Vladimir Turjačanin

Vladimir Turjačanin is a full Professor at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was elected to the position of full professor in Social and Organizational Psychology on June 29, 2017. His academic work spans multiple institutions as he also teaches courses at the Faculty of Political Sciences at the same university.

Professor Turjačanin's research primarily focuses on social psychology, with specialization in ethnic and national identity, political psychology, media psychology, and social identity. His work extensively examines intergroup relations in post-conflict societies, particularly in the Western Balkans region. He has conducted significant research on ethnic attitudes, social distance, and identity formation among Bosniak and Serb youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

His scholarly output reveals consistent research trends examining how social identities form and function in post-conflict environments, with particular attention to the complex relationship between ethnic, religious, and national identities in the Balkans. His work demonstrates a methodological sophistication combining both quantitative and qualitative approaches to understand the psychological dimensions of conflict and reconciliation.

Professor Turjačanin actively supervises academic work and has contributed to numerous research projects focusing on youth identity, social attitudes, and political behavior in transitional societies. His expertise has been applied to evaluating psychosocial programs in schools across the Republic of Srpska.

He has led several significant research projects including 'Psychological mechanisms of transforming political identities and political orientations of young people into their pro-social and pro-ecological behavior' (2024-2025), 'Researching Europe, Digitalization and Conspiracy Theories (REDACT)' (2022-2025), and 'Social identity and extreme attitudes of young people' (2020-2023).