Vlasta Kokotović Kanazir

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Vlasta Kokotović Kanazir

Research Associate

Vlasta Kokotović Kanazir is a Research Associate at the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA, within the Department of Human Geography, where her research focuses primarily on demography. Her expertise encompasses spatial demography, demographic structure analysis, human capital, and migration. Her research focuses on urban–rural relations, with particular emphasis on small towns and on human capital from the perspective of educational potential. In her research, she applies quantitative, statistical, and spatial methods, as well as database analysis, to gain a deeper understanding of contemporary population processes. Her main scientific contributions are related to settlement typologies, population trends, educational potential, demographic challenges faced by small towns, and workforce transformation from a human capital perspective. Research fields: Spatial demography, human capital, internal migration

Publications

  1. Kokotović Kanazir, V. (2016). Small Cities – Demographic Potential of Serbia. Special Issues, Vol. 90. Belgrade: Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA.
  2. Kokotović Kanazir, V., Panić, M., Drobnjaković, M. (2024). Spatial Distribution of Human Capital in Serbia: Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education. In: Zafeiris, K.N., Kotzamanis, B., Skiadas, C. (eds) Population Studies in the Western Balkans. European Studies of Population, vol 26. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53088-3_8
  3. Kokotović Kanazir, V., Panić, M., Drobnjaković, M. (2024). „Value of people – human capital in Serbia through the prism of educational attainment of young population“. Stanovnistvo, 62(S1), S105–S129. https://doi.org/10.59954/stnv.625
  4. Drobnjaković, M. & Kokotović Kanazir, V. (2025). Serbia Between Rural and Urban Areas: Settlements and Their Main Features. Belgrade: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.
  5. International Organization for Migration (IOM). (2015). Study on Internal and External Migration in Serbia with Special Emphasis on Youth. Project: Mainstreaming Migration into National Development Strategies.

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8730-1150
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vlasta-Kokotovic-Kanazir?ev=hdr_xprf

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