Independent evaluation
Baseline, mid-term or final evaluation, including design, interviews, analysis, reporting and practical recommendations.
International social research · Evaluation · Social innovation
Research that organisations can actually use.
Dr. Aleksandar Bozic is an Associate Professor at the University of Stavanger, Norway, with extensive experience working and collaborating with international organisations, NGOs, public institutions and academic partners. His work connects Scandinavia, wider Europe and the Western Balkans. He welcomes opportunities to contribute his expertise to relevant research, evaluation and programme development initiatives, subject to availability.
International scope
Scandinavia · Europe · Western Balkans
PhDSocial Work & Sociology
10+ yearsApplied programme practice
10+International projects & networks
5 languagesEN · NO · BCS
Start here
Expertise translated into practical support.
The site brings together academic work, field experience and clear engagement formats for organisations facing complex social challenges.
01
Experience
European research networks, municipal collaboration and Western Balkan field programmes.
Browse the track record →02
Publications
Peer-reviewed research, applied reports and practice resources.
Explore selected work →03
Services
Evaluation, co-creation, programme design, research and training.
View engagement areas →04
Insights
Research-based guidance for municipalities, NGOs and project teams.
Read the insights →Selected engagements
Clear ways to work together.
Support can be structured as a focused expert contribution, a full evaluation, a workshop or a longer advisory process.
Applied research & evidence synthesis
Needs assessments, scoping reviews, qualitative and mixed-method studies, stakeholder mapping and knowledge translation.
Programme & partnership development
Theory of change, intervention design, work packages, indicators, project review and consortium development.
Co-creation & service innovation
Support for municipalities and organisations designing collaborative, user-oriented and cross-sectoral service models.
Workshops & capacity building
Tailored sessions on social innovation, research methods, evaluation, community practice and child/family welfare.
Strategic advisory input
Short-term expert review of policy frameworks, programme models, grant concepts, research plans and implementation challenges.
International projects & applied experience
Projects, networks and practice across different welfare contexts.
A selected overview of European research networks, municipal collaboration and applied programme experience. Open a card to view the official project page, publication or a more detailed description.
2026–2030
CHILD VOICES — COST Action CA25176
Management Committee Member representing Norway in a European network on children’s participation, wellbeing and resilience in the era of polycrisis.
Official COST page → 2025–2028Erasmus+ Global Mobility: Norway–Bosnia and Herzegovina
Project Manager developing institutional cooperation and student and staff mobility in social work education.
View project role → 2024–2028ORBIT — COST Action CA23120
Science Communication Officer in a transnational collaboration on religious identity, bullying and wellbeing at school.
Official COST page → 2024–2026Veikart — Sola municipality
Research on the development and initial implementation of a co-created method for more coordinated municipal welfare services.
Open research report → 2022–2026TraFaDy — COST Action CA21143
Leader of a subgroup mapping psychosocial care and services for children in transnational migration processes.
Official COST page → 2018–2023TRIBES — COST Action CA18115
Comparative research and international collaboration on bullying, migration and integration at school level.
Official COST page → 2016–2021ETHMIGSURVEYDATA — COST Action CA16111
Participation in a European network improving access to and use of survey data on ethnic and immigrant minorities.
Official COST page → 2013–2015Remigrations and transformations in post-socialist Europe
Collaborative research with universities and research centres in Austria, Croatia and Germany.
View project overview → 2010–2012Dialogue in Transition
Social Research Fellowship with ERSTE Foundation, Austria, focused on return migration, mobility and social change.
View research output → 2012–2018Family Group Conference and IN Foundation
Programme development, implementation, training and evaluation of preventive support for children, young people and families in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
View case study → 2008–2018Social development in transitional contexts
Designing, managing, training, monitoring and evaluating programmes with welfare organisations, public authorities and international partners.
Explore applied experience → Full profileAdditional roles and project experience
See professional roles, detailed case studies and further programme experience across Norway, Europe and the Western Balkans.
Open Experience page →Latest insights
Research-based guidance for practice.
Short professional articles translate research findings into questions and actions for organisations.
Education & inclusion
School bullying and children with migrant backgrounds
What universal anti-bullying programmes often miss—and how schools can respond more equitably.
Read insight · 7 min →Children & familiesFamily Group Conferences: turning participation into shared decisions
How family-led planning works and which implementation conditions protect participation and follow-through.
Read insight · 7 min →Migration & childrenMigration, migrant children and social services
Connecting transnational family relationships with accessible, culturally responsive formal services.
Read insight · 7 min →“
The value I bring is translating complex social issues into practical frameworks, evidence-informed recommendations and collaborative projects that organisations can actually use.
Research · Evaluation · Social welfare · Migration · Education · Social innovationExploring a research, evaluation or advisory need?
Send a brief outline of the context, timeline and expected output.