Institute for International Relations

Department for Culture and Communication

Ph.D. Literary Studies, University of Zagreb

Curriculum vitae

Areas of Specialization:

• global and national development, transformation and transition;
• development and transitional policies and strategies;
• international relations;
• cultural development (including multiculturality, intercultural communication and management of cultural differences), international cultural cooperation;
• scientific and technological development and cooperation.

Education

• B.A. in English and French Language and Literature, 1968, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb (English and French Languages and Literatures)
• M.A. in African Literature, 197O, University of Zagreb (Postgraduate Course in African Literature)
• Ph.D. in Literary Studies, 1979, University of Zagreb (Doctoral Research in the development of African literatures)
• Languages: English, French, Russian, Croatian.

Employment

• Africa Research Institute, University of Zagreb, 1968-1975; Assistant and Research Fellow.
  Duties: research, preparation of M.A. Thesis, assistance in publishing projects, organization of seminars and conferences.
• Institute for Developing Countries, University of Zagreb, 1975-1988; Senior Scientific Associate; Head, Department for Science, Technology and International Programs.
  Duties: research, lecturing, co-ordination of projects and programs, preparation of Ph.D. and own works and publications.
• Institute for Development and International Relations (presently Institute for International Relations), University of Zagreb, 1989 - up to the present; Scientific Adviser, Director of the Institute, 1989-1994.
  Duties: research, conferences and lectures, editing of books and publications; promotion of the Institute, public relations.
• Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia, 2002-2004; Deputy Minister for International Scientific and Technical Cooperation.
  Duties: implementation of international cooperation agreements; establishment and restructuring of international cooperative programs and projects; negotiation of international arrangements in the field of science and technology; international exchange of students, professors, professionals, etc.



Professional Experience and Work History

Author of more than 300 published articles, studies, monographs, research reports, and books.

Recent research particularly devoted to transition and globalization processes in the post-socialist countries and their cultural aspects (e.g., Transition and the New European States, 2000; The Process of Transition to New Identities: Past Values and Present Difficulties, 1996; Cultural Identity in the Perspective of Transformation and Democracy, 1997; The Multicultural Mosaic of Croatia, 1997, etc.).

Worked on the European Cultural Policies project (sponsored by the Council of Europe) as a member of the Croatian research team (1997-1999). From 2000 on, I have established and coordinated research and training projects on Redefining Cultural Identities: The Multicultural Contexts of the Central European and Mediterranean Regions (2000); South-Eastern Europe (2001); Cultural Industries and Technological Convergence (2002); and, Managing Cultural Transitions (2004).The study of Research and Development Policies in the Southeast European Countries in Transition: Republic of Croatia implemented in 2002.

Now coordinates the research programme on Promotion of Cultural Identities and the Process of Croatian Integration into the European Union and the research project Global Influences and Local Cultural Changes

Professional experience includes consultative work for organizations of the OUN system (UNDP, UNESCO, INSTRAW), and European organizations (Council of Europe, EU).

Experience in Teaching and Training: the university postgraduate courses in Zagreb and Rijeka, and international courses (e.g., on Redefining Cultural Identities, Inter-University Center, Dubrovnik 2000-2004.). Supervision of M.A. and Ph.D. theses.

An important part of professional work has been devoted to the establishment, development and supervision of international co-operative networks: the establishment of the ISDRI - International Network of Development Research Institutes, which functioned from 1983 to 1991, and was connected to the Research and Information System of Developing Countries - RIS, New Delhi. Actively involved in the establishment of CULTURELINK - Network of Networks for Research and Co-operation in Cultural Development, supported by the Council of Europe and UNESCO.

Prepared and edited about thirty titles of different research and professional reports in Croatian, English and French, as well as the proceedings of the meetings and conferences (e.g. The Cultural Identity of Central Europe, Zagreb, 1997.).

For details, please see scientific bibliography.




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