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March 4, 2022

Branko Ančić, PhD participated in the radio talk-show „Okrugli stol ponedjeljkom“ on the Croatian Radio Third Programme on February 14, 2022. The topic of the discussion was social resilience, i.e. the ability of the society to absorb the consequences of social crises such as pandemic and recession, to adapt to the new circumstances, and, eventually, to overcome the crises and become more resilient and more ready to cope with future challenges. The participants of the show were also Vedrana Pribičević of the Zagreb School of Economics and Management - ZSEM and Toni Vidan, environmental activist and vice-president of the European Environmental Bureau – EEB, the largest European network of environmental associations. The talk show was hosted by Filip Majetić.

The show is available here: https://tinyurl.com/yp5y9dd5.

January 9, 2022

Branko Ančić, PhD commented for Index on the reasons why a part of citizens is willing to get vaccinated, while the other part is strongly against vaccination and epidemiological measures. He pointed out that the decision on non-vaccination among that part of the population is strongly affected by a lack of trust in the political elites managing the pandemic crisis, and the perception of their unprivileged status.

The article is available at the link: https://tinyurl.com/y6u2cayk.

December 27, 2021

Branko Ančić, PhD and Adrijana Šuljok, PhD commented for the Novosti portal on the findings of the study "Determinants and reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Croatia" [Odrednice i razlozi neodlučnosti oko cjepiva protiv covida-19 u Hrvatskoj], written in coauthorship with Dragan Bagić, PhD, from the Department of Sociology of the University of Zagreb.

The article is available at the link: https://tinyurl.com/26zdpr83.

December 16, 2021

Dragan Bagić, PhD, from the Department of Sociology of the University of Zagreb was guest in the N1 Television studio live, where he presented the research on why people are against getting vaccinated against Covid-19.

The news story is available at the link: https://tinyurl.com/ycx9xcb4.

November 24, 2021

Branko Ančić, Ph.D. commented for the central news show Dnevnik of the Nova TV on the debate between the dissenting voices regarding the Covid-19 vaccination, the so-called vaxxers and anti-vaxxers, whose dispute has escalated on social networks.

The news story is available at the link: https://tinyurl.com/2an4p3aw.

September 15, 2021

Dragan Bagić, Ph.D. (Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University in Zagreb) commented for Index on the possibility that resistance to wearing protective masks could become a mass movement. The sociologist and member of the SOCRES research team was referring to the happenings in the elementary school in Krapinske Toplice and the refusal of the parents to send their child to the school with a mask on.

In the same article, Dražen Cepić, Ph.D. (Department of Sociology of the University of Zadar) commented on the findings of the paper on antimaskers, written in coauthorship with Branko Ančić, Ph.D. In the paper, the authors tried to shed light on the mobilization against the corona measures.

More: https://tinyurl.com/7cb8yjd9.

April 16, 2021

Dr. Branko Ančić and Dr. Dražen Cepić (Department of Sociology, University of Zadar) are the authors of a study on “antimaskers“ in Croatia, published in the special issue of the journal “Sociology and Space“, Vol. 59 No. 219.

According to the study findings, the majority of antimaskers is between 30 and 39 years of age (23.7%), and 18 to 29 respectively (17.8%). The lowest percentage is among those who are 65 and above (3.3%). The highest number of antimaskers is among those who do not live in the same household with persons who are 65 or above. According to class, if we exclude the retired, most antimaskers belong to the working class (25.2%) and the higher class (13.6%), while the smallest number of them are in the middle class (11.9%). Antimaskers are mostly found among the working population. There is 20% among the unemployed, 18% among the employed, and 13% among the general population. There is twice as many respondents in the private sector (22.2%), as in the public sector (12.2%).

Dr. Branko Ančić commented on the study findings for the N1 Television show Novi dan (April 14, 2021) and for the RTL Direkt show (April 15, 2021).

Additionally, the articles analysing the findings were published in Večernji list (April 13, 2021) and on T-portal (April 14, 2021).

March 1, 2021

Assistant Professor Dr. Branko Ančić was guest in the “Globusova čajanka” editorial of Jutarnji list. He commented on the cases of cutting in the line for COVID-19 vaccination and reflected on global inequalities in the vaccine distribution and availability.

The recording and the accompanying article are available at the link: https://tinyurl.com/t6ry7hz5.

January 8, 2021

Assistant Professor Dr. Branko Ančić commented on the trust among Croatian citizens regarding vaccination, with a particular focus on the occurence of conspiracy theories among a part of the citizens and the scepticism towards the ways in which we as a society shall respond to supressing the COVID-19 pandemic.

The show is available at the link: https://tinyurl.com/y6b2qjjh. (in Croatian)

December 10, 2020

Branko Ančić, Ph.D. commented on the situation among Croatian citizens regarding their coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, one year after the first officially registered case in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

The show is available at the link: https://tinyurl.com/y3e63e88. (in Croatian)

December 1, 2020

Branko Ančić, Ph.D. was a guest on the Croatian Radio First Program (HR1) talk show „U mreži Prvog“. He commented on the measures for supressing the COVID-19 pandemic and analysed citizens' compliance with them.

The show is available at the link: https://tinyurl.com/y5y8wpgy. (in Croatian)

The information about Dr. Ančić's participation in the show was brought by Index, which can be read here. (in Croatian)

November 30, 2020

Branko Ančić, Ph.D. commented for Jutarnji list, together with other experts, entrepreneurs and physicians, on the new measures by the Croatian Government introduced to suppress the pandemic spread.

The article is available at the link: https://tinyurl.com/y3wjtwmf. (in Croatian)

November 25, 2020

Branko Ančić, Ph.D. and Dražen Cepić, Ph.D. (Department of Sociology, University of Zadar) commented for Jutarnji list on the study examining the willingness of Croatian citizens to be vaccinated and their trust in institutions regarding the decisions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The article is available at the link: https://tinyurl.com/y5mpknm3. (in Croatian)

November 24, 2020

Branko Ančić, Ph.D. participated in the TV show Newsroom on N1 Television where he commented on the findings of a survey on 'antimaskers' – the people who refuse to wear COVID-19 protection masks and sometimes even deny the existence of the virus. The survey was conducted on a nationally representative sample, as part of the SOCRES project.

The show can be viewed at the link: https://tinyurl.com/y2burkcz. (in Croatian)

In addition, t-portal brought the information about Dr. Ančić's participation in the show, which can be read at the link: https://tinyurl.com/y2burkcz. (in Croatian)

November 9, 2020

Branko Ančić, Ph.D., Principal Investigator of the SOCRES project, gave an interview to Glas Slavonije on 12th September 2020, in which he presented the project in more detail.

The interview is available here: https://tinyurl.com/y6qtujbf. (in Croatian)

November 9, 2020

An article in which Branko Ančić, Ph.D. comments on the public perception and attitudes towards The Civil Protection Headquarters of the Republic of Croatia was published in Novosti, on 6th September 2020.

The article can be read here: https://www.portalnovosti.com/era-antivaksera. (in Croatian)

November 9, 2020

Branko Ančić, Ph.D., Principal Investigator of the SOCRES project, gave an interview for Jutarnji list on 7th July 2020, on the occasion of signing the Grant Agreement with the Croatian Science Foundation. He briefly presented the main topics that the project will address and outlined the expected outcomes.

The interview can be read here: https://tinyurl.com/ybdxsproa. (in Croatian)