Karlo Kralj

Name and Surname
Karlo Kralj

Affiliation
Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb

E-mail ADDRESS
karlo.kralj@fpzg.hr

Short Biography

Karlo Kralj is a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Zagreb. Karlo holds a PhD in political science and sociology from Scuola Normale Superiore, where he also worked as a postdoctoral fellow. His main research interests relate to social movement strategies and tactics, interactions between social movements and political parties, and political organizing. Primary regional focus of his research is on Southeastern Europe.

Research Abstract

Over the past decade, we can observe a re-emergence of new left electoral actors in post-Yugoslav space. These actors present themselves as ‘movement parties’, a hybrid organisational form that tries to innovate party-political organising and challenge the previously existing centre and centre-left parties. While The Left (Slovenia), We Can (Croatia), and Green-Left Front (Serbia) have by now achieved significant success in their electoral engagement, this project looks more closely at their current strategic predicaments. On the one hand, it aims to offer an analytical overview of the strategic framing through which they position themselves within the broader political conflict. On the other hand, it aims to map key organizational predicaments that these actors will confront in the near future. Empirically, the project will be based on framing analysis of movement parties’ leaders’ statements, including extensive desk research and literature review.