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
- Kubat, S. (2025). The Balkan Doughnut: Exploring Pathways to Green Transformation, IFDT Belgrade
- Kubat, S. (2025), Mining and Just Transition – The Case of the Brown Coal Mine Zenica, HBS | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Sarajevo – Bosna | Herzegovina | North Makedonija
- Abaspahić, H., Kubat, S., Bećirović, A., (2024), Critical Raw Materials in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Potential, Perspectives, and Challenges, CPU (Centre for Policy and Governance).
- 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)
- Kubat, S. (2023). Waste Management Roadmap. Publisher : UDEG Zenica.
- Kubat, S. (2023a). Register of Illegal Dumpsites in the Zavidovići City Area. UDEG, Zenica
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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,
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Project manager “No litter more – Waste management in Zavidovići”, co-financed by the Swiss Embassy in B&H
- Project manager “To be someone, be eco” – Co-financed by the Environmental Protection Fund, Implementer JU Institute for Health and Food Safety Zenica
- Project manager, Register of pollutants from home fireplaces in ZDK, and their impact on the air, FB&H Environmental Protection Fund
- Project consultant, Clean River Bosnia
Awards and recognitions
- ESKAS Postdoctoral Fellowship, by Swiss government, Universitie of Geneva, 2025
- RECAS FELLOW, IFDT UNIVERSITY BELGRADE, 2024
- Philanthropic Heart Award – FTY (2024)
- UNESCO PEACE CHAMPION (2023)
- UNESCO PEACE CHAMPION (2022)
- ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION – GREEN EU AWARD (2022)
- ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION – GREEN EU AWARD (2021)
Memberships
- EGU, European Geosciences Union, 2026
- ESKASS, 2025
- RECAS, 2024
- Antropocene navigator, 2025
- InCite, Université Genève, 2025
- Regional Alliance for the Protection of Balkan Rivers, 2025
- Social Media 4 Peace Coalition
- People in Power, Network
- EBF
