Associate Professor Haris Dajč has been a guest professor at the Institute of European Studies since 2019. He obtained his PhD in history at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, in 2015. Holds two MAs in History (University of Belgrade 2008) and area studies (SSEES UCL 2011). His research interests include the Balkans and the Mediterranean in the period from the 18th to the 21st century, the dissolution of Yugoslavia and the development of populism in the countries of former Yugoslavia, the history of Jews in the Balkans in the 18-21st century, the urban and health history.
He was Scientist in Charge on behalf of the University of Belgrade in two projects: “FATIGUE - Delayed Transformational Fatigue in Central and Eastern Europe” (2018-2021) and “POPREBEL - Populist Rebellion against Modernity in 21st-century Eastern Europe: neo-traditionalism and neofeudalism” (2019-2022). Both projects were developed in coordination with the Institute of European Studies. He was the academic coordinator of the JM module EUBAL (European Union and the Balkans: Modernization Processes and Challenges of European Integration). He has been involved in archival and research projects with the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe since 2017, focusing on local archives in Serbia and Croatia. He was involved in the implementation and supervision of the Jewish Restitution Law in Serbia from 2018 until 2024.
Research stay
University of Padova (2015), Institute of European studies Jagiellonian University (2022).