Research interests
methods of social research, material inequalities, urban sociology
Biography
Željka Manić is an associate professor at the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. She completed BA, MA, and PhD studies in sociology at the same faculty. Her narrow scientific field is the methodology of sociological research. She received her doctorate in 2014 with the thesis Application and Possibilities of Content Analysis Method in Sociology. Since 2008, she has been employed at the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. She is engaged in teaching courses in the field of methodology of sociological research on BA, MA, and PhD studies in sociology. Since 2009, she has been an associate of the Institute for Sociological Research, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. She is a member of the Sociological Scientific Society of Serbia.
Selected publications
Manić, Ž. (2025). Odevanje samostalnim šivenjem u socijalističkoj Jugoslaviji. Etnoantropološki problemi 20(4): 1009–1028.
Marković, A. & Manić, Ž. (2025). Precarious Working Conditions for Migrant Workers in Serbia: A Content Analysis of Online Articles From Daily Newspaper Danas About The Linglong Factory. In: Backović, V. & Marković, A. (eds). New Divisions, Struggles and Solidarities in South East Europe. Belgrade: Sociological Scientific Society of Serbia (117–136).
Manić, Ž. (2024). Eksperiment u sociološkim istraživanjima. Beograd: Univerzitet u Beogradu – Filozofski fakultet, Institut za sociološka istraživanja.
Manić, Ž. (2022). Milićev doprinos naukometriji. U: Manić, Ž. & Mirkov, A. (ur.). Sociološko nasleđe Vojina Milića – 100 godina od rođenja. Beograd: Univerzitet u Beogradu – Filozofski fakultet, Institut za sociološka istraživanja (141–158).
Manić, Ž. & Mirkov, A. (2020). The Economic Position of Households in Serbia during the post-2000 Capitalist Consolidation. Südosteuropa 68(3): 303–322.
Manić, Ž. (2017). Analiza sadržaja u sociologiji, Beograd: Čigoja štampa i Instiut za sociološka istraživanja Filozofskog fakulteta.
Manić, Ž. (2013). Operacionalizacija pojma društveni položaj u istraživanjima društvene strukture u Srbiji, u: Lazić, M. i S. Cvejić (prir.) Promene osnovnih struktura društva Srbije u periodu ubrzane transformacije, Beograd: ISI FF i Čigoja štampa (11–28).
Selected presentations
Manić, Ž. & Marković, A. Mogućnosti primene Balesovog klasifikacijskog sistema u posmatranju plenuma studenata Filozofskog fakulteta u Beogradu tokom blokade 2024/25. godine, Studentski protesti 2024/25: BloKADA, ako ne SADA?, Univerzitet u Beogradu – Filozofski fakultet, Institut za sociološka istraživanja, Beograd, 22–23.11.2025.
Manić, Ž. Memory Culture in a Rural Area: A Case Study of Belo Blato Odonyms, Language and Social Sciences in Contact: Remembrance Culture, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, October 4, 2025.
Marković, A. & Manić, Ž. Precarious Working Conditions for Migrant Workers in Serbia: A Content Analysis of Online Articles From Daily Newspaper Danas About The Linglong Factory, New Divisions, Struggles and Solidarities in South East Europe, Sociological Scientific Society of Serbia, Belgrade, June 13–14, 2025.
Manić, Ž. Bagat i Burda: modno odevanje samostalnim šivenjem u socijalističkoj Jugoslaviji, Društveni život mode u Srbiji od 19. veka do danas, Univerzitet u Beogradu – Filozofski fakultet, Beograd, 23–24.05.2025.
Manić, Ž. Milićev doprinos naukometriji, Sociološko nasleđe Vojina Milića – 100 godina od rođenja, Univerzitet u Beogradu – Filozofski fakultet, Institut za sociološka istraživanja, Beograd, 17.09.2022.
