mr. sc. Mirko Petrić

Mirko Petrić is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Zadar and Expert Advisor at the Institute of Social Sciences "Ivo Pilar" - Regional Center Split. His research focuses on the relationship between gender and media, cultural sociology, empirical methods and theories of cultural studies. His current participation in the Horizon 2020 project "INVENT - European Inventory of Societal Values of Culture as a Basis for Inclusive Cultural Policies in the Globalizing World" offers important links and networking opportunities for cultural sociological research and gender studies in Graz.

Since 1993 Mirko has participated in many academic and networking initiatives involving the University of Graz, most notably as local coordinator (University of Zadar) in the TEMPUS project "JOINSEE - Example of Excellence for Joint (Degree) Program Development in South Eastern Europe" (2009-2012). In addition, he was the academic coordinator of the University of Zadar for the International Master's Joint Degree in Cultural Sociology (Graz-Zadar-Brno-Trento) (2012-2016) and has regularly lectured at the Graz Seggau International Summer School (GUSEGG) over the past ten years.

Research interests
- cultural sociology
- qualitative research methods
- media theories and methods
- contemporary Croatian society

Publications (selection)

• Tomić-Koludrović, Inga; Petrić, Mirko; Zdravković, Željka; Puzek, Ivan. Modernization Theories and Postsocialist Transformation: The Case of Croatia// Modernity and Postmodernity in Central and Southeastern Europe: Interdisciplinary Reflections of Current Topics, Theories and Methods. Zadar, Hrvatska, 2019.
• Tomić-Koludrović, Inga; Puzek, Ivan; Petrić, Mirko. Gender division of household labor in Mediterranean and Continental Croatia: An analysis of the 2017 survey results// Book of Abstracts MIC-VIS, 2018 / Kaliterna Lipovčan, Ljiljana ; Medić, Rino ; Ramljak, Ozana (ur.). Zagreb: Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar & Grupa VERN' d.o.o., 2018. str. 122-122
• Petrić, Mirko; Puzek, Ivan; Tomić-Koludrović, Inga. The Older You Are, the More Sustainable You Get: A Sociological Snapshot of Cultural Tourism at an Eastern Adriatic "Living Heritage Site" // Senior Tourism: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging and Traveling / Francescato, Simone ; Maierhofer, Roberta ; Minghetti, Valeria ; Trinkaus, Eva-Maria (ur.). Bielefeld: transcript, 2017. str. 139-165
• Tomić-Koludrović, I./Petrić, M. (2007) "From Transitional to Mixed Society: Croatia between Two Modernizations", u La questione adriatica e l'allargamento dell'Unione europea, Milano: Franco Angeli, str. 127-161. PDF
• Tomić-Koludrović, I./Petrić, M. (2007) "New Cultural Tourists in a Southeastern European City: The Case of Split", u The Creative City: Crossing Visions and New Realities in the Region, Zagreb: Institute for International Relations, str. 125-150. PDF

Research projects (selection):

• Relational Gender Identities in Croatia: Modernization and Development Perspectives (GENMOD) (April 2017- April 2021, Croatian Science Foundation (principal investigator: Prof. Inga Tomić-Koludrović)
• INVENT - European Inventory of Societal Values of Culture as a Basis for Inclusive Cultural Policies in the Globalizing World (HORIZON 2020, 2020-2023, Co-Leaders of the Croatian team: Prof. Dr. Inga Tomić-Koludrović and Mr. Sc. Mirko Petrić).
• Life-Strategies and Survival Strategies of Households and Individuals in South-East European Societies in the Times of Crisis (June 2014 - June 2016, SCOPES program of the Swiss National Science Foundation, partners: University of Zürich, University of Maribor, Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, University of Zadar, Economic Institute - Sarajevo, Centre for Empirical Cultural Studies of South-East Europe - Niš).