Božo Kovačević

Božo Kovačević (1955) graduated in philosophy and sociology from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zagreb. During his student years, he contributed to Studentski list (Student Paper) and the journal for social issues Pitanja (Questions), where he also served as assistant to the editor-in-chief. He participated in the work of the theatre group Coccolemocco. Together with Branko Matana, he was one of the founders of the journal Gordogan. He worked as an editor at the publishing house Nakladni zavod Globus, as a lecturer at the Faculty of Textile Technology in Zagreb (Textile and Clothing Design program), and at the Academy of Dramatic Arts. He is one of the founders of the HSLS (Croatian Social Liberal Party). He served two terms as a member of the Croatian Parliament. In the government of Ivica Račan, he was Minister of Environmental Protection and Spatial Planning. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the Russian Federation. After ending his diplomatic service, he taught international relations theories at the Dag Hammarskjöld College of International Relations and Diplomacy and at Libertas University. Since 2017, he has taught at the University for the Third Age of the Open University in Zagreb. He is a frequent guest in print and electronic media in Croatia and abroad as an analyst and commentator on international relations. He has also lectured as a guest at universities in Croatia and abroad. He has published several hundred articles in academic and professional journals, as well as numerous commentaries in the press. He is one of the founders of the Forum za vanjsku politiku (Forum for Foreign Policy) and a regular contributor to the portal Ideje (Ideas). His published books include: Slučaj zagrebačkih revizionista (The Case of the Zagreb Revisionists), Psihoanaliza i ljevica (Psychoanalysis and the Left), Svijet poslije Hladnog rata (The World After the Cold War), Promišljanje politike (Reflections on Politics), Izvanredno stanje (State of Emergency), and Ruske teme (Russian Themes).