Team members:
DR. TAMARA MARIČIĆ
Spatial planner
Principal Investigator – Senior Research Associate, Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia (IAUS)
Short bio
BSc, MSc and PhD in Spatial planning. Her dissertation is titled “Social Aspects in the Spatial Planning of Mining Regions – Improvement Possibilities on the Example of Serbia”. She has 18 years of experience in researching mining areas, including environmental protection, development, and social impacts, as well as public participation in urban and regional planning, strategic environmental assessments (SEA), scientific projects, research papers, and lectures. Additionally, her work as a practitioner has been focused on mining regions.
DR. MARIJANA PANTIĆ
Spatial planner
Senior Research Associate, Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia (IAUS)
Short bio
BSc, MSc and Dr. rer. nat. – PhD in spatial planning. Her interest in demographic aspects, mountain areas, and sustainability required a combination of social and statistical design, integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches. She has been using interviews and surveys as tools for data collection since her PhD thesis. Her experience includes working with people and focus groups. Public participation has always been part of her analysis of mountain and protected areas and has been her primary focus since 2021.
PROF. DR. MILOVAN VUKOVIĆ
Technological and physical chemist, Metallurgical and mining engineer, Environmental and political scientist
Full Professor, Technical Faculty in Bor – University of Belgrade (TF Bor)
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BSc in Technological Chemistry, MSc in Physical Chemistry, M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering, M.S. in Environmental Science (Option: Law and Policy), PhD in Political Science, and PhD in Mining Engineering-Metallurgy. He has experience in both social sciences (sociology, public relations, communication studies) and technological sciences (environmental management, research methodology, engineering management). He has published over 130 papers, with a significant portion addressing topics such as sustainable development, sociology, research methodology, communication studies, public relations, negotiation, business ethics, and business communication culture.
DR. MILENA TOKOVIĆ
Sociologist
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Geography – University of Belgrade (UBGEF)
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BSc, MA, and PhD in sociology, with an additional MA in marketing management and public relations, boasting 11 years of experience in qualitative and quantitative research. Her research primarily focuses on theoretical concepts closely related to participation, including neo-endogenous development, the ecological paradox, and territorial capital. She has gained extensive research experience in sampling, instrument design, field coordination, conducting in-depth interviews, and data processing and analysis.
MA DUŠANKA MILOSAVLJEVIĆ
Sociologist
Junior Research Аssistant, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory – University of Belgrade (IFDT)
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BA in sociology, MA in integral urbanism, PhD student of sociology at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Philosophy, and Јunior Research Assistant at the University of Belgrade – Institute of Philosophy and Social Theory, where she works within PerspectLab, ActiveLab and CriticLab. She has experience as a field researcher and interviewer on numerous scientific projects conducted by the Institute of Sociological Research. She coordinated several projects of the Institute for Democratic Engagement Southeast Europe (IDESE) and the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory.
External collaborators:
DR. JUHA KOTILAINEN
Human geographer
University Lecturer, University of Eastern Finland, Department of Geographical and
Historical Studies
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Dr Juha Kotilainen is a human geographer employed at the environmental policy major and working in research and teaching on various topics within the field of environmental politics. In his research, he has covered issues of spatial planning, citizen involvement, and social-spatial dimensions of resource extraction.
DR. ANA PERIĆ
Urban planner
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and
Environmental Policy, University College Dublin (UCD)
Short bio
Since obtaining my PhD (2013) in Urban Planning, I have studied the processes and practices of stakeholder collaboration in addressing complex spatial problems across various socio-spatial settings. Observing through the lenses of planning theory, planning methods, and empirical tools, I analyse the nature and implementation of different collaborative procedures and their consequences for social learning and democratic urban governance. Within the domain of comparative studies, I explore various topics across scales of institutional landscapes and planning cultures.
