astronomy

Sinisa Malesevic

Sinisa Malesevic is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Sinisa Malesevic rather than just read about it. In short: Siniša Malešević, MRIA, MAE (born 5 April 1969 in Banja Luka) is a Yugoslav born Irish Full Professor and Chair of Sociology at the University College, Dublin, Ireland. He is also a Senior Fellow and Associate Researcher at Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM), Paris, France.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Siniša Malešević, MRIA, MAE (born 5 April 1969 in Banja Luka) is a Yugoslav born Irish Full Professor and Chair of Sociology at the University College, Dublin, Ireland. He is also a Senior Fellow and Associate Researcher at Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM), Paris, France.

Education Professor Malešević completed his high school education at the New Bern High School, North Carolina, USA in 1988. He graduated in sociology from the University of Zagreb, Croatia in 1993. He received his MA from the Lancaster University, UK and the Central European University, Prague, Czech Republic in 1995. He subsequently completed his PhD in sociology from the University College Cork, Ireland in 1999 [1].

Career and research interests Professor Malešević's research interests include the comparative-historical and theoretical study of ethnicity, nation-states, nationalism, empires, ideology, war, violence and sociological theory. Previously he held research and teaching appointments at the Institute for International Relations (Zagreb), the Centre for the Study of Nationalism, CEU (Prague)- where he worked with late Ernest Gellner -, and at the University of Galway. He also held visiting professorships and fellowships at the Université libre de Bruxelles (Eric Remacle Chair in Conflict and Peace Studies), the Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna, the London School of Economics, Uppsala University, the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Amsterdam, the Australian Defence College, Canberra and the Centre for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen[1]. In March 2010 he was elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy, in December 2012 he was elected associated member of Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and in August 2014 he was elected a Member of Academia Europaea [2].

Publications Prof. Malešević is author of eleven and editor of nine books and volumes including monographs Ideology, Legitimacy and the New State (2002), The Sociology of Ethnicity (2004), Identity as Ideology (2006) The Sociology of War and Violence (2010), Nation-States and Nationalisms (2013), The Rise of Organised Brutality (2017), Grounded Nationalisms (2019), Why Humans Fight (2022) and Nationalism as a Way of Life (2025). The Rise of Organised Brutality is a recipient of the 2018 outstanding book award from the American Sociological Association's Peace, War and Social Conflict Section [3], 'Grounded Nationalisms' was a runner up (honorable mention) in 2020 Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research while 'Why Humans Fight' was winner of the 2023 outstanding book award from the American Sociological Association (PWSC section) and has also been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2023 Conflict Research Society book prize. In 2023 Prof. Malešević received Robin M. Williams, Jr. Award for Distinguished Contributions to Scholarship, Teaching, and Service, from the American Sociological Association [4] [5]. He has also authored over 140 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has given more than 200 invited talks all over the world [2]. His work has been translated into numerous languages including Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Chinese, Croatian, French, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish, and Russian.

Selected publications (2002). Ideology, Legitimacy and the New State: Yugoslavia, Serbia and Croatia. London: Routledge (Serbian and Croatian translation 2004). (2004). The Sociology of Ethnicity. London: Sage (Serbian translation 2009; Persian translation 2011 and 2012; Turkish translation 2019, Chinese translation forthcoming in 2026). (2006). Identity as Ideology: Understanding Ethnicity and Nationalism. New York: Palgrave Macmillan (Persian translation 2017). (2007). Ernest Gellner and Contemporary Social Thought. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (co-edited with M. Haugaard). (2010). The Sociology of War and Violence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (Croatian translation 2011; Turkish translation 2018; Persian translation 2021; Chinese translation 2021; Arabic translation 2021; Russian translation 2025, Spanish translation forthcoming in 2026). (2011). Sociological Theory and Warfare. Stockholm: Forsvarshogskolan (Spanish translation 2015). (2013). Nationalism and War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (co-edited with J.A. Hall) (Spanish translation forthcoming in 2026). (2013). Nation-States and Nationalisms: Organisation, Ideology and Solidarity. Cambridge: Polity (Croatian translation 2017, Arabic translation forthcoming in 2027; Persian translation forthcoming in 2027). (2017). The Rise of Organised Brutality: A Historical Sociology of Violence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (Spanish translation 2020; Arabic translation 2023, Turkish translation 2023, Chinese translation forthcoming in 2027). (2019). Grounded Nationalisms: A Sociological Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (Croatian translation 2021, Spanish translation forthcoming in 2026). (2021). Classical Sociological Theory. London: Sage (with S. Loyal). (2021). Contemporary Sociological Theory. London: Sage (with S. Loyal) (Persian translation forthcoming in 2027). (2022). Why Humans Fight: The Social Dynamics of Close-Range Violence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (Arabic translation 2024; Croatian translation forthcoming in 2026; Spanish translation forthcoming in 2026; Chinese (traditional) translation forthcoming in 2026). (2025). Nationalism as a Way of Life: The Rise and Transformation of Modern Subjectivities. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Personal life Prof. Malešević is married to a fellow sociologist Vesna Malešević who teaches at the University of Galway and they have two sons, Luka and Alex. In 2017, he has signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins.

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sinisa Malesevic

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Sinisa Malesevic claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Sinisa Malesevic before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Sinisa Malesevic ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Sinisa Malesevic

In research: Sinisa Malesevic appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Sinisa Malesevic in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Sinisa Malesevic is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1969 births, Academics of University College Dublin, Living people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Sinisa Malesevic outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Sinisa Malesevic matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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