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39th COURSE ON VICTIMOLOGY, VICTIM ASSISTANCE, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE -ANNOUNCEMENT

19 May (Monday) – 31 May (Saturday) 2025, Dubrovnik IUC

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Head of BCNet new President of the ESC

Prof. Dr. Getoš Kalac elected President of the European Society of Criminology

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Balkan Criminology at the ESC EuroCrim 2024 in Bucharest

Balkan Criminology well represented: Plenary, Roundtable; Panel

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New homicide-publication by Balkan Criminology team

Prof. Dr. Getoš Kalac and Assist. Prof. Dr. Bezić article published!

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Balkan Criminology Book “Mapping the Penological Landscape of the Balkans” forthcoming 2024 with Springer

The book project took off back in 2015 and is now forthcoming!

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Article on “Life Sentences, Penal Populism & Security Confinement” accepted for publication

Prof. Dr. Getoš Kalac and Ms Gašparić joint article has been accepted for publication!

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Balkan Criminology at the EuroCrim 2024

11-14 September 2024, Bucharest, Romania

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Balkan Criminology in the Media: Violence in the Balkans, Penal Populism & ‘Femicide Offence’ in Croatia

14 April 2024, Slobodna Dalmacija

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Balkan Criminology at the European Symposium on Detention Houses

20 & 21 March 2024, Brussels, Belgium

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38th COURSE ON VICTIMOLOGY, VICTIM ASSISTANCE, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE -ANNOUNCEMENT

13 May (Monday) – 25 May (Saturday) 2024, IUC Dubrovnik

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Balkan Criminology core group presenting at the “NEW EUROPE” Conference, Warsaw

Warsaw, Spetember 20-21, 2023

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Announcement of the International Scientific Conference “Rule of Law in Contemporary Society”

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Balkan Criminology core group at the XXXVII. International Post Graduate Course on Victimology, Victim Assistance and Criminal Justice

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Balkan Criminology member Ms Petra Šprem awarded her doctoral degree

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Brief visit of the president of the ECHR Síofra O’Leary to Balkan Criminology core group

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We mourn the loss of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Albin Eser, M.C.J. (NYU)

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Head of Balkan Criminology invited speaker at the 8th World Congress Against the Death Penalty

Berlin, from 15 to 18 November 2022

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Balkan Criminology core group at the ECHR with judge Davor Derenčinović

The study visit was conducted within the project "Study of the Perception of Criminal Law S ...

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Balkan Criminology co-organizes Scientific Colloquium in Athens (21-22 October 2022)

Scientific Colloquium on "Teaching Organized Crime and Corruption Courses in South East Europe"

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Balkan Criminology at International Conference on ‘How to help victims of domestic violence and what can be done better?’

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UNODC Regional Multidisciplinary Thematic Workshop on UN.locking Impunity of Traffickers and Supporting Justice for Victims of TIP in SEE 27-29 September 2022

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Balkan Criminology for the 11th time at the ESC EuroCrim conference in Malaga

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Balkan Criminology at the 2022 Ratiu Dialogues on Democracy

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36th COURSE ON VICTIMOLOGY, VICTIM ASSISTANCE, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE featuring Prof. Dr. Getoš Kalac & Assist. Prof. Dr. Bezić

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Balkan Criminology at the international congress “Against the Death Penalty: Opinio Iuris and International Law” in Madrid, Spain

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Prof. Dr. Getoš Kalac featured in BBC’s ‘Stolen: Catching the Art Thieves’

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International Conference “A Culture of Integrity – Enhancing Prevention of Corruption”

On 23rd and 24th of May 2022, an International Conference was held in Šibenik, Croatia.

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36th COURSE ON VICTIMOLOGY, VICTIM ASSISTANCE, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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Prof. Davor Derenčinović sworn in as the ECHR Judge

A swearing in ceremony took place on 10th January 2022.

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Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kilchling awarded Doctor honoris causa

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Ambassador Zvekić on Organised Crime in the Balkans

Serbian national News report

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New book by the BC network

Online presentation event

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Expert meeting

22nd - 23rd October, 2021 at University of Zagreb

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Presentation of work of Balkan Criminology and the Global Initiative

21st October, 2021 at University of Zagreb

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Croatian national press on the new BHS book

Croatian press praising the "Violence in the Balkans"

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First findings from the Balkan Homicide Study published

New book by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Getoš Kalac, now availabe

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Transnational Organised Crime in the Western Balkans: effects in the region and beyond

Online public event

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Balkan Criminology at TODO National Open Data Conference

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Liber Amicorum for Balkan Criminology ‘Godfather’ Hans-Jörg Albrecht

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Balkan Criminology at Biennial International Conference

Criminal Justice and Security in Central and Eastern Europe

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Balkan Criminology at ESC 2021 on-line conference

Balkan Criminology at ESC 2021

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Prof. Dr. Getoš Kalac appointed to the Executive Board of the Croatian Science Foundation (CSF)

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New GI-TOC report: Spot Prices

Analyzing flows of people, drugs and money in the Western Balkans

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Balkan Criminology at University of Oxford’s Faculty of Law

Online, 19 May 2021, 5:00PM to 6:00PM (CEST)

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Tackling Organized Corruption and Monitoring Governmental Anti-Corruption Pledges in the Western Balkans

Online, 6 May 2021, 2:PM (CET)

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14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Kyoto, 7-12 March 2021

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13th Biennial International Conference

Criminal Justice and Security in Central and Eastern Europe

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A new publication on the fight against illicit trade in South Eastern Europe

Online report launch — 6th November 2020

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2nd Issue of the SEE Risk Bulletin

Interview with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Getoš Kalac

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‘Balkan Criminology’ One Week Intensive Course cancelled until further notice

Final decision regarding the BC Course in Dubrovnik

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Regional and global efforts to tackle transnational organised crime related to the Western Balkans

10th Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Convention against Transnational Or ...

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Courtrsey visit of Ambassador Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic to UNDOC

Visit to newly appointed DG UNOV & ED UNODC, Madam Ghada Waly of Egypt

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Balkan Crime – Organised, Corrupt & State-Capturing

Panel at the 2020 conference of the European Society of Criminology

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Tackling Serious and Organized Crime in the Western Balkans

Balkan Criminology engages with key players in tackling OC in the Balkans

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Balkan Victimology and Victim Policies

BC panel at the 2020 conference of the European Society of Criminology

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‘Balkan Criminology’ One-Week Intensive Course [postponed]

Dubrovnik 2nd November 2020

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See the latest Newsletter

Newsletter 03/2018 is published.

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Balkan Criminology @ Freiburg MPI’s Scientific Advisory Board

Freiburg, 4 Oct 2018

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‘Balkan Criminology’ One-Week Intensive Course

Dubrovnik 21 Oct 2018

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See the latest Newsletter

Newsletter 02/2018

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4th Annual Conference

Max Planck Partner Group for Balkan Criminology

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