Antonija Petričušić: The apathy in Croatian academia reflects the broader social picture
Rethinking Academia (Part 6) — Zagreb professor talks gender equality, apathy, activism, and academic freedoms.
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The Croatian scientific community’s international contribution is negligible.
I cannot get my head around a social science professional saying that they have got no opinion on a burning social issue.
The duty of science is to analyse matters of relevance to the society, to analyse social trends, even more so if they stand in opposition to cornerstones of democracy.
Jelena Prtorić
Jelena Prtorić is a journalist that (mainly) covers South-eastern Europe, she writes for web and print platforms, in Croatian, English, and French. She usually writes about politics, human rights, culture, the environment, and a variety of social topics.
This story was originally written in Serbian.