News – Culture and Media
Members of the DEVELOPER project at the Faculty of Political Science workshop
Members of the DEVELOPER project, including Dr Jaka Primorac, Dr Emina Bužinkić and Dr Paško Bilić, participated on February 18th at the workshop of the DigSolidar project – Solidarity practices in conditions of insecurity: platformization and digital work led by Dr...
Final Events of the CresCine Project Held at the Berlinale
As part of the Berlinale 2026 film festival, the European research project CresCine, aimed at increasing the international competitiveness and cultural diversity of the film industry in small European markets, organised a series of events marking the conclusion of the...
CresCine at Berlinale 2026: Presentation of the Project’s Final Results and the State of European Film Volume 3
As part of Berlinale 2026, the European research project CresCine, which focuses on strengthening the international competitiveness and cultural diversity of the film industry in European small markets, is organising a series of events to mark the conclusion of the...
SAVE THE DATE: Culturelink Guest Lecture Series – Dr Eleonora Redaelli: Invisible Cultural Policy in America
As part of the CULTMED project, CULTURELINK - Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation, invites you to the seventh lecture in the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series. The lecture will take place on Thursday, 26 February 2026, at 16h, in the...
Overview of Work on the CULTMED Project in 2025
During 2025, the project CULTMED – Interdisciplinary Research of Cultural and Media Policies and Practices: Developmental and Democratic Potentials conducted intensive scholarly research activities that resulted in a number of publishing, and networking activities,...
Dr. Jaka Primorac publishes a text on the Croatian film industry in the new issue of the Croatian Film Chronicle
The new issue of the Croatian Film Chronicle (122–123/2025) features “A Portrait of the Croatian Film Industry” by Dr. Jaka Primorac, a collaborator on the CULTMED project and head of the IRMO team within the CresCine project. The text is a translation and adaptation...
IRMO Representatives Participated in a Discussion on the Future of Open Knowledge
On Tuesday, 27 January 2025, at the MaMa club in Zagreb and online, the event “Open Knowledge – Publications, Platforms and Movements” was held, organised by the Multimedia Institute, HrW, and the Open GLAM Wikimedia initiative. The program included project...
Head of the Centre for Sociology of Media and Digital Society (CEMEDIG) participated in a round table of the Parliamentary Committee
The Head of the Centre for the Sociology of Media and Digital Society (CEMEDIG), Dr. Paško Bilić, participated on 20 January 2026 in a round table of the Parliamentary Committee on Information, Informatization and Media, organised on the topic of the European Media...
Announcement of the forthcoming edited volume: Creative and Cultural Work in Europe (Routledge)
The book Creative and Cultural Work in Europe, published by the renowned international publisher Routledge, will be released soon. The volume is edited by Bård Kleppe (Telemark Research Institute, Norway), Jaka Primorac, research associate on the CULTMED project,...
Researchers from the Culture and Communication Department published a scholarly paper on democratizing cultural policy through participatory governance
Associates from the Culture and Communication Department and researchers on the CULTMED project, Dr Dea Vidović and Dr Ana Žuvela, are the authors of the scholarly chapter "Democratising Cultural Policy Through Participatory Governance," published in the edited volume...
CresCine launches Box Office Simulation Tool
The European project CresCine, dedicated to strengthening the international competitiveness and cultural diversity of the film industry in small European markets, has introduced the Box Office Simulation Tool, a new free interactive resource that allows users to...
Barbara Lovrinić Higgins Defends PhD Dissertation on Digital Cultural Heritage and Cultural Policies
The Department for Culture and Communication is pleased to announce that on 23 December 2025 our associate, Barbara Lovrinić Higgins, successfully defended her PhD dissertation entitled Re-working Cultural Memory and Heritage in the Digital Age: Cultural Policies for...
Edited volume in the Studies in Critical Social Sciences series (Brill Academic Publishing)
Dr Paško Bilić and Dr Thomas Allmer (Paderborn University, Germany) are editors of Rethinking Media and Communication: A Critical Sociological Lens for Brill Academic Publishing in the Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. The book comprises 17 chapters in which...
The CresCine Project Introduces the Interactive FIDA Tool and Announces a New Edition of the State of European Film Report
The European project CresCine, dedicated to strengthening the international competitiveness and cultural diversity of the film industry in small European markets, has this month announced a series of key developments that further shape the future of the sector through...
New issue of IRMO Aktualno: “Data and Infrastructural Policies for the Digital Transformation of the Cultural Heritage Sector in the European Union”
In the latest issue of IRMO aktualno, Barbara Lovrinić Higgins, the CULTMED project associate, explores the impact of European Union policies on the digital transformation of libraries, archives, and museums (LAM institutions), emphasising their institutional...
Dr. sc. Ana Žuvela Appointed as Vice-President of the ENCATC Board of Directors
At the General Assembly of the European network ENCATC held on December 11, 2025, Dr. sc. Ana Žuvela, a Research Associate from the Department of Culture and Communication at the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), was appointed as Vice...
Report Published within the DEVELOPER Project
Paško Bilić, Valentina Vučković, and Toni Prug, researchers on the Croatian Science Foundation project Digital Data, Infrastructures and Development (DEVELOPER) [HRZZ IP-2022-10-2780], have published a report entitled Digital Infrastructure of Socio-Economic...
New issue of IRMO Aktualno: “Audiences and Domestic Film – A Few Notes from Small European Film Markets”
In the new issue of IRMO Aktualno, Jaka Primorac, PhD, analyses the active role of audiences and the viewership of domestic films from small European markets, with a special focus on Croatia. In addition to analysing the production volume in the context of domestic...
Results of the HRZZ project DEVELOPER presented in Florence
Dr Valentina Vučković (Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb) and Dr Paško Bilić (IRMO) presented a paper titled Digital Infrastructure Spillovers: State Capacities and Inequalities in the EU, at the Understanding and Addressing Digital Inequalities conference...
Public discussion “Labor, Migration, and Digital Regimes through Workers’ Voices” held
As part of the Transnational Solidarities series, a public discussion titled “Labor, Migration, and Digital Regimes through Workers’ Voices” was held on November 14 at Club MaMa, focusing on labor, migration, and the transformation of work relations in the era of...
Lucija Gegić Stanić Participated in the Conference „Studentski protesti 2024/25: BloKADA, ako ne SADA?“
Lucija Gegić Stanić, an associate at the CULTMED project and the Department of Culture and Communication, participated in the conference “Studentski protesti 2024/25: BloKADA, ako ne SADA?” (Student Protests 2024/25: Blockade WHEN, if not NOW?), held on November 22...
French Network FNADAC Visited IRMO: Exchange of Experiences on Cultural Policies
As part of the CULTMED project, Dr Aleksandra Uzelac, Dr Ana Žuvela and Dr Dea Vidović hosted a meeting with representatives of the French network FNADAC (Fédération nationale des directrices et directeurs des affaires culturelles) at the IRMO Library on Wednesday, 19...
Roundtable “Small Markets, Big Stories” on the film industry in small EU countries held at the Zagreb Film Festival
The Department for Culture and Communication of the Institute for Development and International Relations organised a roundtable entitled "Small Markets, Big Stories - Film Industry in Small European Countries" on November 11, 2025, at the F22 stage of the Academy of...
Dr Ana Žuvela and Dr Dea Vidović Participated in the International Conference A Global Dialogue
CULTMED project associates Dr Ana Žuvela and Dr Dea Vidović participated in the international scientific conference "Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue," held from 5 to 7 November 2025 in Lima, Peru, co-organised by the Pontifical Catholic...
Dr Jaka Primorac participated in the ISSA October School 2025
Jaka Primorac, PhD, the CULTMED project associate, participated from October 21-25, 2025, in the October School 2025 program, which was held in Komiža on the island of Vis with the thematic focus of 'Moving Beyond Collapse: Reimagining Institutions'. The school was...
Dr Jaka Primorac participated in the international conference on cultural policies in Luxembourg
Dr Jaka Primorac, the CULTMED project associate, from IRMO’s Department of Culture and Communication, participated from 16 to 17 October 2025 in the international conference on European cultural policies entitled "Watch it! Freedom of Artistic Expression. Cultural...
Dr Dea Vidović participated in a panel on international cultural cooperation.
Dr Dea Vidović, Senior Research Assistant and collaborator on the CULTMED project, participated on October 17, 2025, in the panel "International Cultural Cooperation and the Limits of Project-Based Collaboration," held at the Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica in...
Save the Date: Small Markets, Big Stories – a Roundtable on the Film Industry in Small European Countries at the Zagreb Film Festival
The Department of Culture and Communication of the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) is organising a roundtable titled “Small Markets, Big Stories – The Film Industry in Small European Countries”, which will take place as part of the Zagreb...
Dr Lilian Richieri Hanania held the lecture “Twenty Years of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: From Negotiation to Implementation”
As part of the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, on the 13th of October 2025, at the Library of the Institute for Development and International Relations, Dr Lilian Richieri Hanania, UNESCO Expert, Associate Professor at Université Paris Cité, attorney and researcher...
Participatory Workshop for the Citizens of Šibenik and Šibenik-Knin County on the Socio-Cultural Impact of the Šibenik Public Cultural Institution “Fortress of Culture”
Researchers from the Department of Culture and Communication of the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) – Dr. Dea Vidović, Dr. Aleksandra Uzelac, and Sunčana Franić – conducted a participatory workshop as part of the preparation of the Study...
Guest lecture at the Department of International Development, King’s College London
The CULTMED project associate Dr Paško Bilić (IRMO) and Dr Toni Prug (University of Rijeka) held a lecture on the political economy of digital monopolies, relying on a monograph from 2021 co-authored with Dr Mislav Žitko (FFZG) under the title Political Economy of...
Culturelink Guest Lecture Series – Dr. Lilian Richieri Hanania: Twenty Years of the UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on Cultural Diversity: From Negotiation to Implementation
As part of the CULTMED project, CULTURELINK – The Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation is inviting you to the sixth lecture within the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, which will be held on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 4 p.m. in the...
Prof. Katharine Sarikakis held the lecture “The Future Reel: Young Europeans Shaping the Film Industry”
As part of the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, on the 24th of September 2025, at the Library of the Institute for Development and International Relations, Prof. Katharine Sarikakis, lecturer and researcher in communication science at the University of Vienna,...
Four New Reports on the European Film Industry Published within the CresCine Project
As part of the Horizon Europe project CresCine, which focuses on strengthening the international competitiveness and cultural diversity of the film industry in small European markets, four new reports on the European film industry were published during the summer....
IRMO Researchers at the ENCATC 2025 International Congress
IRMO researchers from the Department of Culture and Communication and CULTMED project collaborators, Dr. Aleksandra Uzelac, Dr. Ana Žuvela, and Dr. Dea Vidović, participated in the 33rd congress of the European Network on Cultural Management and Policy (ENCATC). The...
A PUBLIC COMPETITION for the associate position of assistant
Pursuant to Articles 48, 51 and 52 of its Statute, Class: 007-02/23-01/01, Reg. No.: 251-768-08-23-4 of 16 September 2023, the Institute for Development and International Relations, Zagreb, announces A PUBLIC COMPETITION for the associate position of assistant in the...
Summer School Political Economies of the Media – Theories and Methods Held in Šibenik
Organised by the Centre for Sociology of Media and Digital Society – CEMEDIG, as a part of the CULTMED project, the second edition of the summer school Political Economies of the Media – Theories and Methods took place at the educational campus of St. John’s Fortress...
Announcement – Culturelink Guest Lecture Series: Lecture by Katharine Sarikakis – “The Future Reel: Young Europeans Shaping the Film Industry”
As part of the CULTMED project, CULTURELINK – The Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation is inviting you to the fifth lecture within the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, which will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 4 p.m. in...
Start of the Summer School Political Economies of the Media – Theories and Methods in Šibenik
Organised by the Centre for Sociology of Media and Digital Society (CEMEDIG), as a part of the CULTMED project, the summer school Political Economies of the Media – Theories and Methods will take place in Šibenik from 9 to 12 September 2025. The program brings...
Dr. Jaka Primorac published a co-authored article in the Convergence (Q1) journal
Dr. Jaka Primorac, CULTMED project associate from the Department of Culture and Communication, IRMO, co-authored a journal article with the following colleagues: Rita Grácio, Manuel José Damásio, André Rui Graça, Marta Materska-Samek, and Malgorzata Kotlinska from the...
Paraic Mc Quaid held a lecture “Basic Income for Artists: Assessment of the Irish Pilot”
As part of the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, on 2 September 2025, at the Library of the Institute for Development and International Relations, Prof. Paraic Mc Quaid, a researcher in cultural policy and arts management at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology...
IRMO scientists participated in the conference of the Media and Communication Research Network of the European Sociological Association (ESA RN18)
IRMO scientists Jaka Primorac and Paško Bilić, CULTMED project associates, participated in the international scientific conference of the Media and Communication Research Network of the European Sociological Association (ESA RN18), held from August 28 to 30, 2025. The...
Reminder: Culturelink Guest Lecture Series: Lecture by Paraic Mc Quaid – “Basic Income for Artists – assessment of the Irish Pilot”
A quick reminder to all interested parties that as part of the CULTMED project, CULTURELINK – The Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation is organizing the fourth lecture within the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, which will be held on...
IRMO researcher published a co-authored article in the Comedy Studies (Q2) journal
Dr. Jaka Primorac, associate on the CULTMED project from the Department of Culture and Communication, IRMO, co-authored a journal article with the following colleagues: Rita Grácio, Manuel José Damásio, André Rui Graça from the CICANT Centre, ECATI, Lusofona...
IRMO researcher participated in the annual IAMCR conference in Singapore
IRMO researcher Jaka Primorac, PhD, associate on the CULTMED project at the Department for Culture and Communication, participated in the international scientific conference organised by the International Association for Media and Communications Research (IAMCR), held...
IRMO Researchers conducted a field work in Šibenik
From July 16 to 20, 2025, Dr. Aleksandra Uzelac and Dr. Dea Vidović, researchers on the CULTMED project, have visited Šibenik to conduct a part of the qualitative research for the project “Study/Analysis of the Socio-Economic Impact of Fortress of Culture Šibenik...
Culturelink Guest Lecture Series: Lecture by Paraic Mc Quaid – “Basic Income for Artists – assessment of the Irish Pilot”
As part of the CULTMED project, CULTURELINK – The Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation is inviting you to the fourth lecture within the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, which will be held on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 4 p.m. in the...
IRMO Scientists Visited Chișinău
Dr. Dea Vidović and Dr. Ana Žuvela, associates on the CULTMED project, visited Chișinău (Moldova) from 8 to 11 July 2025 as part of the implementation of the project dedicated to the Universul Cultural Centre. The Danish Cultural Institute organised this study visit...
IRMO Researchers at the International Sociological Association Forum in Morocco
From 6 to 11 July 2025, the 5th Forum of the International Sociological Association (ISA), titled Knowing Justice in the Anthropocene, was held at Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco. IRMO researchers Dr Emina Bužinkić and Dr Paško Bilić presented their work at the...
Dr. Jaka Primorac participated in the NECS conference in Lisbon
CULTMED project associate Jaka Primorac, PhD, participated in the annual international scientific conference of the European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS), held this year at Lusofona University in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference took place from 18-21...