbia. Belgrade: Institute for Political Studies (language: Serbian)

Matijevic, Andrea. 2022. The Rise of the Chinese Yuan as the International Reserve Currency. Belgrade: Institute for Political Studies (language: Serbian). Available at:

Matijević, Andrea. 2022. “Crouching tiger, unhidden dragon: China - development, rise and global influence; Review of the book by Prof. Dr. Dragana Mitrović”. Serbian Political Thought 76 (2): 191–207. DOI: 10.22182/spm.7622022.9 (language: Serbian). Available at:
Serbia
Slobodan Janković, Senior Research Fellow
slobodan@diplomacy.bg.ac.rs
ORCID ID:
Institute of International Politics and Economics , Belgrade Middle East Politics, Relations Between Big Powers and the MENA Region Countries, Italian Political History, Middle East Peace Process, Borders in the Balkans, On Migration Trends Janković, Slobodan (2021) Geopolitics of the Balkans: 2019-2021. The Review of International Affairs, LXII (1182). pp. 5-26. Available at:

Janković, Slobodan (2020) Geopolitička misao Apeninskog poluostrva: učitelji i učenici. Međunarodni problemi, LXXII (1). pp. 101-125. Available at:

Janković, Slobodan (2020) The South and East Mediterranean power struggle: cases of Libya and Syria. The Review of International Affair, LXXI (1178). pp. 79-97. Available at:
Serbia
Vladimir Filipović, PhD
filkebgd@gmail.com
National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia International Relations, European Studies, Germany, International Parliamentary Relations Filipović D. Vladimir. 2019. “Izbori za Evropski parlament u doba krize” [European Elections in the Time of Crisis]. Year Book of the Faculty of Political Sciences. Year XIII, special edition, December 2019. Fakultet političkih nauka. Beograd [Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade], p. 93-109, UDK 324:342.53(4-672 EU). ISSN 1820-6700. Available at:

Filipović Vladimir. 2019. Germany’s role in Europe: Why not hegemon? The Review of International Affairs, Vol. LXX, No. 1176, Year October – December 2019: Institute of International Politics and Economics. Belgrade, pp. 33-50. UDK 327 (430). Biblid 0543-3657,70 (2019). ISSN 0486-6096. Available at:

Filipović Vladimir. 2014. “Stavovi Nemačke o proširenju Evropske unije iz 2004. i 2007”. [Germany’s Position on the EU Enlargement in 2004 and 2007]. In “Evropska unija i Zapadni Balkan - izazovi i perspektive”, ur. V. Trapara, D. Đukanović, p. 220-230. Beograd: Institut za međunarodnu politiku i privredu [Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade]. COBISS.SR-ID 207723020. ISBN 978-86-7067-195-9.
Serbia
Isidora Pop-Lazić, Research Associate
isidora990@gmail.com
isidora@diplomacy.bg.ac.rs
Institute of International Politics and Economics — Centre for Neighbouring and Mediterranean Countries, Belgrade International Relations, International Organisations, Contemporary Balkan Relations, History of Balkan Relations, European Integration and Theories od International Relations
Serbia
Miad Nakhavali, PhD
miadnakhavali@gmail.com
Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (Middle East Program), Belgrade Middle East Studies Overview of Islamic Financial System and its Efficiency. European Scientific Journal (2017). ESJ. 13 (19). 108. Available at:

• Diplomatic, Consular and Political Relations Between Iran And United States. European Scientific Journal. (2013). ESJ. 9(14). Available at:
Serbia
Marko Kovačević, PhD
marko.kovacevic@fpn.bg.ac.rs
Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade Foreign Policy of Small States, International Security
Serbia
Pavle Nedić, Research Assistant
pavle.nedic@diplomacy.bg.ac.rs
Google Scholar:
Institute of International Politics and Economics, Centre for Eurasian Studies, Belgrade Policy Analysis, International Relations Theories — particularly Theory of Realism, International Security and Great Power Relations
Serbia
Vanja Savić, PhD candidate
vanja.savic@kc.ac.uk
King’s College London, Department of Political Economy (DPE), School of Politics and Economics (SPE), Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy (SSPP) Policy Analysis, International Relations Theories — particularly Theory of Realism, International Security and Great Power Relations Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) World Convention 2018, Columbia University, New York, 3-5 May 2018

Panel BK 18 State- and Nation Building in Serbia

Limits of Europeanization: The Influence of Patterns of Corruption on Implementation of European Norms in Serbia Available at:
Serbia
Stefan Jojić, PhD Candidate
stefan.jojic@yahoo.com
Professional Assotiation of Security Sector, Belgrade bezbednosna nadmetanja na prostoru Bliskog istoka i Indo-Pacifika, neproliferacija, kontrola naoružanja, teorije međunarodnih odnosa
Serbia
Mitko Arnaudov, Research Fellow
mitko@diplomacy.bg.ac.rs
mitko_arnaudov@yahoo.com
Institute of International Politcs and Economics, Belgrade Foreign Policy, Regions: Middle East, Balkans, Black Sea, European Countries and Integration Митко Арнаудов, Славица Стаменић, „Транзиција моћи на примеру САД и Кине: успостављање биполарног светског поретка или нови амерички циклус“, (TRANSITION OF POWER ON THE EXAMPLE OF USA AND CHINA: ESTABLISHMENT OF BIPOLAR WORLD ORDER OR NEW AMERICAN CYCLE) Knowledge – International Journal, Vol. 20.3 Банско, децембар, 2017. године

Nenad A. Vasic, Mitko K. Arnaudov, European Union Proclaimed Harmony and Disharmony of the Western Balkans, in Georgeta Nazarska and Svetla Shapkalova (eds.), Harmony in Diversity, Collection of Papers from the “Harmony in Diversity” Conference, Sofia, 2016, str. 526-539. ISSN 2367-7899

Феномен Брегзита и кандидати за ЕУ са Западног Балкана: прилика за убрзану интеграцију, типичан статус кво или дугорочна очекивања, The Review of International Affairs, Изворни научни рад, UDK: 341.217.02(4-672EU:497), Biblid: 0543-3657, 67 (2016), Vol. LXVII, No. 1164, pp. 125-139
Serbia
Nenad Stekić, Research Fellow
nenad.stekic@diplomacy.bg.ac.rs
Institute of International Politcs and Economics, Belgrade International Security, China’s Foreign and Security Policy, Armed Conflicts’ Prediction, Southeast Asia Branislav Đorđević and Nenad Stekić, 2022, “Beyond China’s Grand Strategy Cultivation: Connectivity as Neglected Variable“, in: Liu Zuokui and Branislav Đorđević (eds), The Connectivity Cooperation Between China and Europe – A Multi-Dimensional Analysis, London: Routledge, pp. 51-71. Available at:

Nenad Stekić, 2022, “Are the Hawks watching closely? Reports on China’s military power for the US Congress, 2001-2021”, The Review of International Affairs, Vol. LXXV, No. 3, pp. 33-60. Available at:

Ivona Lađevac i Nenad Stekić, 2021, “Assessing the Political Risks in Eurasia in the wake of the fifth China’s Grand Strategy”, The Review of International Affairs, Vol. LXXIII, No. 1183, str. 47-66. Available at:
Serbia
Bogdan Stojanović, Research Fellow
bogdan.stojanovic@diplomacy.bg.ac.rs
Google Scholar:
Institute of International Politcs and Economics, Belgrade Nuclear Programs, Modern Warfare, Space Operations, Intelligence Studies, IR Theories and Political Communication
Serbia
Dragana Gajić, PhD candidate
dashagajic@gmail.com
ORCID ID:
University of Novi Sad Communication for Development, Digital Diplomacy, Political Communication, Feminist Foreign Policy, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Gender and Peace, Women’s History, Women’s Heritage, Gender-Responsive Education
Serbia
Marina Radovanović, PhD candidate
marina.radovanovic@diplomacy.bg.ac.rs
marinaradovanovic1995@gmail.com
ORCID ID:
Institute of International Politcs and Economics, Belgrade European Integration, EU Law, Human Rights Marina Radovanović et. al., Ako to mogu studenti – možete i vi: Rešavanje graničnih sporova između bivših jugoslovenskih republika (ur. Janja Simentić Popović i Goran Sandić), Beograd: Beogradski centar za ljudska prava, 2021, ISBN 978-86-902960-0-2.

Marina Radovanović and Goran Sandić, “Accession to the European Union and Prospects for the Development of Political and Economic Relations in the Danube Region”, Selected Paper in “DRC” Compendium 2019, Institute of International Politics and Economics, ISBN 978-86-82825-20-3.
Slovakia
Maroš Melichárek, PhD
maros.melicharek@upjs.sk
Department of History, Faculty of Arts | Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia Political, social, and cultural history of the Balkans in the 20th century, particularly Yugoslavia. Wojtaszyn, D., Borisov, T., Melicharek, M. (2024). Football in the Balkans II. A Social and Political Phenomenon. New York, United States of America: Peter Lang Verlag. Retrieved Apr 12, 2025. Available at:

Football in the Balkans 1 : Internal Views, External Perceptions / Dariusz Wojtaszyn, Maroš Melichárek (eds.). - 1. vyd. - New York : Peter Lang, 2024. - 184 p. Available at:

War Song in a Service of Ideology. Comparative Essay on the Example of Yugoslav and Ukrainian-Russian Conflicts. In: Balkanistic Forum. - ISSN 1310-3970. - Vol. 30, n. 3 (2021), pp. 148-169. Available at:

Turkey
Aybars Arda Kiliçer, PhD candidate
akilicer21@ku.edu.tr
ORCID ID:
Koç University, Istanbul Politics of Memory, Geopolitics, Comparative Politics, Russian Politics, Turkish Foreign Policy, Balkan Studies