Dušan Stojnov                                                         
 
 
   
 
   
  Professional History
Dušan Stojnov was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1957. He obtained his B.A. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1981; his M.A. in Personality Psychology, from the University of Belgrade, in 1986; and his Ph. D. in Psychology, from the University of Belgrade, in 1992. His other professional qualifications include Diploma in Personal Construct Psychotherapy and Research obtained by Centre for Personal Construct Psychology in London in 1990 (where he studied with Fay Fransella from 1986 until 1990). He is also a registered psychotherapist of European Association for Psychotherapy.
   
His clinical appointments include Institute for Drug Dependencies, Belgrade (1983-1987 as Clinical Psychologist); Dependency Centre at Medical Centre “Dr. Dragisa Misovic” Belgrade (1987-1989 as a Senior Clinical Psychologist). He is a Personal Performance Consultants Clinical Affiliate – Under Contract for Services from 1999 to date. He also works as a Constructivist psychotherapist in private practice from 1990 to date.
   
His academic appointments include Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy at University of Belgrade (were he started to work as an Assistant in 1989 and still teaches there as a Professor); Institute for Criminal Research in Belgrade (where he worked as a Research Member from 1989-1991); Institute for Psychology, University of Belgrade (where he worked as Research Member from 1991-1995) and Institute for Pedagogical Research (where he started to work in 1996 as a Research Fellow, keeping his position to date).
   
His other positions include lecturing in Constructivist Psychotherapy Education Program and courses in Belgrade, organized by Serbian Constructivist Association. He is lecturing in Personal Construct Psychology and Psychotherapy courses in Malta organized by Gestalt Psychotherapy Training Institute of Malta from 1997 up to date and in Constructivist Institute for Psychology in Padua, Italy, from 2003.
   
He is a member of editorial board of Journal of Constructivist Psychology, e-journal Personal Construct Theory & Practice and Serbian Journal for Educational Research. He is also a founder and president of Serbian Constructivist Association (SCA) from 1995 to date, one of the founding members of the European Personal Construct Association (EPCA), and one of the co-founders (together with Massimo Giliberto and Mary Frances) of the European Constructivist Therapy Network (ECTN), as well as the member of the Presidium of Yugoslav Association of Psychotherapists.
   
  Professional Interests
Dušan Stojnov is lecturing since 1987. He has given many invited lectures, seminars, workshops and psychotherapy courses in numerous conferences and professional institutions in Yugoslavia/Serbia, Greece, Malta, Great Britain, Ireland and Italy. His interest lies primarily in the realm of Constructivism and Constructionism, where he was absolutely enchanted by the works of Kelly, Bateson, Maturana, Foucault, Shotter, Harre, Danzinger, Gofman, etc. Through many years he is trying to develop a superordinated view on different approaches, such as Personal Construct Psychotherapy, Radical Constructivism, Social Constructionism, Narrative Psychology, etc. He is approaching personality from relational point of view, trying to connect topics of power and subjectivity experiences with psychotherapy.
   
  Članstva u udruženjima
Član je uređivačkog odbora Časopisa za konstruktivističku psihologiju, eletkronskog časopisa Lični Konstrukti Teorija i Praksa i Zbornika Instituta za pedagoška Istraživanja. Takođe je predsednik i osnivač Udruženja konstruktivista Srbije (UKS) od 1995. godine do danas, jedan od osnivača Evropskog udruženja ličnih konstrukata (EPCA), i jedan je od saosnivača Evropske Mreže za konstruktivističku terapiju (ECTN), zajedno sa Masimom Gilibertom i Meri Frensis. Član je predsedništva Saveza društava psihoterapeuta Srbije.
   
 

Books
  Stojnov, D. (Ed.) (2000): Psihoterapije (Psychotherapies). Beograd: Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva.
     
  Stojnov, D. (2003): Psihologija ličnih konstrukata: Uvod u teoriju i terapiju (Psychology of Personal Constructs: Introduction to Theory and Therapy). Beograd: Zepter Book World.
     
  Stojnov, D. (2007): Psihologija ličnih konstrukata: Uvod u teoriju i terapiju, drugo izdanje (Psychology of Personal Constructs: Introduction to Theory and Therapy, second edition). Novi Sad: Psihopolis Institut.
 
     
  Stojnov, D. (2005): Od psihologije ličnosti ka psihologiji osoba: (From Psychology of Personality Towards Psychology of Person). Beograd: Institut za pedagoška istraživanja.
 
       
  Assorted publications
       

Stojnov, D. (1987): Is there a place for heterarchy in our construing?; Constructs, 5, 4-5.
       
Stojnov, D. (1990): Construing H-I-V positivity amongst heroin addicts. P. Maitland (Ed.): Personal Construct Theory, Deviancy and Social Work, 108-112. London: Inner London Probation Service Press.
       
Stojnov, D. (1990): Primena  teorije  ličnih  konstrukata u kliničkoj  psiho­logiji. U: J. Berger, M. Biro, S. Hrnjica (Eds.), Klinička Psihologija - teorija i praksa, 584-598. Beograd: Naučna knjiga.
       

Stojnov, D. (1993): Osnovna načela konstruktivističke metateoirje. Theoria, 3-4, 156-170.

       

Stojnov, D. (1993): Konstruktivističko shvatanje poistovećenja. Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja,  25, 250-270.

       
Stojnov, D. (1993): Odnos stereotipa i samoopažaja kod grupe narkomana: Istraživanje u okviru teorije ličnih konstrukata. Časopis za kliničku psihologiju i socijalnu patologiju, 1-2, 56-68.
       

Stojnov, D. (1994): Uloga nepoželjnog samstva u procesu poistovećenja. Psihologija, 1-2, 111-125.
       
Stojnov, D. (1994): Konstruisanje slike o sebi i uzoru: Istraživanje poistovećenja u teoriji ličnih konstrukata. Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja, 26, 87-110.
       
Stojnov, D. (1995): Moralno opredeljenje teorije ličnih konstrukata. U: S. Krnjajić (Ur..), Moralnost i društvena kriza, 128-138. Beograd: Institut za pedagoška istraživanja.
       
Stojnov, D. & Džamonja-Ignjatović, T. (1995): Konstruktivistička psihoterapija: ka objedinjujućoj perspektivi. Časopis za kliničku psihologiju i socijalnu patologiju, 1-2, 52-69.
       
Stojnov, D. (1996): A Personal Construction of War in Yugoslavia: Transition as a way of life. U: B. Walker & D. Kalekin - Fishman (Eds.), The construction of group realities – Culture, Society, and Personal Construct Theory, 95-103. Malabar, Florida:  Krieger.
       

Stojnov, D. (1996): Kelly’s Theory of Ethics: Hidden, Mislaid or Misleading? Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 3, 185-201.
       

Stojnov, D. (1996): After 40 Years of piece a war in the heart of Europe. U: J. Scheer & A. Catina (Eds.), Empirical Constructivism in Europe: The Personal Construct Approach, 43-52. Gießen: Psychozocial-Verlag.
       

Stojnov, D. (1996): Konstruktivistička metateorija I: Karakteristike konstruktivističkih pravaca i merila za njihovo razvrstavanje. Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja, 28, 412-432.
       

Stojnov, D. (1996): Pojmovno određenje kulturnog identiteta. U: M. Knežević (Ed.), Srbija i Evropa,  91-97. Beograd: Dom kulture “Studentski grad”.
       

Stojnov, D. (1997): Konstruktivistička metateorija II: Implikacije za oblast obrazovanja i vaspitanja. Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja, 29, 21-38.
       

Stojnov, D., Knežević, M. & Gojić, A. (1997): To be or not to be а Serb: Construction of national identity amongst Yugoslav students. U: P. M. Denicolo & M. L. Pope (Eds.), Sharing Understanding and Practice, 21-33. Farnborough: EPCA Publication.

       

Stojnov D. (1998): Konstruktivizam, participativna epistemologija i konstitutivnost psiholoških kategorija. Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška Istraživanja, 30, 297-321.
       

Stojnov, D. (1999): Construing Personality of Political Leaders in Serbia and Macedonia. U: J. Fisher & D. Savage (Eds.), Beyond Experimentation into Meaning, 96-107. Farnborough: EPCA Publication.
       

Stojnov D. (1999): Ličnost: ispitivanje porekla, značenja i srodnih pojmova. Psihologija, 1-2, str. 45-65.
       

Stojnov, D. (1999): Identitet: Polifren ili Monolitan? Psihologija, 3-4, str. 141-156.
       
Stojnov, D. i Ristić, Ž. (1999): Granice: Inherentna svojstva objekata ili proishod delatnosti uma? Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja, 31, 127-151.
       
Stojnov, D. (2000): Konstruktivistička psihoterapija. U: D. Stojnov (Ur.), Psihoterapije, str. 265-291. Beograd: Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva.
       
Stojnov, D. (2000): Teorijski pluralizam u psihoterapiji. U: D. Stojnov (Ur.), Psihoterapije, str. 3-25. Beograd: Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva.
       

Stojnov, D. (2001): Konstruktivistički pogled na svet: Predstavljanje jedne paradigme. Psihologija, 1-2, str. 9-48.
       

Stojnov, D. (2001): Psihoterapija ličnih konstrukata – Konstruktivistička psihoterapija. U: Lj. Erić (Ed.), Psihoterapija, str. 353-374. Beograd: Medicinski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu.
       

Stojnov, D. (2001): Predgovor. U: V. Ber, Uvod u socijalni konstrukcionizam, str. 7-25. Beograd: Zepter Book World.
       

Stojnov, D & Butt, T. (2002): The Relational Basis of Personal Construct Psychology. In: R. Neimeyer & G. Neimeyer (Eds.), Advances of personal construct theory: New Directions and Perspectives, 81-113. Westport, Connecticut and London: Praeger.
       

Stojnov, D. (2002): Normalizacija i vaspitanje: Represija prirodne harmonije ili emancipacija disharmonije perspektiva? Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja, 34, 30-48.

       

Stojnov, D. (2003): Moving Personal Construct Psychology to Politics: Understanding the Voices with which we Disagree. U: F. Fransella (Ed.), Handbook of Personal Construct Psychology, 191-198. London: Wiley.
       

Stojnov, D. (2003): After 40 Years of piece a war in the heart of Europe. U: J. Scheer (Ed.), Crossing Borders – Going Places: Personal Construction of Otherness, 167-176. Gießen: Psychozocial-Verlag.
       

Stojnov, D. (2003): Relativizam: Bauk koji kruži naukom. Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja, 35, 11-44.

       

Stojnov, D. (2003): Construct; Personality; Political Construing; PCP and ontology; PCP and philosophy of science; Elicitation of core constructs. Entries for Internet Encyclopedia for PCP, http://www.pcp-net.de/encyclopaedia.
       

Stojnov, D. (2003): Šta nose reči: Dekonstrukcija lenjosti u lenjoj piti. U: B. Ćorić (Pr.), Ljudi Govore: Reči..., 173-183. Beograd: Institut za mentalno zdravlje.
       

Stojnov, D. (2004): Teachers as Personal (Construct) Transformers (A review of Transformative Education: Personal Construct Approach to Practice and Research by Maureen Pope and Pamela Denicolo, London: Whurr Publishers). Contemporary Psychology, 49, 1, 63-65.
       

Stojnov, D. (2004): Od psihologije ličnosti ka psihologiji osoba. Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja, 36, 11-45.

       

Stojnov, D. (2004): Znanje, moć i kurikulum. U: S. Milanović-Nahod i N. Šaranović-Božanović (Ur.), Znanje i postignuće, 40-62. Beograd: Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja.
       

Stojnov D. (2005): Društvena konstrukcija normalnosti i njenih granica. A. Dimitrijević (Ur.), Normalnost i patologija, 287-321. Beograd: Zavod za Udžbenike i nastavna sredstva.
       

Stojnov, D. (2005): Normalnost, moć i revizija psihologije. U: P. Milenković i D. Marinković, (Ur.), Mišel Fuko 1926-1984-2004, str. 251-280. Novi Sad: Vojvođanska sociološka asocijacija.

       

Stojnov, D. (2006): Kulturološka revizija shvatanja normalnosti u «Ψ» naukama. Zbornik radova Fakulteta Dramskih Umetnosti, 8-9, 469-497.

       

Stojnov, D. (2006): Konstruktivistička psihoterapija. U: Lj. Erić (Ur.), Psihoterapija (Treće, dopunjeno i prošireno izdanje), str. 441-457. Beograd: Institut za Mentalno Zdravlje.
       

Stojnov, D. (2006): Potrošene kategorije. U: B. Ćorić (Pr.), Ljudi Govore: Gde počinje – gde prestaje psihijatrija. str. 65-87. Beograd: Institut za mentalno zdravlje.
       

Stojnov, D. (2007): Konstrukt i Konstruktivizam. U: A. Mimica i M. Bogdanović (Pr.), Sociološki rečnik, str. 253-254. Beograd: Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva..
       

Stojnov, D. (2007): Odnos psihologije i kliničke psihologije. U: J. Berger i M. Mitić (Ur.), Klinička psihologija. Beograd.
       

Stojnov, D.; Džinović, V. & Pavlović, J.(2008): Kelly meets foucault: understanding school underachievement. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 21-33.
       
Stojnov, D., Džinović, V. & Pavlović, J. (in press): Kelly meets Foucault: Choosing School Underachievement as a Resistance to Power. Papers from 8th International Conference of EPCA, Kristianstadt, Sweden.
   
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