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Social innovation & co-creation
How organisations, professionals, communities and service users develop, adapt and implement new social services and working methods.
Dr. Aleksandar Bozic is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Studies, University of Stavanger (UiS), Norway. He holds a PhD in Social Work and Sociology from the University of Agder, a Master’s degree in Communities, Organisations and Social Change from City St George’s, University of London, and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of Banja Luka.
Before entering academia, he spent more than a decade working in social work and social development in Bosnia and Herzegovina. His experience includes the design, management, monitoring, evaluation and communication of programmes concerning children and young people at risk, violence prevention, adult mental health, community-based services and transitional justice for youth. This work involved collaboration with public authorities, local welfare organisations and international organisations including UNICEF, UNDP and Save the Children.
His research explores how social innovation, civil society and cross-sector collaboration can improve social services, particularly for children and families affected by migration and transnational family life.
He also works at the intersection of education and social welfare, with a focus on school bullying, migrant and minority children, inclusion and intercultural practice.
He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Comparative Social Work and contributes to European research networks and international education partnerships. He welcomes opportunities to contribute his expertise to relevant research, evaluation and programme development initiatives, subject to availability.
Working languages
English, Norwegian, Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian.