Ivan Perkov

Ivan Perkov
University of Zagreb · Department of Sociology (HRSTUD)

PhD in Sociology
Doing Research in the Sociology of Risk, Waste Management and Sustainable Development. Learning and teaching...

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Introduction
Ivan Perkov currently works in the Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb. Ivan conducts research in the fields of sociology of risk, urban sociology and social ecology. In 2021 he defended his PhD thesis "The social aspects of the waste management system in Zagreb"
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May 2017 - present
University of Zagreb
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Sociologija je kao nastavni predmet iz područja društvenih znanosti uvedena u hrvatskesrednje škole prije nešto više od pola stoljeća. Danas se sociologija „uči i poučava ugimnazijama i drugim srednjim školama kao obvezni i kao izborni predmet, a usmjerenostučeniku temeljno je obilježje učenja i poučavanja sociologije“ (Kurikulum nastavnogpredmeta...
Thesis
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The doctoral thesis "Social aspects of the waste management system in Zagreb" theoretically and empirically examines the waste management system from a sociological perspective, using the city of Zagreb as an example. Waste is an unavoidable by-product of life and is increasingly recognized as a risk to the environment and public health as well as...
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This paper presents a sociological theoretical framework for the study of self-representation in social networks. Theoretically, the paper draws on the sociological classics of E. Goffman and M. Castells, as well as work from other academic fields that have explored self-representation and social networks as social phenomena. The first part of the...
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In the global education landscape, the introduction of new degree programmes is an important strategic process and a potential source of competitive advantage. The number of new degree programmes implemented is probably one of the key indicators of a university's flexibility. The history and experience of the university,the organisation and adminis...
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Municipal waste management is one of the most important environmental challenges of the modern world, and waste-related issues have become increasingly important in both the public and scientific arenas. Municipal solid waste is an inevitable by-product of the production and consumption patterns of modern societies. The development of waste managem...
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Osnovni je cilj ovog rada izložiti i problematizirati neke od izazova s kojima se suočavaju osobe s fizičkim i/ili mentalnim poteškoćama u hrvatskom visokoobrazovnom sustavu. Dodatni je cilj upozoriti na kritične točke sustava koji bi im trebao omogućiti i olakšati studiranje. Rad se usredotočuje na sociološke i etičke dimenzije navedene problemati...
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This paper presents a sociological analysis of the monumental heritage of the City of Zagreb. Monuments are understood and described as „carriers of symbols” through which the ruling elites in a certain time and space endeavor to shape public opinion. A special focus has been given to the analysis of the temporal and spatial dimensions of monument...
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SAŽETAK Doktorandi i doktori znanosti izrazito su malobrojna, ali i važna društvena skupina zato što upravo oni predstavljaju (buduću) akademsku i intelektualnu elitu društva. U ovom se priopćenju prikazuju i analiziraju neki od problema sustava poslijediplomskog doktorskog obrazovanja u Hrvatskoj. Prepoznata je činjenica da vrlo nizak broj (do 2...
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Domoljublje je pojam koji ne karakterizira terminološko već živopisno određenje. To znači da se u razmatranju pojma domoljublje ne valja zadovoljiti definicijom već načinima na koje ljudi percipiraju domoljublje u okvirima svakodnevnog ži-vota. U hrvatskom je društvu domoljublje česta tema u javnom prostoru i stoga ovaj rad analizira veze između po...
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The book Waste Society theoretically and empirically examines the waste management system using the example of the city of Zagreb from a sociological and bioethical perspective. The aim of the book is to identify the main social relations that influence the perception of waste and its treatment, and to provide a sociologically grounded answer to th...
Research Proposal
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Sustainable development has become a ubiquitous term in academic discussions and papers as well as in the public domain. The term is used so frequently that it has become difficult to discern its actual meaning, and it is undoubtedly a divergent and normatively charged concept. Most often, it is simply defined as a concept that involves meeting the...
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There are multiple definitions of social cohesion, both scientific and political. Thus, the concept of social cohesion lacks a succinct and coherent definition and remains subject to different interpretations: such as political, which defines it as a term aimed at tackling social inequality, but primarily in economic terms (tackling poverty, unempl...
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Sustavi gospodarenja otpadom postaju jedna od ključnih komunalnih neuralgičnih točaka suvremenog društva, a problem posebno eskalira u velikim urbanim centrima. Otpad danas možemo povezati s nizom ekoloških i javnozdravstvenih rizika, a neadekvatno postupanje s otpadom može negativno utjecati na ostvarenje temeljnih ljudskih prava i ozbiljno naruši...
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The subject of this research is the "Incijativa- Čuvajmo naš park. (Initiative - Let us protect our park)", which arose as a reaction of the local community to the official announcement of interventions in its surroundings. The announcement of the construction of a sacral building in the area of the only larger public green space in the Municipalit...
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Cilj je ovoga rada istražiti sociološke aspekte promjena naziva ulica i trgova u Gradu Zagrebu u periodu od osamostaljenja Republike Hrvatske do danas. Ulice i trgovi dobivaju nazive zbog praktičnosti i pojednostavljivanja snalaženja u svakom, a posebno u urbanom prostoru. Međutim, nazivi ulica i trgova imaju i velik simbolički značaj-moglo bi se r...
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Ideologija se često percipira kao višeznačan, nejasan pa čak i pejorativan makro-sociološki pojam. Prvi dio ovoga rada usredotočen je na što preciznije sociološ-ko definiranje pojma ideologije i kontekstulaizaciju značenja svih velikih makro-socioloških pojmova. Nadalje, ovaj rad ima težnju ponuditi okvir za empirijsko i epistemološko istraživanje...
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Cilj je ovoga rada društvena i etička kontekstualizacija NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) sindroma i prikaz suvremenih problema i etičkih dilema po-vezanih sa sustavom zbrinjavanja otpada u Hrvatskoj. Intervencije u okoliš koje lokalna zajednica smatra opasnima i ne želi ih »u svome dvorištu« dovode do obrambene (NIMBY) reakcije. U radu se govori o društ...
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Urbana sociologija bavi se proučavanjem načina života u gradovima. Ugledni hrvatski sociolozi koji su se bavili urbanom tematikom poput D. Seferagić, O. Čaldarovića i dr. ističu da se urbano planiranje, kakvo je u Hrvatskoj postojalo 60-ih, 70-ih i 80-ih godina, značajno promijenilo u procesu tranzicije iz socijalističkog u kapitalističko društveno...
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Spomenici su, baš poput naziva naselja, ulica i trgova, nositelji kolektivne društvene memorije te predstavljaju simbole prošlosti i sadašnjosti jednog društva. Spomenička baština ima svoju umjetničku i kulturnu vrijednost, ali barem je jednako vrijedna i društvena poruka koju spomenici nose. Simboli značenje dobivaju uronjeni u kontekst, a u ovome...
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Osnovni je cilj ovog rada izložiti i problematizirati neke od izazova s kojima se suočavaju osobe s fizičkim i/ili mentalnim poteškoćama u hrvatskom visokoobrazovnom sustavu. Dodatni je cilj upozoriti na kritične točke sustava koji bi im trebao omogućiti i olakšati studiranje. Rad se usredoto­čuje na sociološke i etičke dimenzije navedene problemat...
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The main objective of this article is to describe and study the specific level of postgraduate education in Croatia - postgraduate specialised MBA studies. MBA studies in Croatia are on the same educational level as postgraduate specialised studies. While MBA programmes are known all over the world, specialised postgraduate studies are a peculiarit...

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