Research Assistant

david.adam@ifdt.bg.ac.rs

David Adam is a Research Assistant at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, and a doctoral student in sociology at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. He completed both his undergraduate and master’s studies in sociology at the same faculty, with a particular focus on the critique and development of digital sociology.

His research explores social changes influenced by digital technologies and infrastructure, with a focus on research methodologies, youth political participation, and globalization in the digital context. He is also  interested in the ways digital platforms shape contemporary forms of civic engagement.

• Adam, D. (2023). Problemi društvenog istraživanja metaverzuma – Odnos tehnologije, metodologije, saznanja i kontrole. Međuuniverzitetski tematski forum „MTSF 2023“ – „S one strane stvarnosti“. Arhitektonski fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu. 
• Adam, D. (2024). Participacija mladih i internet – društvene mreže kao neistraženi oblik i strategija mladih za političku participaciju i angažovanje. Diskrepancija, 18 (26), 24-43.
• Adam, D. (2024, 16-17. Septembar). Polite Divergence? Exploring the Barrenness of Digital Sociology Due to Absence of Conflict and Controversy – Midterm Conference of International Sociological Association Working Group 10 on Digital Sociology (ISA WG10), Warsaw. 
• Adam, D. i Milovanović, A. (2024, 16-18. Oktobar). Comparative study of digital media activity and political participation of 8th graders in five Balkan countries: A secondary analysis using the ICCS 2022 database. 6. DANI OBRAZOVNIH ZNANOSTI – Budućnost obrazovanja: novi pravci u istraživanjima i praksi, Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu, Centar za istraživanje i razvoj obrazovanja, Zagreb. https://www.idi.hr/doz2024/Knjiga_sazetaka_DOZ2024_20241106.pdf 
• Adam, D. i Milovanović, A. (2024, 6. Decembar). Is Political Engagement on Digital Media a Valid Indicator of Youth’s Political Engagement?. The 31st International Scientific Conference Educational Research and School Practice: ICCS 2022. The Institute for Educational Research (Belgrade, Serbia) in cooperation with The Institute for Social Research in Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia), The Educational Research Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia), The Faculty of Education, University of Belgrade (Belgrade, Serbia), The Institute for Education Quality and Evaluation (Belgrade, Serbia). https://wwwadmin.idi.hr/uploads/Book_of_Abstracts_20241204_9dc65ddbbf.pdf ‚ 
• Janković, S. i Adam, D. (2025, 4-6. Februar). Inhaling Data, Exhaling Politics: Speculative Ordinaries and the Infra-Commoning of Belgrade’s Atmotechnical Sensescape. Urban Speculations: Cities, Technologies, Futures. Centre for Digital Cultures, Leuphana University of Lüneburg.