Drago Župarić-Iljić is a sociologist based at the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies in Zagreb, Croatia, as a research associate.
Drago defended his thesis on the topic of environmental change as a driver of migration. His research interests include forced migration and asylum studies, as well as ethnic studies with a focus on issues of post-migration phenomena of cultural diversity, and integration of migrants and minorities. He has published several articles, reports and edited a volume on asylum protection in the Balkans.