Zona Zarić

Zona Zarić serves as a Research Fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, and holds a Visiting Lecturer position in Political Philosophy at The American University of Paris.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in political and moral philosophy from École Normale Supérieure PSL, Paris (supervised by Marc Crépon and Cynthia Fleury)
• Master’s degree in international relations from The American University of Paris
• Law degree from the University of Belgrade

Her research critically examines compassion as a political tool for societal inclusion, blending moral philosophy with cultural sensibilities. Her doctoral thesis, "The Political Significance of Compassion," analyzes how compassion can mobilize broader cultural ethics to foster inclusive communities, while her seminar "Care and Compassion: the individual and the polis" explores intersections between personal care ethics and political structures.

She operates within the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory’s ecosystem of specialized laboratories—including CriticLab (Laboratory for Social Critique) and others focused on digital society, gender studies, and philanthropy—though her specific laboratory affiliation remains unspecified in the source material.