Aleksandar Bozic

Førsteamanuensis

Aleksandar Bozic

Kontakt

Telefon: 51832018

E-post: aleksandar.bozic@uis.no

Rom: KA A-263

Sted: Kjell Arholms Hus, Floor 2, Office A-235

Organisasjonsenhet

Det samfunnsvitenskapelige fakultet

Institutt for sosialfag

Kort om meg

 

Forskningsinteresser

  • Sosial innovasjon og tverrfaglig samarbeid
  • Migrasjon
  • Forebyggende mobbing på skolen (mangfold og inkludering)
  • Samfunnsbasert sosialt arbeid
  • Frivillige organisasjoner (NGO-er) og sivilsamfunnet i sosial velferd og utvikling sosiale tjenester

Utdanning

  • PhD i sosialt arbeid og sosiologi – Universitetet i Agder (UiA), Norge
  • Master i samfunn, organisasjoner og sosial endring – City St. George's, University of London, Storbritannia, London.
  • Bachelor i sosialt arbeid – Universitetet i Banja Luka, Bosnia-Hercegovina

Internasjonale forskningsprosjekter

  • ERASMUS + Global mobility: Social Work Education between Norway and Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • COST Action CA23120 (2024–2027) – Religiøs identitet, mobbing og trivsel på skolen: Et transnasjonalt samarbeid (ORBIT)
  • COST Action CA21143 (2022–2025) – Transnasjonale familiedynamikker i Europa (TraFaDy)
  • COST Action CA18155 (2018–2023) – Transnasjonalt samarbeid om mobbing, migrasjon og integrering på skolenivå
  • The CUBA-NORD project: Cuban and Nordic Welfare (2019-2024)
  • COST Action CA1611 (2016–2021) – Internasjonale etniske og immigrant minoriteters spørreundersøkelses data
  • Remigrasjoner og transformasjoner i den post sosialistiske europeiske regionen (2013–2015) – Samarbeidsprosjekt med universiteter og forskningssentre i Østerrike, Kroatia og Tyskland
  • Dialog i overgang - return migration (2010–2012) – Forskningsstipend - Fellowship, ERSTE Foundation, Østerrike

Akademisk og profesjonell erfaring

  • Førsteamanuensis – Institutt for sosialfag, Universitetet i Stavanger (Jan 2023–nåværende)
  • Universitetslektor – Institutt for sosialt arbeid og sosiologi, Universitetet i Agder (Jun–Des 2022)
  • Stipendiat – Institutt for sosialt arbeid og sosiologi, Universitetet i Agder (Feb 2018–Mai 2022)
  • Praktiker innen sosialt arbeid og sosial utvikling – Over 10 års erfaring i overgangs kontekster med spesialisering i utvikling, ledelse, opplæring, overvåking og evaluering av programmer innen:
    • Barn og unge i risiko
    • Forebygging av kjønns basert vold og mobbing
    • Voksen psykisk helse
    • Overgangsrett ferdighet for ungdom
  • Samarbeidserfaring – Arbeidet med lokale velferdsorganisasjoner, offentlige myndigheter og internasjonale organisasjoner (UNDP, UNICEF, Save the Children...)

Undervisningserfaring

  • USV106 Samfunns basert praksis og Sosial Innovasjon (Bachelornivå) – Emne koordinator og foreleser, UiS
  • MSO 290 & USV101 Interkulturell praksis (Master- og bachelornivå) – Emne koordinator og foreleser, UiS
  • MSO295 Etiske refleksjoner i velferdspraksis (Master- og bachelornivå), UiS
  • MBA 202 Mangfold, inkludering og barnevern i et flerkulturelt perspektiv (Master-nivå), UiS
  • BBA303-1 25V Refleksjon, endring, innovasjon og mangfold (Bachelornivå), UiS
  • SO-304 Sosialt arbeid på gruppe- og samfunnsnivå (Bachelornivå) – Emne koordinator og foreleser, UiA
  • SO-407 Filosofi og etikk i sosialt arbeid (Master-nivå) – Emne koordinator og foreleser (2022) og bidragsyter (2020–2021), UiA
  • SO-408-1 Profesjonell utvikling i sosialt arbeid (Master-nivå) – Bidragsyter, UiA
  • SV-402-1 Profesjoner og samarbeid (Master-nivå) – Gjesteforeleser, UiA (2020–2021)

Aleksandar har vært gjesteforeleser og gitt workshops ved diverse universiteter i Belgia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Cuba, Kroatia, Norge, Storbritannia, Somalia og Sveits om sosial innovasjon og tverrfaglig samarbeid, samfunnsbaserte & frivilige tjenester, migrasjon og mobbing i skolen.

Redaktørarbeid

  • Sjefredaktør – Journal of Comparative Social Work (2024–nåværende)

Publikasjoner

Vitenskapelige publikasjoner

Aleksandar Bozic; Heidi Lie Eriksen (2026) Norwegian social work students’ experiences withcommunity work and NGOs in international field placement. I: Social Work Education. ISSN 0261-5479. Volum 44. s.1-16. DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2026.2617500

Aleksandar Bozic; Sarah Catherine Patricia Duff Hean; Pravin Tembjerg (2024) Social innovation and interprofessional collaboration in child–family reunification services : The family group conference. I: Jonathan Parker; Pravin Tembjerg; Sarah Catherine Patricia Duff Hean; Vanessa Heaslip, Rebuilding family relations for children and youth separated from family. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783031671050. s.201-227. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-67106-7_9

Janne Støen; Eveline Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger; Sedat Ucar; Aleksandar Bozic; Vebina Resuli; Angela Mocanu; Hildegunn Fandrem (2024) Cross-National legal frameworks relating to school bullying and migration in six countries. I: Hildegunn Fandrem; James O’Higgins Norman, International Perspectives on Migration, Bullying, and School : Implications for School, Refugees and Migrants. Routledge. ISBN 9781003439202. s.90-104. DOI: 10.4324/9781003439202-6

Eveline Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger; Aleksandar Bozic; Janne Støen; Sedat Ucar; Vebina Resuli; Angela Mocanu (2024) How do anti-bullying programs target immigrant children and youth and what is their evidence base? An analysis in five European countries. I: Hildegunn Fandrem; James O’Higgins Norman, International Perspectives on Migration, Bullying, and School : Implications for School, Refugees and Migrants. Routledge. ISBN 9781003439202. s.105-123. DOI: 10.4324/9781003439202-7

Aleksandar Bozic; Eveline Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger (2023) International Organisations, NGOs, and Evidence-Based Programmes in Preventing School Violence and Bullying. I: Bildung und Erziehung. ISSN 0006-2456. Volum 76. s.246-264.

Aleksandar Bozic (2022) Unpacking social innovation by nonstate service providers in the challenging social work practice. I: Journal of Comparative Social Work. Online ISSN 0809-9936. Volum 17. s.4-28. DOI: 10.31265/jcsw.v17i2.416

Aleksandar Bozic (2022) Social Services, Social Innovation and Multi-Actor Collaboration : A Civil Society Organisation Perspective. Universitetet i Agder. ISBN 9788284270937.

Aleksandar Bozic (2021) Social innovation in a post-conflict setting: examining external factors affecting social service NGOs. I: Development Studies Research. Online ISSN 2166-5095. Volum 8. s.170-180. DOI: 10.1080/21665095.2021.1950020

Aleksandar Bozic (2018) Transitioning Back: Remigration of tertiary-educated Bosnians with experience of international academic mobility. I: Caroline Hornstein-Tomić; Robert Pichler; Sarah Scholl-Schneider, Remigration to Post-Socialist Europe. LIT Verlag. ISBN 9783643910257. s.345-378.

Aleksandar Bozic (2015) International mobility and the flow of knowledge: Experiences of young experts on the return to BIH upon the completion of postgraduate studies abroad. I: Marko Valenta; Mirza Emirhafizovic, Migrations in the Function of Development. Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees. ISBN 9789958522253. s.35-48.

Aleksandar Bozic (2013) The Market and Institutional Value Attachments toSustainable Return of Human Capital to Bosnia and Herzegovina. I: Journal of Identity and Migration Studies. Online ISSN 1843-5610.

Aleksandar Bozic (2010) The Influence of the Third Sector in Changing the Welfare System and Shaping Social Policy In Bosnia and Herzegovina. I: Social Policy and Social Work in Transition. ISSN 1987-8710. Volum 1. s.75-91.

Bøker og kapitler

Aleksandar Bozic (2017) Family Group Conference – Innovative model of support for children, youth and families at risk in Bosnia and Herzegovina. IN Foundation.

Formidling

Aleksandar Bozic; Ayan Abdi Mohamoud Handulle (2025) Care, Inclusion and Justice. I: Journal of Comparative Social Work. Online ISSN 0809-9936. Volum 20. s.4-4. DOI: 10.31265/f5mtek27

Aleksandar Bozic; Memory Jayne Tembo-Pankuku; Ayan Abdi Mohamoud Handulle; Cecilie Revheim; Heidi Lie Eriksen; Siv Oltedal (2025) Strengthening Global North-Global South Education and Research Partnerships in International Social Work. Bridging Communities: Building Sustainable Futures; 2025-10-05 - 2025-10-07.

Heidi Lie Eriksen; Aleksandar Bozic (2025) Praksisperioder i utlandet - sosialarbeiderstudentenes forutsetninger for profesjonsutøvelse i en annen kontekst og utdanningsinstitusjonenes ansvar for kvalitetssikring. FORSA konference 2025; 2025-06-17 - 2025-06-18.

Aleksandar Bozic (2025) Psychosocial care and services for children in transnational migration family processes. Summer School: Transnantional Care Across Borders; 2025-07-01 - 2025-07-05.

Aleksandar Bozic (2024) School Bullying and Migration: Trends, Interventions and Evidence. Transnational childhoods in Europe summer school 2024 . Odisee University of Applied Science, Brussels, Belgium; 2024-06-26 - 2024-06-27.

Aleksandar Bozic (2024) Family Group Conference: Children participation and intercultural perspective. Transnational childhoods in Europe summer school 2024. Odisee University of Applied Science, Brussels, Belgium; 2024-06-26 - 2024-06-27.

Aleksandar Bozic (2024) Family Group Confernece - A Community Based Approach. Seminar at Hargeisa University, Somalialand - Erasmus mobility project; 2024-05-01 - 2024-05-02.

Aleksandar Bozic (2024) Community Social Work and Civil Society Service Provision: The Role of Third Sector Organization and Social Environment. Lecture and training seminar organised by Department of Social Science and Postgraduate studies ; 2024-05-08.

Aleksandar Bozic (2023) How do National Antibullying Programs Target Migrant Children and Youths: An Empirical Analysis of Five European Countries. International Conference MIGREL (Migration, Religious, Intercultural Relations); 2023-06-14 - 2023-06-16.

Aleksandar Bozic (2023) Social innovation in the nexus between communities and civil society organisations. Research Seminar - "RESILIENT" project in East Africa; 2023-01-24.

Aleksandar Bozic; Siv Oltedal (2023) Professional work in the balance between care and control. I: Journal of Comparative Social Work. Online ISSN 0809-9936. Volum 18. s.88-94. DOI: 10.31265/jcsw.v18i2.712

Janne Støen; Eveline Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger; Sedat Ucar; Aleksandar Bozic; Vebina Resuli; Angela Mocanu; Hildegunn Fandrem (2023) Cross-National Legal Frameworks Relating to School Bullying and Migration: An Empirical Analysis of Six European Countries. International Conference by VID Specialized University; 2023-06-15.

Aleksandar Bozic (2021) Civil Society and Social Services: Social Innovation in the Context of Fragility. 14th ISTR International Conference 2021 ; 2021-07-12 - 2021-07-15.

Aleksandar Bozic (2020) Socijalni rad sa pojedincima: Pristup zasnovan na snagama (engl. Social Work with individuals: The strength based approach). Bachelor level course; 2020-11-03.

Aleksandar Bozic (2019) You should do a PhD in Norway. Here’s why..

Aleksandar Bozic (2019) Reshaping Social Welfare Services In a Turbulent Society-A Time For Social Innovation?. European Conference for Social Wok Research 2019 (ECSWR); 2019-04-10 - 2019-04-12.

Aleksandar Bozic (2019) The role of CSOs in developing innovative solutions to social challenges in a less innovative environment. ISIRC2019 Social Innovation: Local solution to global challenges; 2019-09-02 - 2019-09-04.

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