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Ismar Dedovic serves as a Research Fellow at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen. His academic profile centers on Balkan historical dynamics, specializing in post-Yugoslav state development, identity politics, and memory studies across Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia. He maintains active teaching responsibilities covering Yugoslav history, Southeast European conflicts, and political developments in the region.
His educational background includes a Ph.D. in History from the University of Copenhagen, awarded on May 14, 2018, for the dissertation Our War? Their War? Which War? Remembering the First World War in the Yugosphere.
Dr. Dedovic's research interrogates the instrumentalization of historical narratives in contemporary Balkan politics, with particular focus on how World War I commemorations shape national identities. His work reveals the tension between shared Yugoslav heritage and competing national memories, examining memorial sites, political rhetoric, and cultural representations. Key contributions analyze the transformation of historical narratives following Yugoslavia's dissolution and the contested legacy of figures like Gavrilo Princip in regional identity construction.
Analysis of his 2014-2021 publications demonstrates consistent thematic focus on post-communist memory politics, with particular attention to Croatia and Serbia's commemorative practices. His scholarship identifies patterns of historical appropriation where national governments selectively emphasize wartime narratives to legitimize contemporary political agendas, while marginalized communities develop counter-memories through grassroots heritage initiatives. The research consistently bridges academic analysis with public discourse, connecting historical memory to current political developments in the region.
Dr. Dedovic actively engages public audiences through media contributions including DR Deadline (2018) and EU-Balkan relations discussions (2021), while maintaining an external teaching position at Niels Brock Innovationsgymnasiet since 2018. His multilingual capabilities (Danish, English, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian) facilitate deep engagement with primary sources and regional academic communities.
