Gender Equality for Cultural Diversity
The project “Gender Equality for Cultural Diversity” was selected as one of the top six out of 1,027 proposals submitted from across the globe to UNESCO’s 2020 International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) call for proposals. The lead organization was the Association Independent Cultural Scene of Serbia (Belgrade), in [...]
Experiences of Cultural Centralization in Serbia
The project “Experiences of Cultural Centralization in Serbia” was carried out within the program “Culture for Democracy”, financially supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and coordinated by the Heartefact Fund. The aim of the project was to identify territorial, financial, educational, and psychological barriers affecting [...]
European Inventory of Societal Values of Culture as a Basis for Inclusive Cultural Policies in the Globalizing World (INVENT)
The research project entitled “EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF SOCIETAL VALUES OF CULTURE AS A BASIS FOR INCLUSIVE CULTURAL POLICIES IN THE GLOBALIZING WORLD is being realized within the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme from 2020 to 2023. The research will be carried out in: The Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, France, Spain, [...]
Closing the Gap Between Formal and Informal Institutions in the Balkans (inform) – Horizon 2020
The research project titled “Closing the Gap Between Formal and Informal Institutions in the Balkans” was realized from 2016 to 2019 in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Croatia and Slovenia with the financial support the European Commission as part of the Horizon 2020 program. The project was [...]
Life Strategies and Survival Strategies of Households and Individuals in South-East European Societies in the Period of Economic Crisis
The research project titled “Life Strategies and Survival Strategies of Households and Individuals in South-East European Societies in the Period of Economic Crisis” was carried out from 2014 to 2016 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia, with the financial support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation [...]
The Socio-economic Status and the Lifestyle/Workstyle of the Employed/Engaged in the Civic Sector in the Culture of the Societies of South-East Europe
The aim of the project “The Socio-economic Status and the Lifestyle/Workstyle of the Employed/Engaged in the Civic Cultural Sector of South-East European Societies” was to provide a detailed overview of the living conditions and working conditions of individuals who are active in the civic sector in culture – members of [...]
Resistance to Socio-Economic Changes in Western Balkan Societies – Testing Two Theories of Social Development (2012-2013)
The research project "Resistance to Socio-Economic Changes in Western Balkan Societies" was regional in scope and it was jointly realized in 2012 and 2013 by the Centre for Empirical Cultural Studies of South-East Europe, Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis" from Skopje, Center for Social Research "Analitika" from Sarajevo, and Social [...]
Out of the Margins – Research and Policy-Making on Independent Culture Scenes in South-East European Societies
The aim of the project "Out of the Margins – Research and Policy-Making on Independent Culture Scenes in South-East European Societies" is to conduct comprehensive research of the independent culture scenes in the SEE region (in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Serbia) and to create evidence-based policy measures which [...]
The Fields of Symbolic Contestation in Serbia (2011-2012)
The project "Social and Cultural Capital" was extended to include studies of symbolic divisions in society in Serbia. This part of the project, entitled "The Fields of Symbolic Contestation in Serbia", was realized in 2011-2012. Using media texts in the daily press, in magazines, and intellectual-political journals, we analyzed the [...]
Social and Cultural Capital in Serbia (2010-2011)
The research project "Social and Cultural Capital in Serbia" was realized in 2010-2011 with the financial support of the Regional Research Promotion Programme in the Western Balkans (RRPP). It was focused on the investigation of the structure of the distribution of various types and sub-types of capital - which represent [...]