معرفی
Vera Graovac Matassi serves as a Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Zadar, Croatia, where she focuses on demographic processes within Croatian and broader post-socialist contexts. Her academic profile demonstrates deep engagement with population geography, particularly through regional case studies examining demographic shifts across Dalmatia, Croatian islands, and Zadar County.
Her research expertise spans demographic geography, migration studies, and mortality analysis, with concentrated investigations into emigration impacts, rural aging patterns, and post-socialist demographic transitions. She employs both contemporary and historical approaches, notably analyzing Ellis Island migration records to trace Dalmatian emigration to the United States between 1892-1924, while also examining current demographic challenges including population decline and changing fertility patterns in Croatia.
Analysis of her publication record from 2014-2024 reveals persistent thematic focus on Croatia's demographic trajectory within post-socialist Europe, characterized by comparative studies with Slovenia and other regional counterparts. Her work consistently addresses three critical dimensions: historical migration flows, contemporary mortality trends (including pandemic-era impacts), and spatially-specific analyses of rural depopulation and island demographics, establishing her as a leading scholar in Balkan demographic geography.
