Suzana Zikovska PhD
15 July 2025Dragan Gjurcevski PhD
16 July 2025Sonja Rizoska Jovanovska PhD
PhD Sonja Rizoska Jovanovska
Name and surname: Sonja Rizoska Jovanovska
Birth year: 1969
Campus: Sveti Nikole and Bitola
E-mail: sonja.rizoska.jovanovska@msu.edu.mk
Subjects Sveti Nikole
- Faculty of psychology
– Basics of Intercultural Communication
– Mediation
– Sociology
– Social Psychology
– Self-perception and self-presentation
– Social identity and intergroup relations
Subjects Bitola
- Faculty of psychology
– Basics of Intercultural Communication
– Mediation
– Sociology
– Social Psychology
– Self-perception and self-presentation
Completed studies
- 2000 – 2003 – Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University – Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Sociology
- 1994 – 1999 – Master of Sociological Sciences, Sociology of Ethnic Groups, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University – Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Sociology
- 1986 – 1994 – Graduated Ethnologist, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University – Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Ethnology
Work experience
- 2019 – present – Professor, G. R. Derzhavin International Slavic University, Sveti Nikole
- 2020 – present – Director, Institute of Culture and Art at ISU, Sveti Nikole and Bitola
- 2021 – Professor, Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism, Serbia
- 2010 – 2018 – Professor, MIT University, Skopje
- 2012 – 2016 – Professor, “Goce Delchev” University, Shtip
- 2008 – 2010 – Professor, University of Tourism and Management, Skopje
- 1996 – 2007 – Senior Research Associate, Institute of Old Slavic Culture, Prilep
Published academic and professional works
Articles published in domestic journals
- Ethno-culturological Collection for the Study of Culture of Eastern Serbia and the
Adjacent Areas, Book I, Sverliig, 1995, Balkan Slavica, No. 22–24, ISK–Prilep, 1995–97, pp. 208–213. - Ethno-cultural Collection for the Study of Culture East of Serbia and the Adjacent Areas,
Book III, Sverliig, 1997, Balkan Slavica, No. 25, ISK–Prilep, 1998, pp. 259–263. - Ethno-cultural Collection for the Study of Culture East of Serbia and the Adjacent Areas,
Book IV, Sverliig, 1998, Balkan Slavica, No. 26–27, ISK–Prilep, 2000, pp. 222–226. - Trebjesanin, Z., Representation of the Child in Serbian Cultures, Belgrade 2000, Balkan
Slavica, No. 28–29, ISK–Prilep/Skopje, 2001. - Ethno-culturological Collection for the Study of Serbia and Neighboring Areas, Book I,
Sverliig, 1995; Ethno-cultural Collection for the Study of Eastern Serbia, Vol. C,
Sverliig, 1999, pp. 285–288. - The Ritual Character of the Easter Egg, Ministry of Emigration, Illustrated Show for
Emigrants from Macedonia, 2000. - Changes in the Ritual Practice Related to the Wedding Ritual Complex of the Islamized
Macedonians (Example of the Village Debreste), Macedonian Folklore, IF, 2002, pp.
157–173. - Ritual Practice during the Celebration of St. George in Debreste Village, Balkan
Slavica, No. 30–31, ISK–Prilep, 2002, pp. 73–85. - Understanding the Role of Prohibitions in the Folklore and Ethnographic Materials of
Josef Obrembski, Proceedings Dedicated to 70 Years of Research in Poreche, ISK–Prilep,
Samokov, 2002 - Prohibitions Related to Pregnancy, Balkan Slavica, No. 32–33, ISK–Prilep, 2003, pp.
59–71. - Visualization of Culture — an Alternative Form for Tourism Development, International
Symposium “Tourism in the 21st Century”, Faculty of Tourism, Skopje, pp. 687–693.
Articles published in foreign journals
- La Identité des Macédoniens Islamisés, Transition et “RE” Construction des Sociétés,
LSCI–IRESCO, 2001, pp. 99–103. - The Position of Women Among the Stereotype Forms of Behavior and the Process of
Modernisation in Heterogeneous Village Communities (Example: Debreste), Balkanistic
Forum, Blagoevgrad, Vol. XI, 2002, pp. 241–249. - The Role of the Ban in the Traditional Culture of Macedonians, Ethno-cultural
Collection for the Study of Serbia, Vol. VIII, Sverliig, 2001/2002, pp. 207–213. - Field Research in Multiethnic and Multi-religious Villages (Example: Dolneni), Ethno-
cultural Collection for the Study of Eastern Serbia, Vol. VIII, Sverliig, 2004, pp. 109–115. - Influence of the Neighborhood Institution in Cultural Policy in the Balkans, Cultural
and Ethnic Relations in the Balkans, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš, 2004,
135–151. - Cultural Pluralism in R. Macedonia: A Perspective or a Barrier in the Geocultural
Development of the Modern Balkans, Faculty of Philosophy – University of Niš, 2005. - Discussion, Ethno-culturological Collection for the Study of Eastern Serbia, Book J,
Sverliig, 2005, pp. 57–59. - The Position of the Woman in the Republic of Macedonia, The Sacred Culture of the
Post-socialist Period, EI SANU 22, pp. 225–237. - Social Changes in the Balkans and Their Influence on the Status and Position of Women,
International Conference, Faculty of Philosophy, 2006 (co-authored). - Some Problems of the Spontaneous Approach in Field Research, Glasnik Ethnographic
Museum, Vol. 71, Belgrade, 2007, pp. 53–61 (co-authored). - Belief in the Power and Power in Beliefs — Modern Trends in Tourism, Hotel and Gastronomy, 2008, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Novi Sad.
Papers published in journals with an international scientific board
- The Interdisciplinary Approach — a Crucial Method for Tourism Development, Global
Security and Challenges of the 21st Century, 2012 (co-authored). - Sociology of Education Observed from the Perspective of the Developmental Periods in
Macedonia, Knowledge – International Journal, 2014 (co-authored). - The Significance of the Interdisciplinary Approach in Social-Psychological Pedagogical
Problems, Knowledge – International Journal, 2014 (co-authored). - For Scientific References of Psychological Science, Knowledge – International
Journal, 2015 (co-authored). - Putting Law into Practice — International and Regional Framework for Combating
Human Trafficking, International Journal of Recent Research in Arts and Sciences,
2015 (co-authored). - Six Sigma and TQM Methodologies and Their Application in Macedonia, IIASS
Journal, 2014 (co-authored). - Role of Psychology and Sociology in the Conceptual Determination of Taboos, Journal
of Culture, Society and Development, Vol. 11, 2015. - International Responsibility of Individuals and States for Genocide, Journal of
International Affairs and Global Strategy, Vol. 36, 2015. - The Role of “Victim Lamb” in Group Work Dynamics, Knowledge – International
Journal, Vol. 19.4, 2017 (co-authored) - Psychologist Between Knowledge and Humanity, Knowledge – International Journal,
2015 (co-authored). - Coping Stress Strategies Among Women Victims of Domestic Violence, Knowledge –
International Journal, Vol. 19.4, 2017 (co-authored). - Inhibition of Incest in Macedonian Traditional Culture, Knowledge – International
Journal, Vol. 22.6, 2018. - Terms Sacred, Dangerous, Unclean and the Role of Taboos in Sociological Science,
Knowledge – International Journal, Vol. 23.5, 2018. - Ethnopsychological Conscience in Field Research Methodology, Knowledge –
International Journal, Vol. 22.6, 2018. - The Workforce of the Future, 11th International Conference “East-West”, 2020 (co-
authored). - Modern Model of Education with “Flow”, 11th International Conference “East-
West”, 2020 (co-authored). - Home Office and Office: On the Edge of Both Identities, 12th International Conference
“East-West”, 2021 (co-authored). - 21st Century Leadership: Transition from “I” to “We”, 3rd ICBEF Conference, 2021
(co-authored) - Remote Work in the Future — Reality or Fiction, Macedonian International Journal of
Marketing, 2022 (co-authored). - Adaptation of Organizational Culture to the New Normal, 13th International
Conference “East-West”, 2022 (co-authored). - Leadership in a Changing Context: Navigating Challenges for Growth, 14th
International Conference “East-West”, 2023 (co-authored). - Addressing Socio-emotional Challenges in Education of Gifted Students, 12th
International Conference “East-West”, 2021 (co-authored). - Burnout and Sources of Stress Among Teachers in North Macedonia, Journal of
Research in Education and Pedagogy, 2025 (co-authored).