Jelena Zlatar Gamberožić
Senior research associate
- Researcher’s unique code: 290355
- Job title: Senior research associate
- Field of interest: sociology of space, urban sociology, rural sociology
Qualifications, scientific advancement and education
Employed by the Institute for Social Research as senior research associate in social sciences, the field of sociology
Participation in the International Summer School entitled International Summer School “Regional Development and Policy - A New Conceptualization and Reality Check. Monday, June 10th 2019 - Friday, June, 14th 2019. Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, University of Split
Editor-in-chief of the Science and Society Edition (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb)
Member of the International Editorial Board of the Scientific Journal Politeia- Scientific Journal (Faculty of Political Sciences in Banja Luka)
Senior Research Associate in social sciences, field of sociology
Employed by the Institute for Social Research as research associate in social sciences, the field of sociology
Managing editor of the scientific journal Sociology and Space at the Institute for Social Research in Zagreb
Section of Sociology and Space (Secretary)
Research associate in social sciences, field of sociology
PhD in Sociology at the University of Zagreb, The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, with the thesis „Influence of Social Actors on Urban Transformations and Urban Renewal of Zagreb after 2000“
STS Italia (Italian Society of Science and Technology Studies) Summer School “Cities, Infrastructures, Networks”, Alghero, Sardinija
Postgraduate course Social Structures and Institutions: The Quest for Social Justice, IUC, Dubrovnik
Postgraduate doctoral studies in Sociology at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb
Degree in Sociology, the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb
Degree in Sociology and Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb
16th Grammar School at 4a, Križanićeva, Zagreb
Research projects
Effects of the Europeanization Process in Selected Urban-Rural Areas of Croatia
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism: examples of selected central Dalmatian islands of Hvar and Brač (MZOS, program funds, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb) (project leader)
Socio-ecological challenges of rural development: objective and subjective indicators of resilience of Croatian rural socio-ecological systems (scientific project in social ecology and rural sociology, founding project of the Croatian Science Foundation, Croatian Science Foundation UIP-2019-04-5257) (project associate)
Valorization of heritage, cultural landscape and spatial transformations of Adriatic Croatia (scientific project, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb) (MZOS, software, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb) (project associate)
Quality of living in housing estates of the socialist and post-socialist periods: a comparative analysis between Slovenia and Croatia (HRZZ and ARRS) (project associate)
Preparation of a sociological study within the Program of Complete Reconstruction of the Historic Core of the City of Zagreb (Lower and Upper City) after the March 2020 earthquake. (Institute for Physical Planning of the City of Zagreb and IDIZ) (project associate)
Advantages and disadvantages of specific tourism development on larger Adriatic islands: the example of the town of Hvar on the island of Hvar (MSES, program funds, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb) (project leader)
Comparison of tourist destinations of Povlja on the island of Brač in 2009 and 2019 (MZOS, program funds, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb) (project leader)
School Strike 4 Climate Croatia: ecological attitudes and ecological activism of high school students in the city of Zagreb (scientific project in social ecology, Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb, University of Zagreb) (project associate)
Urban revitalization of the city center on the example of Ljubljana. Comparison with the Zagreb Center (bilateral scientific research project between Croatia and Slovenia, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb and Urban Institute of the Republic of Slovenia) (project associate)
Urban revitalization of the city center on the example of Ljubljana (MSES, program funds, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb) (project associate)
Quality of life of the scientific population in Croatia (MZOS, software, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb) (project associate)
Transitional transformation of the capitals, Zagreb and Podgorica, as a settlement system (bilateral scientific research project between Croatia and Montenegro, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb and Faculty of Philosophy in Nikšić) (project associate)
Dimensions of sustainable development of the island of Brač: the example of the town of Bol (MZOS, program funds, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb and University of Zadar) (co-leader of the project)
Quality of life in new housing estates / locations in the Zagreb Settlement Network (MZOS, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb) (project associate)
Dimensions of sustainable development of the island of Brač: the example of the town of Postira (MZOS, program funds, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb and University of Zadar) (co-leader of the project)
Actors of social changes in space (MZOS, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb) (project associate)
Sociological aspects of the settlement network in the context of transition (MZOS, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb) (project associate)
Selected bibliography
Zlatar Gamberožić, Jelena; Ursić, Sara. Aspects of Environmental Sustainability for Tourism Development- Women's Experiences from the Island of Brač. In: Preserving, evaluating and developing the Mediterranean. Jurčević, K ; Kaliterna Lipovčan, Lj ; Medić, R ; Ramljak , O. (Eds.). Zagreb: Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar VERN' University Scientific Council for Anthropological Research, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU), 2023. p. 153-161
Zlatar Gamberožić, Jelena. Comparison of the development tendencies of tourism on the examples of settlements on the islands of Brač and Hvar - what to do next? Tourism and housing: papers from the scientific-professional e-colloquium held on May 17, 2021, in collaboration with the magazine Mjera. Poljanec-Borić, Saša and Bašić, N. (Eds.) Zagreb: Zagreb: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Department of Fine Arts, Scientific Council for Tourism and Space, 2023. p. 73-91
Svirčić Gotovac, Anđelina Adamović, Mirjana and Zlatar Gamberožić, Jelena. Main Challenges of Post-Earthquake Renovation in the Case of Zagreb City Center. Journal of Regional and City Planning, 32 (2022), 2; 115-132 doi:10.5614/jpwk.2022.32.2.7
Zlatar Gamberožić, Jelena; Svirčić Gotovac, Anđelina (2021). Comparison of tourist scenarios of Povlja development on the island of Brač in 2009 and 2019. Social Ecology, 30 (1): 3-25
Svirčić Gotovac, Anđelina; Zlatar Gamberožić, Jelena; Nikšić, Matej (2021). Public participation in post-communist cities between stagnation and progress: The examples of Zagreb and Ljubljana. Urbani Izziv, 32 (2021), 1: 75-84
Svirčić Gotovac, Anđelina; Zlatar Gamberožić, Jelena; Adamović, Mirjana (2021). Reconstruction of Zagreb's Lower Town after the earthquake from the perspective of the tenants. Sociology and Space, 59: 135-159.
Zlatar Gamberožić, Jelena (2021). The Development of Tourism on Large Croatian Islands: The Case of Hvar Town on the Island of Hvar. Journal of Marine and Island Cultures, 10 (2021), 2; 1-25
Zlatar Gamberožić, Jelena; Ursić, Sara; Vukić, Jana (2021). Socio-spatial approach to defining and researching resilience and sustainability. Social Ecology, 30 (3): 369-393
Svirčić Gotovac, Anđelina; Zlatar Gamberožić, Jelena (2020) Obrana javnih prostora u zagrebačkim slučajevima „Čuvamo naš park“ i „Vratite magnoliju“. Sociologija i prostor : časopis za istraživanje prostornoga i sociokulturnog razvoja 58 , 1 (216): 5-31
Zlatar Gamberožić, Jelena (2019) Revitalization paths of urban centers: tentative observational comparison of two cities: Ljubljana and Zagreb. Družboslovne razprave, XXXV, 90, 83-104
Zlatar Gamberožić, J. (2018). Primjeri urbane obnove šireg gradskog centra grada Zagreba. Zbornik radova sa znanstvenog skupa: Novi koncept urbanog razvoja Banjaluke: između privatnih interesa i potreba građana. Banja Luka, Republika Srpska (27.10.2017). In: Perić Romić, R; i Savić, D. (Ed.) Novi koncept urbanog razvoja Banjaluke: između privatnih interesa i potreba građana. Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Banjoj Luci, Banja Luka, pp. 107-133.
Zlatar Gamberožić, J.; Tonković, Ž. (2016). From mass tourism to sustainable tourism: a comparative case study of the island of Brač. Socijalna ekologija, 24, 2-3, 85-102.
Zlatar Gamberožić, Jelena (2016) Aspekti specifičnih oblika urbane obnove i revitalizacije u Zagrebu i Podgorici. In: A. Svirčić Gotovac and Rade Šarović, (Ed.) Tranzicijska preobrazba glavnih gradova, Zagreba i Podgorice, kao sustava naselja. Biblioteka Znanost i društvo, 38. Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu, Zagreb, pp. 65-104.
Zlatar Gamberožić, Jelena; Svirčić Gotovac, Anđelina (2016). Transformation of public space in Zagreb since 2000. In: Joãc Teixeira Lopes, Ray Hutchison, eds. Public spaces: times of crisis and change. Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing. Research in Urban Sociology, 15, pp. 105-126.
Svirčić Gotovac, Anđelina; Zlatar, Jelena (2015). Urban Processes in Zagreb. Residential and Commercial Developments. Hrvatski geografski glasnik 77 (1): 29-45.
Zlatar, J. (2015). The quality of housing at the subjective level: aesthetic and ecological aspects of the neighbourhood and citizen participation. In: Svirčić Gotovac, A. i Zlatar, J. (Ed.). Kvaliteta života u novostambenim naseljima i lokacijama u zagrebačkoj mreži naselja, Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu, Posebna izdanja, pp. 75-114.
Tonković Željka; Zlatar, Jelena (2014). Sustainable Development in Island Communities: the Case of Postira. European Countryside 3: 254-269.
Zlatar, J. (2014). City Profile. Zagreb Cities. The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning. 39, pp. 144-155.
Zlatar, J. (2013.) Urbane transformacije suvremenog Zagreba. Sociološka analiza (monografija). Zagreb: Plejada i Institut za društvena istraživanja.
Svirčić Gotovac, A.; Zlatar, J. (2013) Housing Quality and Lost (Public) Space in Croatia. RealCorp 2013: Plannning Times. Schrenk, M.; Popovich, V.V.; Zeile , P.; Elisei, P. (eds). Rome: Tagungsband/Proceedings Real Corp, pp. 399-405.
Svirčić Gotovac, A.; Zlatar, J. (Ed.) (2012.) Akteri društvenih promjena u prostoru; Transformacija prostora i kvalitete života u Hrvatskoj (zbornik radova međunarodne konferencije). Zagreb: Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu.
Zlatar, J. (2011). Utjecaj trgovačkih centara (kao ne-mjesta) u gradu Zagrebu na nestajanje javnog prostora. In: Čapo, J.; Gulin Zrnić, V. (Ed.) Mjesto, nemjesto. Interdisciplinarna promišljanja prostora i kulture. Zagreb: Biblioteka Nova etnografija, pp. 317-331.
Zlatar, J. (2010). Odrednice turističke djelatnosti u smjeru održivog razvoja – primjer mjesta Povlja na otoku Braču. Sociologija i prostor: Časopis za istraživanje prostornoga i sociokulturnog razvoja 48, 187 (2): 247-273.
Seferagić, D.; Svirčić Gotovac, A.; Zlatar, J. (2009). Sociological Approach to Landscapes in Croatia: Examples of the Mediterranean Landscape. In: Mohović, R.; Dumbović Bilušić, B.; Lipovac, N. (Ed.) Mošćenički zbornik. Mošćenice: Katedra Čakavskog sabora Općine Mošćenička Draga u suradnji s Hrvatskom sekcijom ECOVAST-a (Europskog vijeća za sela i male gradove), pp. 45-65.
Zlatar, J. (2008). Anthony Giddens: Refleksivna projekcija osobnosti. Revija za sociologiju 39 (3): 161-182.
Svirčić Gotovac, A.; Zlatar, J. (2008). Akteri rekonstrukcije Cvjetnoga trga u Zagrebu. Sociologija i prostor: Časopis za istraživanje prostornoga i sociokulturnog razvoja 46, 179 (1): 53-76.
Zlatar, J. (2007). Anthony Giddens: Značenje i transformacija intimnosti. Filozofska istraživanja 2 (106): 441-451.
Svirčić Gotovac, A.; Zlatar, J. (2007). Rekonstrukcija Central Business District (CBD) – primjer Cvjetnog trga u Zagrebu. In: Spasić, N. (Ed.) Održivi prostorni razvoj gradova. Beograd: Institut za arhitekturu i urbanizam Srbije, pp. 25-43.
Svirčić Gotovac, A.; Zlatar, J. (2007). Prehrana i zdravlje kao elementi kvalitete života u mreži naselja Hrvatske. Sociologija i prostor: Časopis za istraživanja prostornoga i sociokulturnoga razvoja 45, 175 (1): 29-61.
Teaching activity
- 2021 - External associate, department of sociology at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb (subject: Sociology of the City)
Memberships and functions
- 2021 - 2024 Member of the Croatian team from IDIZ in ENHR - European Network for Housing Research (European Network for Housing Research)
- 2021 - Editor-in-Chief of the library Special Editions at the Institute for Social Research in Zagreb.
- 2019 - Editor-in-Chief of the library Science and Society at the Institute for Social Research in Zagreb.
- 2018 - Member of the international editorial board of the scientific journal Politeia - Scientific journal of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Banja Luka for social issues
- 2015 - Institute (IDIZ) collective membership in ESA (European Sociological Association)
- 2009 - 2015 Secretary of the Sociology of Space section established within the Croatian Sociological Society.
- 2013 - Institute (IDIZ) collective membership in ISA (international Sociological Association)
- 2006 - Croatian Sociological Society (HSD)