The academic community must deliver practical, applicable solutions and address the challenges ahead of us.

Quite often, the best solutions come far from an academic office, often from a river, a forest, the se, through observation.

PUBLICATIONS

Books and policy studies

  1. Kubat, S. (2025). The Balkan Doughnut: Exploring Pathways to Green Transformation, IFDT Belgrade
  2. Kubat, S. (2025), Mining and Just Transition – The Case of the Brown Coal Mine Zenica, HBS | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Sarajevo – Bosna | Herzegovina | North Makedonija
  3. Abaspahić, H., Kubat, S., Bećirović, A., (2024), Critical Raw Materials in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Potential, Perspectives, and Challenges, CPU (Centre for Policy and Governance).
  4. Kubat, S. (2024a). Analysis of the 132-Year Lifecycle of Zenica industry: The Case of Cookers, HBS Sarajevo. 1 | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | – B&H, (boell.org)
  5. Kubat, S. (2023). Waste Management Roadmap. Publisher : UDEG Zenica.
  6. Kubat, S. (2023a). Register of Illegal Dumpsites in the Zavidovići City Area. UDEG, Zenica
  7. Kubat, S., Goletic, R., & Berisa-Fazlagić, A. (2019). Study- Animal waste from poultry farms—From a problem to a usable resource, JU Institute for Public Health.
  8. Kubat, S., Tokić, M., Heganovic, I., Piljug, L., Sinanović, D., Sinanović, A., Delibašić, N., & Ugarak, M. (2018). Youth Policy Strategy in The Zenica Doboj Canton Area 2018-2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FBiH, Zenica Doboj canton. Strategija_omladinske_politike_2018-2022.pdf (zdk.ba)

In preparation

  • Kubat, S. (October 2025), Death of Zenica’s Industry: End of One Era, Beginning of Another, Pendulum Books
  • Kubat, S. (February 2026), Socio-ecological boundaries; Pathway to societal transformation, (PDSE)

Journal articles

  1. Hayes, S., Jandrić, P., la Velle, L., Earle, S., Srajer, F., Dragić, Z., Kubat, S., Peraica, A., Švraka, D., Popović, S., Mumelas, D., Pospis, D., Vujanović, B., Lugovic, S., Jopling, M., Tolbert, S., & Watermeier, R. (2024). Postdigital Citizen Science and Humanities: Dialogue from the Ground. Postdigital Science and Education.
  2. Kubat, S. (2022). Digital activism on the example of the group Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina “Be the change” Journal of librarians of Croatia, special edition 115, dedicated to media and information literacy,
  3. Kubat, S., Goletic, R. (2018). Environmental and health effects of inadequate disposal of animal waste in ZDK canton. “EMFM 2018” Zenica, B&H, 14-16.11.2018
  4. Durmisevic, S., Kubat, S., & Durmisevic, J., Lelic, M. (2015). The influence of monitoring of safe drinking water on the movement trend of microbiological and physical-chemical quality of drinking water in the Areas of Zenica-Doboj canton during period of 1997-2011 / Quality 2015
  5. Durmisevic, S., Kubat, S., & Durmisevic J. (2013). Air pollution effect on the malignant disease mortality rate in the city of Zenica. ”Trends in the Development of Machinery and Associated Technology”

In progress

  • Kubat, S. (2026) City portrait as a tool for sustainable urban governance and citizen mobilization
  • Kubat, S. (2026) Comparing Pathways through the Anthropocene and semi periphery: A Doughnut Economics Assessment of Four European States
  • Hibert, M., Kulenović, F., Kubat, S. (2025) Degrowth Doughnut in Libraries, Lida conference Libraries in the digital age – LIDA Dubrovnik

PROJECTS – AWARDS – MEMBERSHIP

Selected projects

  1. Lead expert coordinator; Title; Kriot “Krivaja is our treasure” by UDEG and Municipality Olovo, Danube Region Water Lighthouse Action – Call- HORIZON – MISS-2021-OCEAN-02, Founded by European Union
  2. Project manager “No litter more – Waste management in Zavidovići”, co-financed by the Swiss Embassy in B&H
  3. Project manager “To be someone, be eco” – Co-financed by the Environmental Protection Fund, Implementer JU Institute for Health and Food Safety Zenica
  4. Project manager, Register of pollutants from home fireplaces in ZDK, and their impact on the air, FB&H Environmental Protection Fund
  5. Project consultant, Clean River Bosnia

Awards and recognitions

  1. ESKAS Postdoctoral Fellowship, by Swiss government, Universitie of Geneva, 2025
  2. RECAS FELLOW, IFDT UNIVERSITY BELGRADE, 2024
  3. Philanthropic Heart Award – FTY (2024)
  4. UNESCO PEACE CHAMPION (2023)
  5. UNESCO PEACE CHAMPION (2022)
  6. ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION – GREEN EU AWARD (2022)
  7. ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION – GREEN EU AWARD (2021)

Memberships

  1. EGU, European Geosciences Union, 2026
  2. ESKASS, 2025
  3. RECAS, 2024
  4. Antropocene navigator, 2025
  5. InCite, Université Genève, 2025
  6. Regional Alliance for the Protection of Balkan Rivers, 2025
  7. Social Media 4 Peace Coalition
  8. People in Power, Network
  9. EBF

Get in touch

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