Publications

Articles and Papers Indexed in WoS/Scopus

2026

Pavić, Željko, Badurina, B., & Jurlina, J. (2026). The Reinforcing Spirals of Beliefs: How New Media Landscapes Shape Polarization Trends in Croatia. Central European Journal of Communication, 19(1(42), 41–62. https://doi.org/10.51480/1899-5101.19.1(42).979

Pavić, Željko (2026). Conflict and Resilience: Unraveling the Connection Between Religiosity and Interethnic and Interconfessional Trust in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe, 46(4), 2–20. https://doi.org/10.55221/2693-2229.2794

2025

Brajdić Vuković, Marija; Maskalan, Ana; Dremel, Anita (2025). The paradox of participation: gender, autonomy, and suppression in academic science. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12, 1995. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-06305-6

Pavić, Željko (2025). Frank Cibulka and Zachary T. Irwin (editors) Liberals, Conservatives, and Mavericks. On Christian Churches of Eastern Europe since 1980. A Festschrift for Sabrina P. Ramet. Religion and Society in Central and Eastern Europe, 18(1), 57–58.

Pavić, Željko; Žanić, Mateo; Bendra, Ivana (2025). Educational Choices and Migration Aspirations: How do Young People from a Peripheral Area in Croatia Imagine Their Future? Central and Eastern European Migration Review, 14(2), 395–413. https://doi.org/10.54667/ceemr.2025.13

2024

Dremel, Anita; Vrbešić-Ravlić, Narcisa (2024). Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: University Support for Students with Disabilities and Its Potential Impact on Regional Development. Proceedings of the 13th International Scientific Symposium on Region, Entrepreneurship, Development (RED), 13–29.

Pavić, Željko (2024). Religion and the Increase of Socio-political Polarization in Croatian Society. Religion and Society in Central and Eastern Europe, 17(1), 69–81. https://doi.org/10.20413/rascee.2024.17.1.69-81

Pavić, Željko; Kovačević, Emma (2024). Negative information leads to a decline of trust in science: the connection between traditional and social media uses and vaccination conspiracy beliefs. Journal of Community Positive Practices, 25(2), 51–77. https://doi.org/10.35782/jcpp.2024.2.03

2023

Miškulin, Ivan; Simić, Ivana; Pavić, Željko; Miškulin, Maja; Bilić-Kirin, Vesna; Kovačević, Jelena (2023). Knowledge about HPV vaccination among Croatian university students. European Journal of Public Health, 570–570. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac131.394

Pavić, Željko; Livazović, Goran (2023). Social media and substance use among the youth: a test of two mediation mechanisms. Journal of Community Positive Practices, 23(1), 116–127. https://doi.org/10.35782/JCPP.2023.1.09

Pavić, Željko; Kovačević, Emma; Šuljok, Adrijana (2023). Health literacy, religiosity, and political identification as predictors of vaccination conspiracy beliefs: a test of the deficit and contextual models. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10, 899. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02439-7

Pavić, Željko; Kovačević, Emma; Šuljok, Adrijana; Jurlina, Juraj; Miškulin, Maja; Mujkić, Aida; Miškulin, Ivan (2023). The deficit and contextual models of vaccine hesitancy: a test of the mediation path. SAGE Open, 13(4), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231218845

2022

Miškulin, Maja; Mujkić, Aida; Miškulin, Ivan; Lovrić Makarić, Zvjezdana; Kovačević, Emma; Pintarić, Ljiljana; Pavić, Željko (2022). Vaccination Attitudes and Experiences of Medical Doctors in Croatia amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Social Roles Conflict? Vaccines, 10(3), 399. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10030399

Pavić, Željko; Dremel, Anita; Pintarić, Ljiljana; Kovačević, Emma; Lesinger, Gordana (2022). Vaccine hesitancy amidst COVID-19 pandemic: insights from a focus group study in Croatia. Italian Sociological Review, 12(2), 523–544.

Pavić, Željko; Šuljok, Adrijana (2022). Vaccination conspiracy beliefs among social science & humanities and STEM educated people: an analysis of the mediation paths. PLoS ONE, 17(3), e0264722. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264722

Pavić, Željko; Šuljok, Adrijana; Jurlina, Juraj (2022). Balanced reporting and boomerang effect: an analysis of Croatian online news sites vaccination coverage and user comments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccines, 10(12), 2085.

2021

Mujkić, Aida; Pavić, Željko; Armano, Giovana; Bacalja, Vesna; Bralić, Irena; Bubica, Rasema; Čatipović, Marija; Horović, Sonja; Jelavić, Matea; Jovančević, Milivoj et al. (2021). The frequency and magnitude of the impact of sources of negative vaccination information on parents’ views on vaccine safety and efficacy. Archives of Disease in Childhood, A2–A2. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021-europaediatrics.5

Mujkić, Aida; Miškulin, Maja; Miškulin, Ivan; Lovrić Makarić, Zvjezdana; Šuljok, Adrijana; Pavić, Željko; Dremel, Anita; Lesinger, Gordana; Pintarić, Ljiljana; Jurlina, Juraj et al. (2021). A comparison of the connection between media use, social and institutional sources of information and attitudes about vaccination. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 106(Suppl. 2), A7–A7. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021-europaediatrics.18

Pavić, Željko (2021). The Impact of Civic and Religious Social Capital on the Antisocial Attitudes of the Youth: A Multi-Level Cross-National Study. Societies, 11(3).

 

Textbooks, authored books, edited volumes, book chapters and encyclopaedia articles by teachers and associates of the Sociology Study Programme:

  1. Spahić Šiljak, Zilka; Kovačević, Jasna; Dremel, Anita (2025). Echoes of Change: Advancing Gender Equality in Higher Education in the Balkans. Sarajevo: TPO Foundation.
  2. Dremel, Anita (2025). Science and the Social World // Elsevier Reference Collection in Social Sciences. Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp. 1–8. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-26629-4.00278-1. (encyclopaedia article)
  3. Dremel, Anita et al. (eds.) (2024). Black Cabinet: Education, Health and Gender. Zagreb: Centre for Women’s Studies.
  4. Pavić, Željko (2023). The Impact of Differentiation within Educational Systems on Educational Outcomes and Educational Inequalities // Life in Memory. Scientific Contributions and Personal Reflections in Memory of Academician Ivan Cifrić (1946–2018) / Trako Poljak, Tijana; Nikodem, Krunoslav (eds.). Zagreb: FF PRESS, pp. 133–144. (book chapter)
  5. Pavić, Željko; Šundalić, Antun (2021). Introduction to Social Science Methodology (second, expanded edition). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. (university textbook)
  6. Pavić, Željko (2021). Market Reforms in Education: Promises and Results // Šime Pilić Proceedings. Split: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split, pp. 381–392. (book chapter)
  7. Pavić, Željko (2016). Postmodern Society and Invisible Religiosity. Osijek: Department of Cultural Studies, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Matica hrvatska – Osijek Branch, Svjetla grada.
  8. Šundalić, Antun (2015). Education and Social Development: A Discussion on the Social Valuation of Education. Osijek: Svjetla grada.
  9. Šundalić, Antun; Pavić, Željko (2013). Introduction to Social Science Methodology. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics. (university textbook)
  10. Šundalić, Antun (2011). Sociology – A Sociology Textbook for Economists. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics. (university textbook)
  11. Šundalić, Antun (2010). The Village – From Authenticity to Unrecognisability: A Contribution to the Sociological Study of Rurality in Slavonia and Baranja. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics.
  12. Šundalić, Antun (2004). Croatian Society and Integration Processes. Osijek: Matica hrvatska Osijek.
  13. Šundalić, Antun (1999). Church, Faith and Politics – Aspects of Sociological Research in Eastern Slavonia. Zagreb: Croatian University Press.
  14. Šundalić, Antun (1999). From Resignation to Refuge – Sociological Studies. Osijek: Matica hrvatska.