UZ – University of Zagreb, Institute for Social Policy
Partner Description
The Institute for Social Policy (ISP) at the University of Zagreb provides interdisciplinary approach in teaching, research and consultancy. ISP has a long experience of cooperation with relevant national and local stakeholders and also cooperation with colleagues from the region, Europe and USA. Through education, action oriented research and publications, ISP influences public policies and provides usable knowledge for public policy making related to the role of civil society and third sector.
From 1990 onwards, ISP has developed social policy as an academic discipline in Croatia and made recognisable impact in the region of South East Europe, separately through Croatian Journal of Social Policy. The visible part of that academic discipline is the civil society as the new research topic and teaching academic programme. In education ISP organised the first post-graduate and PhD programmes on social policy in Croatia. Topics of civil society/ third sector in social policy are integral part of the programmes.
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Role in Third Sector Impact
- Main responsibility: Elaboration and testing of impact indicators; external and internal barriers to third sector development.
- Additional responsibility: Conceptual integration of findings; stakeholder engagement; dissemination of results.
Danijel Baturina
- Researcher
- Croatia
Relevant Publications
- Bežovan, G., Matančević, J., Baturina, D., (2014) Zagreb. Social innovations for social cohesion: transnational patterns and approaches from 20 European cities. In: Evers, A.,Ewert, B. Brandsen, T., (Eds) Liege : EMES, 2014. Str. 31-47.
http://www.wilcoproject.eu/downloads/WILCO-project-eReader.pdf
- Bežovan, G., Matančević, J., Baturina, D., (2014) Varaždin. Social innovations for social cohesion: transnational patterns and approaches from 20 European cities. In: Evers, A.,Ewert, B. Brandsen, T., (Eds) Liege : EMES, 2014. Str. 47-65.
http://www.wilcoproject.eu/downloads/WILCO-project-eReader.pdf
- Baturina, D. (2013) Conceptualization of social entrepreneurship and the challenges of area development (in Croatian) Ekonomska misao i praksa. God. XXII. (2013) BR. 1., 123-142.
http://www.unidu.hr/datoteke/500izb/Ekonomska_misao_i_praksa_br_1-2013.pdf
- Vincetić, V., Babić, Z., Baturina, D. (2013) Defining areas and potential development of Croatian social entrepreneurship in a comparative context. (in Croatian) Ekonomski pregled, Vol.64. No.3. 256-278.
http://www.hde.hr/sadrzaj.aspx?Podrucje=1246
- Bežovan, G; Matančević, J., Baturina, D.(2011) Local Welfare Systems as a part of the Croatian Welfare State – Housing, employment and child care (WILCO report paper; no.05)
http://www.wilcoproject.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/WILCO_WP2_Report_05_CR.pdf
Projects
Welfare Innovations at the local level in favour of cohesion, WILCO (2010-2014) The WILCO project examined how social innovations develop in European cities as a response to pressing social problems and how these innovations interact with local welfare systems. It was funded by the European Commission under the 7th European Framework Programme and consisted of a consortium of ten countries and two research networks. http://www.wilcoproject.euGojko Bežovan
- Researcher
- Croatia
Relevant Publications
- Bežovan G. (2004) Civil Society (Civilno društvo), Zagreb: Nakladni zavod Globus, (second edition 2005).
The book is the first comprehensive insight in the topic of civil society development with a relevant conceptual framework on the topic of civil society, non-profit sector, the third sector in the region. The book gives an overview of civil society development in the west pointing out the most important development issues on theoretical level and presents recent research results. Also, the book makes a critical review of civil society development in Croatia.
- Bežovan G., Siniša Zrinščak (2007) Civil Society in Croatia (Civilno društvo u Hrvatskoj), Zagreb: Jesenksi i Turk/Hrvatsko sociološko društvo.
This book is a result of systematic, comprehensive, action oriented research using the CIVICUS Civil Society Index in Croatia. The book addresses the issue of third sector development, makes a point on the social economy perspective and outlines challenges for emerging social entrepreneurship in Croatia. Part of the book addresses civil society development in transitional countries from a comparative perspective.
- Bežovan G. (2007) Croatia. In Search of Civil Society. Polityka i Spoleczenstwo, 4: 16-25.
- Bežovan G. (2009) Civil society and public administration as stakeholder of civil society development in Croatia (Civilno društvo i javna uprava kao dionici razvoja kombinirane socijalne politike u Hrvatskoj), () Hrvatska javna uprava, 9: 355-391.
- G. Costa, G. Bezovan, P. Palvarini, T. Brandsen (2014) Housing and social vulnerability in European cities. In: Social Vulnerability in European Cities - The Role of Local Welfare in Times of Crisis, Palgrave Macmillan
- Bežovan, G., Matančević, J., Baturina, D., (2014). Zagreb. Social innovations for social cohesion: transnational patterns and approaches from 20 European cities. In: Evers, A.,Ewert, B. Brandsen, T., (Eds) Liege : EMES, 2014. Str. 31-47.
http://www.wilcoproject.eu/downloads/WILCO-project-eReader.pdf
Projects
Welfare Innovations at the Local level in favour of Cohesion, WILCO (2011-2013) WILCO gathered a wide range of third sector stakeholders who were active participants in the project. We made a comparative analysis of the conditions of occurrence and success of various initiatives within different socio-economic models and traditions of local social policy. Many of them come from the third sector, with emphasis on the field of social entrepreneurship and the social economy. WILCO showed that third sector practitioners have significant capacity for innovative thinking and developing of social innovations. As outcome of the project we have indentified some critical issues for determining the current state and future prospects of development the of third sector in Croatia. www.wilcoproject.eu Strengthening civil society organisations as stakeholder of welfare mix (2011-2013) Welfare mix approach raises the issue of involvement of different local stakeholders in provision of social services. Social enterprise principles play the critical role here and in that way it is connected to TSI. Democratic Multilevel Governance in Europe, CONNEX (2004-2007) Working group 5 inside the project was dealing with social capital as catalyst of civic engagement and quality of governance. Indicators of social cohesion and development of the Croatian social model (2006-2013) This research project looked into housing issues as part of a social economy concept.Jelena Matančević
- Researcher
- Croatia
Relevant Publications
- Matančević, J. (2014) Characteristics of the Welfare Mix Model in Social Services in Croatia (Phd Thesis). Zagreb: Faculty of Law
This dissertation deals with the development of pluralism in social services and the specific role of non-profit organizations – public benefit corporations as social service providers. This paper uses welfare mix as a conceptual and theoretical framework. The paper highlights and problematizes the specific qualities of the common legacy of former socialist countries and the specific conditions of development of the welfare system and non-profit sector in Croatia in the post-transition period. The characteristics of the welfare mix model are explored from four aspects: the changes in discourses and predominant ideas; service financing; regulation; and service-provision framework. The welfare mix model characteristics are studied using the examples of two policies: preschool education services and institutional care for the elderly.
- Bežovan, G., Matančević, J., Baturina, D., (2014) Zagreb. Social innovations for social cohesion: transnational patterns and approaches from 20 European cities. In: Evers, A.,Ewert, B. Brandsen, T., (Eds) Liege : EMES, 2014. Str. 31-47.
http://www.wilcoproject.eu/downloads/WILCO-project-eReader.pdf
- Bežovan, G., Matančević, J., Baturina, D., (2014) Varaždin. Social innovations for social cohesion: transnational patterns and approaches from 20 European cities. In: Evers, A.,Ewert, B. Brandsen, T., (Eds) Liege : EMES, 2014. Str. 47-65.
http://www.wilcoproject.eu/downloads/WILCO-project-eReader.pdf
- Matančević, J, Bežovan. G. (2013) Scope and Key Factors of Development of Civil Society in Croatia, Based on Three Research Waves (in Croatian). Revija za socijalnu politiku, vol. 20.
http://www.rsp.hr/ojs2/index.php/rsp/article/view/1109
- Matančević, J (2012) Analysis of Approach and Methodology of the International Comparative Civil Sector Research’ (in Croatian) Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava, vol. 12.
http://www.iju.hr/HJU/HJU/preuzimanje_files/03%20Matancevic.pdf