Vlasta Ilišin
Senior scientist
- Researcher’s unique code: 102231
- Job title: Senior scientist
- Field of interest: youth research
Qualifications, scientific advancement and education
graduated from “M. A. Reljković” Grammar School in Vinkovci
graduated from Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Zagreb with a thesis Kitsch as intelectual, spiritual and cultural surogat of experience (mentor: prof. Mladen Čaldarović)
earned a Master’s degree at the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Zagreb with the thesis Life quality and cultural standard of the Croatian working-class youth (mentor: prof. dr. sc. Josip Županov)
earned a Doctorate at the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Zagreb with the thesis from the field of sociology of politics and sociology of youth Political agency of the youth in contemporary political systems, with a special review of Croatia. Institutional political activity as an indicator of marginal social status of the youth (mentor: prof. dr. sc. Josip Županov)
elected to a position of Research Associate
elected to a position of Senior Research Associate
elected to a position of Scientific Advisor, politology
elected to a position of Full Professor
elected to a position of Scientific Advisor, second election, politology
elected to a position of Scientific Advisor, sociology
Research projects
Youth in the Political System (Socialist Union of Croatian Youth)
The Attitudes of Political Scientists on Political Science Studies (Croatian Political Science Association)
Cultural Standard of Working-class Youth in Croatia (Socialist Union of Croatian Youth)
Position, Awareness and Behavior of Yugoslav Young Generation (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb & Socialist Union of Croatian Youth)
Social Position, Awareness and Behavior of the Croatian Youth (Institute for Social Research of the University in Zagreb)
The Relationship of the Croatian Youth Toward Social Changes (Institute for Social Research of the University of Zagreb)
Social Structure and Attitudes of Students at the University of Zagreb (Institute for Social Research of the University in Zagreb)
Social Structure and Quality of Life (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb of the University in Zagreb)
Youth and Educational Problems (Institute for Social Research of the University in Zagreb)
Changes in the Educational Discourse in Croatian Highschools (Centre for Research of the Transition and Civil Society)
Education for democracy in Croatia (Centre for Research of the Transition and Civil Society)
Attitudes of the Croatian Political Elite on the Social and Political Status of the Youth (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
Social Structure and Quality of Life in the Transitional Period (Centre for Research of the Transition and Civil Society)
The Value System of Youth and Social Changes in Croatia (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
The Role of Media in Children’s Everyday Lives (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
Regional Youth Research (Proni Institute, Sweden & Research Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Citizenship of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University in Zagreb)
EurElite (University of Jenna & University of Siena)
Youth and European Integration Processes (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
Social Status and Values of the Croatian Political Elite (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
Social Position, Problems and Needs of the Youth in the Zagreb County (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
Youth in the Bodies of the Local Goverment in Croatia (Association for Civic Education and Social Development)
Croatian Students in the European Context: the Emerging Social Elite (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
Elections, Parties and Parliament in Croatia (Faculty of Political Sciences of the University in Zagreb)
Perception and attitudes of young people towards the changing reality – Shell Youth Survey (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung)
Needs, problems and potentials of youth in Croatia (Ministry of Social Affairs and Youth and Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
Political Literacy of High School Graduate Students in Croatia (GOOD Initiative and Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
Time for GOOD education? (GOOD Initiative, Forum for Freedom in Education, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
The Sociological Profile of the Croatian Political Elite (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
Youth Studies Southeast Europe 2018 – Croatia (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
Support to better knowledge in youth policy (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
Croatian youth in a comparative perspective (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
Political competence of high school graduates in a comparative perspective through time (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb and Gong)
Youth Study in South-Eastern Europe 2023-24: Youth Study in Croatia