Institute for International Relations

The independent team consisting of four experts from various fields (architecture, urban design, design/visual communication, ethnology, cultural tourism) won a 3rd prize at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration contest for Multidsciplinary Solution of Croatian Participation at the International Exibition EXPO 2012, Yeosu, Korea. The project was entitled Croatia Now and focused the idea of presenting real-time video recordings from Croatian locations parallel to recorded material from the same locations at different times. Project ideas are presented by the following simulations.

Team members were dr. Daniela Angelina Jelinčić, dr. Tihomir Jukić, Željko Kovačić and dr. Feđa Vukić. We are proud that expert knowledge of the IMO researcher dr. Daniela Angelina Jelinčić were used and awarded at this contest.

The publication is based on the research study financed by the London School of Economics and John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation „Privatisation of Public Services Sector in Croatia and SEE: Assessment of Major Gains and Pains“ carried out by the IMO research team: Dr Nevenka Čučković (project leader), Dr. Krešimir Jurlin and Valentina Vučković. The aim of the research was to investigate, and where possible measure, the effects of policies of marketisation and privatisation of the telecommunication and the oil and gas industries in Croatia with respect to their business efficiency, management, employment levels, investment, service quality, diversity and prices. The paper questions whether the expected improvements in business performance actually occurred in the post-privatisation period and whether they improved consumer welfare. Both specialists and the wider public have opposing views about the changes which took place, and the paper therefore attempts to set out an analytical evaluation of the actual effects of the privatisation of these two public utilities in Croatia.

Networks: The Evolving Aspects of Culture in the 21st Century / edited by Biserka Cvjetičanin. - Zagreb: IMO, 2011. - 282 pp., ISBN 978-953-6096-57-2(Culturelink Joint Publications Series; no. 15)
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The book Networks: The Evolving Aspects of Culture in the 21st Century presents the proceedings of the Third World Culturelink Conference (Zagreb, 2009). Thirty researchers, from all continents, focus on the topic of networking perspectives and the evolving aspects of culture in the 21st century. They investigate the role and relevance that cultural networks have in cultural development and intercultural dialogue and exchange, leading to a better understanding of different cultures. Special consideration is given to the position of cultural networks within cultural policy structures, and to the effective usage of innovative information and communication technologies.

Cultural Identity Politics in the (Post-)Transitional Societies / edited by Aldo Milohnić and Nada Švob-Đokić. Zagreb: IMO, 2011.(Culturelink Joint Publications Series; no. 13)
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This book, edited by Aldo Milohnić and Nada Švob-Đokić and published in the Culturelink Joint Publication Series, represents a collection of papers presented at the conference Questioning Transitional Dynamics in Re-defining Cultural Identities in Southeastern Europe, held in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 15-16 January 2011.