Ivan Šiber

Tenured professor of political psychology at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb. Leading Croatian scientist in the field of political psychology and political marketing. He was the first psychologist and first author in the field of social sciences who, even before 1970, began conducting systematic empirical research on psychosocial aspects of the electoral …

Josip Šentija

Journalist and lexicographer since 1962; later Rome correspondent for the Radio and Television Zagreb. After his return to Croatia, as a member of the Croatian Spring movement, he became member of the Executive Council of the Parliament (1971–72). After the Movement was suppressed, since 1972 he worked as editor in The Miroslav Krleža Institute of …

Slaven Ravlić

Full professor of sociology and political science at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb. He was editor of the library (1980-84) and magazine Naše teme /Our Topics/ (1977-82). Since 1992, he works for The Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Deputy editor-in-chief (2001-05) and since 2005 editor-in-chief of the Hrvatske opće enciklopedije /Croatian General Encyclopedia/. …

Goran Radman

Goran Radman is President of the Management Board of Centre for Democracy and Law Miko Tripalo. Goran is currently the Vice Dean for International Cooperation and Director of IgBS e-Leadership MBA Program at Algebra University College. His academic backgrounds are in the graduate and postgraduate studies of International Relations at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University …

Vesna Pusić

Tenured professor of sociology and sociology of politics at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb. One of the founders of the Croatian People’s Party (HNS); since 1997 president of the HNS Council and member of the HNS Presidency. Member of Parliament since 2000. In April 2000 elected president of HNS. Since the 2003 elections, …

Vladimir Puljiz

Retired professor of social policy at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb. He was researcher and director of the Center for Sociology of Villages and Towns of the Institute for Social Research in Zagreb and editor-in-chief of the journal Sociologija sela /Sociology of the Village/. He taught sociology at the Faculty of Defectology (1976 …

Željko Potočnjak

Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb and tenured professor in the Department of Labor and Social Law. President of the Croatian Association for Labor and Social Law, member of the Executive Board of the International Association for Labor Law and Social Security Law. He is a member and founder of the Croatian Academy …

Maja Pećarević

Economist and board member of Generalturist. First woman manager in Croatia to have won prestigious professional recognition, the title of Entrepreneur of the Year awarded by Croatian Association of Managers and Entrepreneurs (CROMA) in 2004. She began her career in Montmontaža and spent substantial part of her professional life spent as Vice President and Director …

Petar Novoselec

Tenured professor of criminal law at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb. Judge at the District Court in Bjelovar (1969-88) and the Supreme Court (1991-95). Taught criminal law at law schools in Osijek, Graz, Paris, Ljubljana and Maribor. Main works: Sloboda, krivnja i krivično pravo /Freedom, Guilt and Criminal Law/ (1987), Opći dio kaznenog …

Vanja Mladineo

Executive director of Centre Miko Tripalo. Worked as chief of staff of the Ministry of Science and Technology, consultant for UNDP in Kyrgyzstan and project manager of World Bank funded project in the Government Communications Office. Holds master’s degree in international relations from Columbia University and is the recipient of the Open Society Public Policy …