Institut za međunarodne odnose

Biserka Cvjetičanin

Biserka Cvjetičanin is Senior Research Adviser at the Institute for International Relations (IMO), Zagreb, Croatia and former Deputy Minister of Culture (2000-2004). Ms. Cvjetičanin graduated in Comparative Literature from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb (1963) and received her M.A. in Philology from the same faculty in 1970. She holds a Ph.D. in African Studies (Comparative Literature) from the University of Zagreb (1980). She studied at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Sorbonne, Paris, and at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Her research areas include cultural development, cultural policies and intercultural communication. She is author of numerous books, studies and articles on cultural development and intercultural communication and editor of several conference proceedings. Biserka Cvjetičanin is Director of the Culturelink Network and Editor-in-Chief of the Culturelink publications. Mrs. Cvjetičanin delivers lectures at postgraduate level at universities and institutes abroad. She is the 1989 winner of the University of Zagreb Scientific Research Award and was awarded the French Legion of Honour in 2003. Mrs. Cvjetičanin serves as member of the Administrative Council of the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (IFPC), UNESCO, 2004-2008.

Contact: biserka@irmo.hr, curriculum vitae