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Josip Banić, PhD

Josip Banić, PhD

Research Associate

Bibliographic research performance and SICRIS

Research Interests

  • Medieval history of the Alpine-Adriatic Area with a special focus on the Istrian peninsula
  • Venetian administration and governance in the Middle Ages
  • Medieval legal and institutional history
  • State-building and diplomacy in the Middle Ages
  • Auxiliary historical sciences – diplomatics, paleography, and ecdotics

Education

BA in History & English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, 2011

MA in History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, 2014

MA in Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest , 2016

PhD in Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest-Vienna, 2021

Employment

Researcher, Institute for Historical Studies, Science and Research Centre Koper (ZRS Koper), 2024-

Research Assistant, Fontes Istrie medievalis Project, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, 2023-

Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Humanities, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, 2021–2023

Research Assistant, Fontes Istrie medievalis project, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of ZagreB, 2020–2023

Awards and Achievements:

Opus Histriae Prize for the best scholarly work on Istrian history, art, or culture, 2023

Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Central European University, 2016

Projects

Urban morphology of Koper in the Late Middle Ages (2024–2025); Researcher

Fontes Istrie medievalis (2019–); Progenitor and lead researcher

Rituals, Ceremonies, and Symbols in Croatian Medieval History (800–1600) (2021–2023); Postdoctoral researcher

Selected Publications

Banić, J. Barmecidal Margraviate: Iura domini patriarchę et ecclesię Aquileiensis in tota Istria in Context. Zagreb: Srednja Europa, 2023

Banić, J. “(Re)negotiating Subjecthood: Ritual Communication between Istrian Communities and Venice in the 15th Century.” In Istria e Dalmazia in Età Moderna: Istituzioni e Società, edited by F. Agostini & E. Ivetic, 203–230. Vicenza: FrancoAngeli, 2024

Banić, J. “Plurality and Dialectic of Justice Administration in Late Medieval Venetian Istria (14th–15th Century).” In Dimensioni istituzionali del Commonwealth veneziano (secoli XIV–XVII): Atti del Convegno, edited by E. Orlando & G. Ortalli, 231–262. Venice: Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, 2024