2003-2007, University of Montenegro, Bachelor studies; 2007-2008, Leiden University, Master studies; 2009-2014, Central European University, Doctoral studies; 

2006-2007, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Montenegro, Junior Analyst ; 2008-2015, University of Montenegro, Teaching Assistant; 2015-, University of Montenegro, Assistant Professor ; 2016-2017, George Washington University, Adjunct Faculty; 

Selected list of publications:

- "The Rise of the Politics of National Identity: New Evidence from Western Europe", Ethnopolitics (available online), 2017 

-“Minority Representation in Montenegro: Defying Balkan Standard", book chapter in "Local Variations in Minority Representation in Central and South-Eastern Europe", NOMOS, Baden-Baden, Germany, 2017

-“Party Organization in Montenegro", book chapter in“Organizational Structures of Political Parties in Central and Eastern European Countries", Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, 2016

-“Die Verfassung Montenegros", Osteuropa-RECHT, Vol. 3, 2016

-“The Determinants of Party Consensus on European Integration in Montenegro", Politička misao (Croatian Political Science Review), Vol. 52, No. 4-5, 2015  

-“Population Censuses in Montenegro: A Century of National Identity 'Repacking'", Contemporary Southeastern Europe, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2015

-“Political Dynamics of the Post-communist Montenegro: One-party Show", Democratization, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2015

-“Diverging Party Outcomes in Hybrid Regimes: The Cases of Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro", Romanian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 11, No. 2, Winter 2011

-  "The Post-Communist Political Transition of Montenegro: Democratization Prior to Europeanization", Contemporary European Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1, November 2010

Research activities:

- 2016-2017: Country expert (Montenegro),“Nations in Transit Report", Freedom House

- 2015-2016: Project collaborator, “Democracy, Political Participation and The Role of Political Parties in South-East Europe”, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

- 2014-2016: Project collaborator, “Censuses in South-East Europe”, Consortium of Western Balkan universities  

- 2013-2014: Project co-leader, “Identity Politics and Democratization in Austria and Montenegro”, Graz University and University of Montenegro

- 2013: Country expert (Montenegro), “Varieties of Democracy – V-Dem”, University of Gothenburg and Notre Dame University

- 2013-2016: Project collaborator, “Developing Human Rights Education at the Heart of Higher Education”, European Union Tempus Programme

- 2013-2016: Project collaborator, “Development of Policy-Oriented Training Programmes in the Context of European Integration”, European Union Tempus Programme

- 2010-present: Associate member, Center for Social Research, Faculty of Political Science, University of Montenegro

Conference papers:

- "The (Un)changing Paradigm of Montenegro's Party Politics", Southern Conference on Slavic Studies, Alexandria, United States, April 2017

- "Deinstitutionalizing Power of Decision-Making Personalization: The Paradigmatic Case of the Serbian Communist-Successor Party”, Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, United States, January 2017

-“Party Politics of Montenegro: The Long Shadow of the Statehood Issue”, University of Nottingham's Joint Workshop on Party Politics in Micro-States. Valleta, Malta, April 2015 

-“Croatian Democratic Union in the Time of Hybrid Regime (1990-2000)“, 8th Central European University Annual Doctoral Conference. Budapest, Hungary, April 2013

-“Political Dynamics of the Post-Communist Montenegro: One-Party Show“, 4th European Consortium for Political Research Graduate Conference. Bremen, Germany, July 2012 

-“The Socialist Party of Serbia: The Pillar of Sand of the Serbian Hybrid Regime“, 7th CEU Annual Doctoral Conference. Budapest, Hungary, April 2012

-“Diverging Party Outcomes in Hybrid Regimes: The Cases of Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro“, 4th Graduate Network Conference. Berlin, Germany, March 2012

-“The Structure of Power in Hybrid Regimes: Institutionalized vs. Personalized“, 6th ECPR General Conference. Reykjavik, Iceland, August 2011

-“The Dynamics of Hybrid Regimes: Theoretical Overview“, 6th CEU Annual Doctoral Conference. Budapest, Hungary, April 2011

-“European Integration and Political Competition in Montenegro: The Determinants of Party Consensus“, 6th CEU Conference in Social Science. Budapest, Hungary, April 2010

-“The Post-Communist Political Transition of the Western Balkans: Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia between Yugoslav Past and European Future“, 5th CEU Annual Doctoral Conference. Budapest, Hungary, April 2010

Fellowships and grants:

- September 2016 – February 2017: Fulbright Post-Doctoral Grant, Research at George Washington University

- October 2014: Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research - OeAD, Research at Graz University, Austria 

- September-November 2013: Central European University Doctoral Research Support Grant, Research at Harvard University

- October-November 2011: EU Coimbra Group Scholarship Program for Young Researchers from Eastern Neighboring Countries, Research at Graz University, Austria

- August 2011: Central European University Summer School Grant, 6th ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques, Ljubljana, Slovenia