prof. dr. Borut Rončević

Predavatelj

Sodeluje kot: predavatelj

Govorilne ure: po dogovoru

Področje raziskovanja

Inovacije in tehnologija v regionalnem razvoju, socialna teorija, kulturna politična ekonomija, vzhodnoevropske družbe. Posebne raziskovalne teme vključujejo regionalne inovacijske sisteme, socialni kapital, večstopenjske strateške procese in družbeno-kulturne dejavnike razvoja vzhodnoevropskih družb. Raziskave so uporabljale različne raziskovalne metode, predvsem 1. fuzzy-set zastavljeno kvalitativno primerjalno analizo (izvajanje v FSQCA in R), 2. razgovore in fokusne skupine (analizirano s CAQDAS), 3. statistično analizo (izvedeno v SPSS in R), pa tudi 4. analiza medijskih vsebin.

Življenjepis

Education

Employment

Research grants and consultancy

I have since 2006 raised 8,8 mio EUR in funding as individual researcher or leader of research team from competitive bids on national and transnational calls and from local and national governments and from businesses.

FP6 and FP7 projects

2011-2016: Collaborative large-scale integrating project Addictions and Lifestyles in Contemporary Europe: Reframing Addictions Project. (ALICE-RAP), lead researcher of consortium member.
2006-2008: Regions of Knowledge 2 project Creating a RTD Investment Policy for Regions in Emerging and Developed Economies (CRIPREDE), lead researcher of consortium member.
2006-2008: Regions of Knowledge 2 project Advance of European Regions’ R & D Governance Systems to reach the 3% objective. (ARRGOS 3%), lead researcher of consortium member.
2004-2007: Specific targeted research project Eastern Enlargement – Western Enlargement: Cultural encounters in the European Economy and Society after the Accession (DIOSCURI), researcher.
2004-2008: Network of Excellence project Efficient and Democratic Governance in a Multi-level Europe (CONNEX), research group manager.

Other international projects

2018-2021: Interreg Danube Region project Fostering Innovation in the Danube Region through Knowledge Engineering and IPR Management (KnowING IPR), leader of lead partner
2017-2020: Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliance project Enabling SMEs to gain competitive advantage from the use of HPC. (SME/HPC), leader of consortium member.
2017-2019: Interreg Danube Region project High Performance Computing for Effective Innovation in the Danube Region. (InnoHPC), leader of lead partner.
2017-2019: Erasmus+ Capacity building in Higher project Boosting Innovation in Curricula Development of IT Programs in Palestine. (BIT-PAL), leader of consortium member.
2016-2019: Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships project Designstem: Integrated Design + STEM Education. (Desighstem), leader of consortium member.
2015-2017: Erasmus+ Sport project Feel the Freedom of the Water. Leader of consortium member
2016-2017: Bilateral co-operation project The Role of University Spin-off Founders (From Centrality to Periphery). Slovenia – USA, as a project coordinator.
2013-2014: Bilateral co-operation project Comparing Demographic Trends and Labour Market Fluctuations in Slovenia and Ukraine during the period 2000-2014. Slovenia – Ukraine, researcher.
2012-2014: Transnational Cooperation Programme Southeast Europe project Making Migrations Work for Development (MMWD), lead researcher of consortium member.
2010-2012: Bilateral co-operation project GambLIB – Gambling Research Database. Slovenia – USA, as a project coordinator.
2010-2011: Bilateral Cooperation project Strategic Coalitions and Regional Development, Slovenia – Russia, as a project coordinator.
2003-2004: International project funded by Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Austrian National Bank The Socio-Economic Culture of Eastern Europe and the enlarged Union (ACCESS), Investigator.

Consultancies

2010-2015: consultant to a variety of technological companies; on the topics of Eastern European societies.
2007-2013: company HIT Casinos; on the topics of social costs of gambling, media analysis and social acceptability of casino tourism.
2003-2013: local, regional and national-level government in Slovenia; on the topics of developmental strategies, human capital and EU policies.
2003: Council of Europe (in cooperation with the Belgian government); on the topics of labour market policies in South-East Europe.
1999-2005: Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Germany; on the topics of labour markets, unemployment, transformation, social security, human resource development, as well as ethnic minorities in media and education in Southeast Europe

Fellowships, awards and recognitions

Membership in professional associations

Teaching experience

Visiting academic positions

Other relevant experience

Books

Journal articles

Book chapters

Roncevic B, Makarovic M, Tomsic M, Cepoi V (2017) ‘Methodological Solutions for Comparative Research on Transformations’. In: Vihalemm P, Masso A, Opermann S (eds.) The Routledge International Handbook of European Social Transformation. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 57-70.
Rončević B, Fric U (2015) ‘Researching Industrial Symbiosis: Challenges and Dilemmas’. In: Povh, J (ed.). Applied Modeling and Computing in Social Science. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 35-49.
Fairweather A, Rončević B, Rydbjerg M, Valentova M, Zajc M (2015) ‘Reconceptualization of social quality’. In: Lin K, Herrmann P (eds.). Social Quality Theory: A New Perspective on Social Development. New York; Oxford: Berghahn, 16-36.
Rončević B, Modic D (2012) ‘Social fields of technological innovations’. In: Genov N (ed.) Global Trends and Regional Development. New York: Routledge, 226-247.
Rončević, B (2012) ‘Regional Development Agencies and Changing Social Fields: Towards a Sociology of Regional Systems of Innovation’. In: Bellini N, Danson M, Halkier H (eds.) Regional Development Agencies: The Next Generation? Networking, Knowledge and Regional Policies. London; New York: Routledge, 87-101.
Macur M, Makarovič M, Rončević B (2009) ‘Slovenia’. In: Meyer G, Hayer T, Griffiths M (eds.) Challenges, Prevention and Interventions: Problem Gambling in Europe. New York: Springer, 265-280.
Makarovič M, Rončević B, Zorec K (2009) ‘Social costs of gambling in Slovenia: Multiple scenarios, multiple outcomes’. in: Eadington WR (ed.) Integrated Resort Casinos: Implications for Economic Growth and Social Impacts. Reno: Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming College of Business, University of Nevada, 127-151.
Rončević B (2007) ‘Formation of developmental coalitions: A comparative study of Denmark and Slovenia’. in Genov N (ed.) Comparative Research in the Social Science. Paris: ISSC, 277-289.
Makarovič M, Rončević B (2006): ‘Ethnicity and mass media in Slovenia’. in: Genov N (ed.) Ethnicity and Mass Media in South Eastern Europe, Münster: Lit Verlag; London: Global, 173-196.
Rončević B (2005) ‘Education of ethnic minorities in Slovenia: an element of or an obstacle to development?’ in Genov N (ed.) Ethnicity and Educational Policies in South Eastern Europe. Münster: Lit Verlag193-210.
Adam F, Rončević B (2004) Social capital as a useful scientific metaphor. in: Genov N (ed.) Advances in Sociological Knowledge over Half a Century. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 183-204.