References

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1. Legislation and official policy documents
2. Data and statistics
3. Studies, reports and academic publications
4. Official websites
   

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Legislation and official policy documents

Croatian Network of Volunteer Centres (Hrvatska mreža volonterskih centara), Quality standards for Volunteer Centres (Standardi kvalitete za volonterske centre) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Croatian Network of Volunteer Centres (Hrvatska mreža volonterskih centara), Croatian Network of Volunteer Centres’ Assessment Form for the Level of Meeting the Quality Standards (Obrazac za procjenu razine zadovoljavanja Standarda kvalitete Hrvatske mreže volonterskih centara) (last accessed 04/06/2017).

Croatian Parliament (Hrvatski sabor), Law on asylum (Zakon o azilu) (invalid law since 2015) (last accessed 04/06/2017).

Croatian Parliament (Hrvatskisabor), Law on Volunteering (Zakonu o volonterstvu) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Croatian Parliament (Hrvatski sabor), The Law on Confirmation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on the Participation of the Republic of Croatia in the Youth in Action Program and the Lifelong Learning Action Program (2007-2013) (Zakon o potvrđivanju memoranduma o razumijevanju između Europske unije i Republike Hrvatske o sudjelovanju Republike Hrvatske u programu Mladi na djelu i akcijskom programu u području cjeloživotnog učenja (2007. – 2013.) ) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Croatian Parliament (Hrvatski sabor), The Law on Protection from Domestic Violence (Zakon o zaštiti od nasilja u obitelji) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Croatian Parliament (Hrvatski sabor), The Aliens Act (Zakon o strancima) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Government of Republic of Croatia (Vlada Republike Hrvatske), National Strategy for theCreationofanEnablingEnvironment for Civil Society Development from 2012 to 2016(Nacionalna strategija stvaranja poticajnog okruženja za razvoj civilnog društva 2012.-2016.) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Government of Republic of Croatia (Vlada Republike Hrvatske), Regulation on the criteria, benchmarks and procedures for financing and contracting of programs and projects for the common good (Uredba o kriterijima, mjerilima i postupcima financiranja i ugovaranja programa i projekata od interesa za opće dobro) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy (Ministarstvo demografije, obitelji, mladih i socijalne politike), Strategic Plan of Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy 2020-2022 (Strateški plan MDOMSP za razdoblje 2020.-2022.) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy (Ministarstvodemografije, obitelji, mladihisocijalnepolitike), National Programme for Youth 2014-2017 (Nacionalni program za mlade za razdoblje 2014.-2017.) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy (Ministarstvo demografije, obitelji, mladih i socijalne politike), Rulebook on Content of Report on Services Performed or Activities of Volunteer Organizers (Pravilnik o sadržaju izvješća o obavljenim uslugama ili aktivnostima organizatora volontiranja) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy (Ministarstvo demografije, obitelji, mladih i socijalne politike), Rulebook on Quality Standards of Social Services (Pravilnik o standardima kvalitete socijalnih usluga) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy (Ministarstvodemografije, obitelji, mladihisocijalnepolitike), Comparative statistics of volunteering 2019-2020 (Komparativna statistika volontiranja 2019-2020) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy (Ministarstvo demografije, obitelji, mladih i socijalne politike), Official Records of National Committee for Volunteering Development sessions (Službeni zapisnici sjednica Nacionalnog odbora za razvoj volonterstva) (last accessed 04/06/2017).

Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy and National Committee for Volunteer Development (Ministarstvo demografije, obitelji, mladih i socijalne politike u suradnji s Nacionalnim odborom za razvoj volonterstva), How to Certificate Competences Acquired through Volunteering – A Guide for Volunteering Organizers and Volunteers (Kako do potvrde o kompetencijama stečenim kroz volontiranje – Vodič za organizatore volontiranja i volontere) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Ministry of Family, Veterans and Intergenerational Solidarity (Ministarstvo obitelji, branitelja i međugeneracijske solidarnosti), Rules on State Awards for Volunteering (Pravilnik o Državnoj nagradi za volontiranje) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Ministry of Social Policy and Youth (Ministarstvo socijalne politike i mladih), Annual Work Report for 2015 (Godišnje izvješće o radu za 2015.g.) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy (Ministarstvo za demografiju, obitelj, mlade i socijalnu politiku), List of Volunteer Organizers 2020. (Popis organizatora volontiranja u 2020. godini)(last accessed 07/03/2022).

Ministry of Social Policy and Youth (Ministarstvo socijalne politike i mladih), Draft Proposal of the National Programme for the Development of Volunteering for the period 2015-2018 with Draft Proposal of the Operative Implementation Plan of National Programme for the development of volunteering for the period 2015-2018. (Nacrt prijedloga nacionalnog programa za razvoj volonterstva za razdoblje 2015. - 2018. sa nacrtom prijedloga operativnog  plana provedbe nacionalnog programa za razvoj volonterstva za razdoblje 2015. – 2018. ) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

National Committee for Volunteer Development (Nacionalni odbor za razvoj volonterstva), Volunteers’ Ethic Code (Etički kodeks volontera) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Office for Cooperation with NGOs (Ured za udruge Vlade RH), 2017. Call for Applications - Support for Volunteer Organizers to Enhance Volunteer Management and to Implement Volunteer Programmes (Poziv Podrška organizatorima volontiranja za unaprjeđenje menadžmenta volontera i provedbu volonterskih programa) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Office for Cooperation with NGOs (UredzaudrugeVlade RH), Monitoring of Measures Defined by National Strategy for theCreationofanEnablingEnvironment for Civil Society Development from 2012 to 2016 (Praćenje mjera iz Nacionalne strategije stvaranja poticajnog okruženja za razvoj civilnoga društva 2012.-2016.) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Parliament of Republic of Croatia (Hrvatski sabor), Act on Amendments to the Law on Volunteering  (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o volonterstvu) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Data and statistics

Croatian Bureau of Statistics, 2022. Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2021, Population by Sex and Age. (last accessed 07/03/2022

Eurostat, 2020. Unemployment rates by sex, age and educational attainment level. (last accessed 07/02/2022

Eurostat, 2020. Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or longer) by sex and age. (last accessed 07/02/2022.)

Eurostat, 2020. People at risk of poverty and social exclusion. (last accessed 07/02/2022)

Eurostat, 2020. Young people by educational attainment level, sex and age. (last accessed 07/02/2022)

Eurostat, 2020. Early leavers from education and training by sex and labour status. (last accessed 07/02/2022)

Eurobarometer 455, 2018. European youth. (last accessed 12.11.2021.)

Studies, reports and academic publications

Balković, M. 2016. Knowledge Management within Recognition and Validation of Non-formal and Informal Learning (Upravljanje znanjem pri priznavanju i vrednovanju neformalnog i informalnog učenja). Doctoral thesis. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Zagreb.

Barić, S. 2008. Volunteering as Inherently Socially Responsible Activity – Legal Aspects. (Volonterstvo kao inherentno socijalno odgovorna djelatnost – pravni aspekti). In: N. Bodiroga-Vukobrat and S. Borić (eds.) Socially Responsible Management (Socijalno odgovorno gospodarenje). Zagreb: TIM Press, Law Faculty University of Zagreb. pp. 213-238.

Bežovan, G., Matančević, J. 2011. CIVICUS Civil Society Index in Croatia. Building identity: future challenges for CSOs as professionals in the societal arena. Zagreb: CERANEO i CIVICUS.

Bežovan, G. 2004. Civil Society (Civilno društvo). Zagreb: Nakladni zavod Globus.

Bužinkić, E. et al. 2015. Youth work in Croatia: collecting pieces for a mosaic. Child and Youth Services Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 30-55.

Croatian Employment Service 2016. Anketa o standardu zanimanju radnik/radnica s mladima [Survey on the standards of the youth work profession], Hrvatski zavod za zapošljavanje, Zagreb.

Ilišin, V., Bouillet, D., Gvozdanović, A., Potočnik, D. 2013. Youth in Time of Crisis. Zagreb. FriedrichEbertStiftungand Institute for Social Research in Zagreb.(last accessed 04/06/2017).

Kotlar, V., Ćulum, B. 2014. Vrednovanje izvannastavnih aktivnosti: pogled iz studentske perspektive (Assessing Extracurricular Activities: The Students’ Perspective). Suvremene teme, 7(1): 30-55.

Kovačić M. & Ćulum B. 2015. Teorija i praksa rada s mladima: prilog razumijevanju rada s mladima u hrvatskom kontekstu [Theory and practice of youth work: a contribution to the understanding of youth work in the Croatian context], Mreža mladih Hrvatske, Zagreb.

Kovačić, M., & Ćulum, B. 2018. A new kid on the block: youth work meets youth policy in Croatia. The history of youth work in Europe-volume 6, 6, 149

Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja I sporta RH), 2013. Supplementary Study Document: Instructions, Rules and Examples (Dopunska isprava o studiju: Upute, pravila i ogledni primjeri). Zagreb: Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja i sporta.(last accessed 07/03/2022).

Onyx, J., Leonard, R. 2002. The relationship between formal and informal volunteering: A social capital framework. ISTR Fifth International Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 7-10.7.2002

Zrinščak, S., Lakoš, I., Handy, F., Cnaan, R., Brudney, J.L., Haski-Leventhal, D., Holmes, K., Hustinx, L., Kang, C., Meijs, L., Pessi, A.B., Ranade, B., Smith, K.A., Yamauchi, N. 2012. Zagreb University students’ volunteering in Comparative Context (Volontiranje studenata u Zagrebu u komparativnom kontekstu). Revija za socijalnu politiku, 19(1), pp. 25 - 48.

Official websites

Agency for Education (Agencija za odgoj i obrazovanje)  (last accessed 28/01/2022).

Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes(Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije) (last accessed 28/01/2022).

Award “Communication support to organizations’ socially useful programmes” (Komunikacijska podrška društveno korisnim programima udruga), call for application, 2016 (last accessed 28/01/2022).

Award “Heart print” – for children and youth volunteering development (Nagrada „Otisak srca“ – za razvoj volonterstva djece i mladih), call for application 2019 (last accessed 28/01/2022).

Croatian association of youth information centres (Zajednica informativnih centara za mlade u Hrvatskoj) (last accessed on 28/01/2022)

Croatian Employment Service (Hrvatski zavod za zapošljavanje) (last accessed on 28/01/2022)

Croatian Volunteer Centres Network (Hrvatska mreža volonterskih centara) (last accessed 28/01/2022).

Croatian Volunteer Centres’ Network web portal (Portal Hrvatske mreže volonterskih centara) (last accessed 28/01/2022).

Croatian Youth Network (Mreža mladih Hrvatske) (last accessed on 07/03/2022)

Europass (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Europe Goes Local (last accessed on 07/03/2022)

European Youth Information Charter (last accessed on 07/02/2022)

European Youth Portal (Europski portal za mlade) (last accessed 07/02/2022).

EU Youth Dialogue in Croatia (EU dijalog s mladima) (last accessed on 07/02/2022)

Institute for Social Research in Zagreb (Institute za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu) (last accessed on 07/02/2022)

Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy (Ministarstvo rada, mirovinskoga sustava, obitelji i socijalne politike) (last accessed 07/03/2022)

Ministry of Health (Ministarstvo zdravstva) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Ministry of Science and Education (Ministarstvo znanostii  obrazovanja) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

National Committee for Volunteer Development (Nacionalni odbor za razvoj volonterstva) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

National Foundation for Civil Society Development (Nacionalna zaklada za razvoj civilnoga društva) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Office for Cooperation with NGOs (Ured za udruge Vlade Republike Hrvatske) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Office for Human Rights and National Minorities’ Rights (Ured za ljudska prava i prava nacionalnih manjina) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

University of Rijeka (Sveučilište u Rijeci) (last accessed on 07/03/2022)

Volunteer Centre Osijek (Volonterski centar Osijek) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Volunteer Centre Rijeka (Volonterski centar Rijeka Udruge za razvoj civilnog društva SMART) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Volunteer Centre Split (Volonterski centar Split Udruge Mi) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Volunteer Centre Zagreb (Volonterski centar Zagreb) (last accessed 07/03/2022).

Young People in Contemporary Society (Mladi u suvremenom društvu) (last accessed on 07/03/2022)