Rodoljub Jovanović

Rodoljub Jovanović is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Recent History of Serbia (IFDT) affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. Holding a PhD in Human Rights from the University of Deusto (2021), an MA in Interdisciplinary Research and Studies on Eastern Europe from the University of Bologna/University of Ljubljana, and a BA in Psychology from the University of Belgrade, he has received multiple international fellowships including the Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND PhD Fellowship and EuroClio Research Fellowship.

• PhD: Human Rights, University of Deusto (Spain)
• MA: Interdisciplinary Research and Studies on Eastern Europe, University of Bologna/University of Ljubljana
• BA: Psychology, University of Belgrade

His research focuses on history education in post-conflict societies, particularly examining nationalist narratives, peace education frameworks, and the representation of the Yugoslav wars in school curricula. Recent publications analyze youth perceptions of 1990s conflicts, teacher approaches to difficult histories, and policy recommendations for reconciliatory education.

Key article themes include collective memory (2023), peacebuilding pedagogy (2022), and curriculum reform (2020), with subfields spanning intergenerational trauma, conflict resolution pedagogy, and regional reconciliation strategies.

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND PhD Fellowship
• Memory Activism Fellowship (Humanitarian Law Fund)
• EuroClio Research Fellowship

As an educator, he has taught courses at the University of Amsterdam and the Belgrade Center of the School for International Training (SIT). His policy work includes authoring educational frameworks for peace education in Europe and history curriculum guidelines for post-Yugoslav states.