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 …
Stjepan Mesić
Politician and lawyer. Member of Parliament since 1965, participant in the Croatian Spring movement. Member of Parliament of the Republic of Croatia (1990 and 1992), President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1991), first Croatian Prime Minister, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Croatian Parliament (1992-94). One of the founders of the Croatian Democratic …
Josip Kregar
Tenured professor of sociology and sociology of law at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb. He was visiting professor at the University of Graz in 1992 and Yale University in the United States. President of Croatian Transparency International (1998-2002), Chairman of the Management Board of Open Society Institute – Croatia and Center for Democracy …
Vjeran Katunarić
Tenured professor of sociology at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zadar. He researches and studies ethnic relations, multiculturalism and cultural politics, as well as social theory. Vjeran Katunaric was a visiting professor at several international universities in Sweden, USA and Germany an project manager of two projects dealing with culture (Izvještaj o kulturnoj politici …
Ivo Josipović (membership inactive)
Since 2010 President of Republic of Croatia; tenured professor of criminal procedural law at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb. He has published numerous scientific papers and articles relating to criminal procedural law, international criminal judicial system, misdemeanor law and infringement of copyright. Participated in drafting legislation and wrote legal commentary. Studies and plays …
