Filip Trbojević, mag. soc.

Consultations

Online via MS Teams application or in person at the Faculty, with prior appointment

List of select publications

In domestic and international scientific publications, published seven original research articles, two preliminary communications, and three book chapters:

1. Trbojević, F. (2025). Ključne prekretnice, akteri i policy instrumenti iliberalnog zaokreta medijskih sustava Mađarske i Poljske [Critical Junctures, Actors, and Policy Instruments of the Illiberal Turn in the Media Systems of Hungary and Poland]. Medijska istraživanja, 31(1): 29-52. https://doi.org/10.22572/mi.31.1.2
2. Trbojević, F., Berglez, P., Vozab, D., Ots, M. & Peruško, Z. (2025). Journalism and Media Freedom in Europe: The fsQCA Approach. Central European Journal of Communication, 18(1): 29-50. https://doi.org/10.51480/1899-5101.18.1(39).686
3. Trbojević, F. (2024). Poželjni modeli socijalnog uključivanja osoba u beskućništvu: perspektive stručnjaka [Preferred Models of Social Inclusion of People Experiencing Homelessness: Experts’ Perspectives]. Revija za socijalnu politiku, 31(3): 281-298. https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v31i3.1994
4. Vozab, D., Trbojević, F. & Peruško, Z. (2024). Finding the Path to Deliberative Communication: The Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis Approach. In: Z. Peruško (Ed.), European Media Systems for Deliberative Communication: Risks and Opportunities (117-152). New York & London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003476597-8
5. Gálik, S., Vrabec, N., Avădani, I., Rožukalne, A., Skulte, I., Stakle, A., Trbojević, F., Krajčovič, P. & Metanova, L. (2024). Monitoring Media Users’ Competencies. In: E. Lauk, M. Oller Alonso & H. Harro-Loit (Eds.), Monitoring Mediascapes. A Premise of Wisdom-Based EU Media Governance (162-187). Tartu: University of Tartu Press. https://doi.org/10.23680/rmt001
6. Anić, J. R. & Trbojević, F. (2023). “Božja toplina daje mi snagu”. Uloga vjere u životu osoba u beskućništvu: istraživanje iz Hrvatske [“God’s Warmth Gives Me Strength”. The Role of Faith in the Lives of People Experiencing Homelessness: Research from Croatia]. Crkva u svijetu, 58(1): 54-76. https://doi.org/10.34075/cs.58.1.3
7. Peruško, Z., Vozab, D. & Trbojević, F. (2022). Pretpostavke za razumijevanje uloge medijskog sustava za deliberativnu demokraciju: 20 godina istraživanja medijskog sustava u Hrvatskoj [Prerequisites for Understanding the Role of the Media System for Deliberative Democracy: 20 Years of Media System Research in Croatia]. Politička misao, 59(3): 109-134. https://doi.org/10.20901/pm.59.3.04
8. Trbojević, F. & Šikuten, L. (2022). Prevalence, Forms, and Predictors of Cyberbullying Perpetration. Medijska istraživanja, 28(1): 133-154. https://doi.org/10.22572/mi.28.1.6
9. Anić, J. R. & Trbojević, F. (2021). “You Are a Foreigner in Your Own City and in Your Own Country; I Mean, You Are Literally Like a Refugee”. The Role of Religion in the Lives of Homeless Women – (Hidden) Migrants. In: N. Furlan Štante, M. Bjelica & J. R. Anić (Eds.), Women’s Religious Voices. Migration, Culture and (Eco)Peacebuilding(15-31). Münster: LIT Verlag. https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/publikacija/prilog-knjiga/72675
10. Trbojević, F. (2020). Religija i liječenje ovisnosti: molitva, rad i razgovor kao vid rehabilitacije na primjeru Zajednice Cenacolo [Religion and Addiction Treatment: Prayer, Work, and Conversation as a Form of Rehabilitation in the Example of Cenacolo Community]. Crkva u svijetu, 55(2): 271-295. https://doi.org/10.34075/cs.55.2.8
11. Trbojević, F. (2019). Kulturni kapital mladih: preferencije i transmisija popularnih glazbenih žanrova među studentima Sveučilišta u Zagrebu [Cultural Capital of Young Adults: Preferences and Transmission of Popular Music Genres among Students from the University of Zagreb]. Medijska istraživanja, 25(2): 45-67. https://doi.org/10.22572/mi.25.2.3
12. Trbojević, F. & Šimac, B. (2018). Stavovi studenata odabranih sastavnica Sveučilišta u Zagrebu o pasivnoj eutanaziji [Attitudes toward Passive Euthanasia among Students from Selected Constituents of the University of Zagreb]. Revija za sociologiju, 48(2): 117-147. https://doi.org/10.5613/rzs.48.2.1

In international publications, published one popular paper:

1. Vozab, D., Peruško, Z. & Trbojević, F. (2023). The Role of the Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) in Explaining Risks and Opportunities for Deliberative Communication. In: P. Szávai (Ed.), Towards a Knowledge‐Based Media Governance: The MEDIADELCOM Method (32-34). Tartu & Budapest: MEDIADELCOM. https://doi.org/10.58009/aere-perennius0059

In domestic scientific journals, published eleven professional book reviews of publications by Croatian and foreign authors:

1. Trbojević, F. (2023). W. Lehmann: Social Media Theory and Communications Practice. Medijske studije, 14(28): 106-108. https://hrcak.srce.hr/313186
2. Trbojević, F. (2023). A. Finger & M. Wagner (Eds.): Bias, Belief, and Conviction in an Age of Fake Facts. Medijska istraživanja, 29(2): 119-122. https://hrcak.srce.hr/312690
3. Trbojević, F. (2023). N. Furlan Štante, M. Bjelica & J. R. Anić (Eds.): Women’s Religious Voices. Migration, Culture and (Eco)Peacebuilding. Crkva u svijetu, 58(1): 127-131. https://hrcak.srce.hr/295831
4. Trbojević, F. (2022). R. M. Perloff: The Dynamics of News: Journalism in the 21st-Century Media Milieu. Medijske studije, 13(26): 117-119. https://hrcak.srce.hr/292691
5. Trbojević, F. (2022). D. Baturina & Z. Babić: Socijalna ekonomija i socijalno poduzetništvo [Social Economy and Social Entrepreneurship]. Revija za socijalnu politiku, 29(1): 113-115. https://hrcak.srce.hr/279596
6. Trbojević, F. (2022). V. Lamza Posavec: Metodologija društvenih istraživanja: temeljni uvidi [Social Research Methodology: Basic Insights]. Socijalna ekologija, 31(1): 133-135. https://hrcak.srce.hr/277758
7. Trbojević, F. (2021). G. Bežovan, V. Puljiz, Z. Šućur, Z. Babić, I. Dobrotić, T. Matković & S. Zrinščak: Socijalna politika Hrvatske (2. izd.) [Social Policy of Croatia (2nd ed.)]. Revija za socijalnu politiku, 28(3): 431-434. https://hrcak.srce.hr/269223
8. Trbojević, F. (2021). A. P. Hilário & F. R. Augusto (Eds.): Practical and Ethical Dilemmas in Researching Sensitive Topics with Populations Considered Vulnerable. Društvena istraživanja, 30(4): 838-842. https://hrcak.srce.hr/269137
9. Trbojević, F. (2020). H. Jurić: Euforija i eutanazija: akutni zapisi o kroničnim problemima [Euphoria and Euthanasia: Acute Notes on the Chronic Problems]. Socijalna ekologija, 29(1): 126-130. https://hrcak.srce.hr/238011
10. Trbojević, F. (2016). D. Babić: Nacionalne manjine u Hrvatskoj: sociološka perspektiva [National Minorities in Croatia: A Sociological Perspective]. Migracijske i etničke teme, 32(1): 133-135. https://hrcak.srce.hr/157626
11. Trbojević, F. (2014). R. Boudon: Sociologija kao znanost [Sociology as Science]. Diskrepancija, 13(19): 195-198. https://hrcak.srce.hr/129241

Professional memberships

A member of three professional associations in the fields of media and communication and political science:

• Centre for Media and Communication Research (CIM)
• European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)
• European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)

List of select projects

As an assistant, expert associate, and associate, participated on two international, one domestic, and on two institutional research projects:

Associate on the institutional FPZG / CIM research project “Prakse solidarnosti u uvjetima nesigurnosti: platformizacija i digitalni rad – DIGSOLIDAR” [“Solidarity Practices in Conditions of Uncertainty: Platformisation and Digital Labour – DIGSOLIDAR”] (October 2025 – present day)

• General project objective: to explore how precarious digital workers perceive solidarity practices in conditions of work insecurity and to identify opportunities for their empowerment and connectedness, with the aim of creating more inclusive and fairer digital labour policies

Associate on the institutional FPZG / CIM research project “Istraživanje novinarske profesije u Hrvatskoj – WJS Croatia” [“Research on the Journalism Profession in Croatia – WJS Croatia”] (July 2022 – July 2024)

• General project objective: to identify national trends concerning the perception of risks and uncertainties as well as other aspects of the journalism profession by journalists, with the aim of strengthening the international exchange of knowledge and creating more effective media policies

Assistant on the international Horizon 2020 research project “Critical Exploration of Media Related Risks and Opportunities for Deliberative Communication: Development Scenarios of the European Media Landscape – MEDIADELCOM” (December 2021 – February 2024)

• General project objective: to develop a diagnostic tool for policymakers, teachers, media institutions and bodies as well as for media experts and journalists, that should enable the holistic assessment of risks and opportunities concerning deliberative communication and social cohesion in Europe

Associate on the domestic ESF research project “Nova perspektiva za beskućništvo” [“A New Perspective for Homelessness”] (July 2021 – December 2021)

• General project objective: to enhance the cooperation and encourage the networking among civil society organizations, local and regional self-government units, and higher education and scientific institutions, with the aim of developing the public policy guidelines that will enable better social inclusion of people experiencing homelessness in Croatia

Expert associate on the international CSRP research project “Exploring Homelessness and Pathways to Social Inclusion: A Comparative Study of Contexts and Challenges in Swiss and Croatian Cities – HOMEIN” (September 2020 – December 2021)

• General project objective: to explore the impact of social exclusion and its dimensions on people experiencing homelessness, with the aim of improving the understanding of homelessness as a social phenomenon, contributing to the understanding of local needs, and encouraging the changes in social policies

Past employments

Faculty of Political Science of the University of Zagreb, Department of Media and Communication (December 2021 – present day)

• Teaching assistant on three courses at the undergraduate and graduate university study programme of Journalism, and assistant / associate on one international (Horizon 2020) and two institutional (FPZG / CIM) research projects

Institute of Social Sciences “Ivo Pilar”, Zagreb (September 2020 – December 2021)

• Expert associate / associate on one international (CSRP) and one domestic (ESF) research project

Scientific publications (CroRIS)