Kostić, Ivan Ejub
Ivan Ejub Kostić holds a PhD in political science and works on contemporary Islamic political thought, Islamic social movements, and Muslim communities in Europe. He is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, where he also serves as Co-coordinator of the Research Group for Religious Studies.
His research is grounded in extensive fieldwork among Muslim communities across Europe and the Balkans, through which he has developed a nuanced and empirically informed understanding of lived religion, internal community dynamics, and the ways in which religious, national, and civic identities are shaped and negotiated. His work pays particular attention to processes of marginalization, anti-Muslim hatred, and the socio-political dimensions of minority positioning.
A distinctive dimension of his scholarship is its engagement with Muslim liberation theology and decolonial strands of contemporary Islamic and critical thought. Within this framework, he examines the potential of Islamic intellectual traditions to articulate critiques of Eurocentric modernity, epistemic hierarchies, and dominant political paradigms. Central to his work is the question of Muslim political subjectivity and how Muslim actors in contemporary Europe articulate agency, ethical commitments, and collective aspirations.
He has led and participated in numerous international research projects on religion and identity, collaborating with academic institutions and international organizations. He has also held visiting research positions at several universities abroad, including in Austria and the Czech Republic. He is the author and editor of several books and numerous academic articles on Islam in Europe and the Balkans, contemporary Islamic thought, and Muslim identities.
In addition to his academic work, Kostić has substantial experience in scholarly publishing as an editor and publisher of academic books and journals, and he contributes to public discourse through writing and media engagement.
Latest publications
- Kostić, Ivan Ejub. „Исламска критика модерности у 20. веку: епистемолошки отпор и политичка алтернатива” [Islamic Critique of Modernity in the 20th Century: Epistemological Resistance and Political Alternative]. Црквене студије, 2026. https://doi.org/10.18485/ccs_cs.2026.23.23.42
- Kostić, Ivan Ejub. Između vere i nacije: Pokret Mladi muslimani 1939–1990. Novi Sad: Akademska knjiga, 2025.
- Kostić, Ivan Ejub. “Political Empowerment: The Role of Party Politics in the Future of European Muslims.” Filozofija i društvo, 2024. https://doi.org/10.2298/fid2403607e
- Kostić, Ivan Ejub. “Beyond Islamophobia: A Critical Analysis of the Religious, Ethnic, and Racial Othering of Roma Muslims Within the Muslim Community in Serbia.” In: Roma in Central and Southeastern Europe: Navigating Muslim Identities, Challenges and Activism, 2024. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14832809
- Kostić, Ivan Ejub; Muhič Dizdarevič, Selma. “In Dialogue with Roma Intellectuals.” In: Roma in Central and Southeastern Europe: Navigating Muslim Identities, Challenges and Activism, 2024. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14825060
- Kostić, Ivan Ejub; Muhič Dizdarevič, Selma (eds.). Roma in Central and Southeastern Europe: Navigating Muslim Identities, Challenges and Activism. Belgrade–Prague: Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory / Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, 2024. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14824989
- Kostić, Ivan Ejub. “Serbia (Vol. 15).” Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1163/2588-9737_ymeo_com_152022srb