Petar Turcinovic

Education*

2002 – Post Ph.D. Cleveland State University, USA

2000- Post Ph.D. Harvard University, Boston, USA

1984 – Ph.D. Zagreb University, Social Psychology, Croatia.

1980 – M.A. Zagreb University, Social Psychology, Croatia.

1977 – B.A. Zagreb University, Psychology, Croatia.

1973 – Foothill High School, Santa Ana, California, USA

1969 – Elementary School, Pazin, Croatia

*In addition, graduate in Political Science and postgraduate in Economy and Entrepreneurship.

Lecturer

Institution & Country

Courses Lectured (list not in time or place order)

– Brown University, Providence, USA  – University of Split, CROATIA – University of Ljubljana, SLOVENIA – Harvard University, Cambridge, USA – University of Zagreb, CROATIA – The University of Texas at Tyler, USA – University of Rijeka, CROATIA – University of Belgrade, SERBIA – New Mexico State University at Las Cruces, USA   – University of Sarajevo, BOSNIA& HERZEGOVINA – State University of Moscow, RUSSIA – Centro Interuniversitario Ticinese, SWITZERLAND – Diplomatic school Madrid, SPAIN –  University of Texas at El Paso, USA – Diplomatic Academy, Bansko, BULGARIA – University of Budapest, HUNGARY – Diplomatic Academy, Tirana, ALBANIA – Marshall Center, Garmisch-Partenkirchen,GERMANY – Mediterranean University, MONTENEGRO – Foreign Affairs Institute, New Delhi, INDIA – Diplomatic Academy, MONTENEGRO – Montenegrin Academy of Science, MONTENEGRO – International University Centre, CROATIA – University of Montenegro, MONTENEGRO – Cotrugli Business School, CROATIA – China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing, CHINA – University “Juraj Dobrila” Pula, CROATIA – Dubrovnik International University, CROATIA –  DIU Libertas, CROATIA – CEA – Croatian Employers’ Association

European Union International Negotiation Conflict Resolution Diplomatic Communication Negotiation in Diplomacy Multilateral Diplomacy Psychology of Leadership Business Negotiation Management in Diplomacy Branding in Diplomacy Diplomatic skills EU identity Strategy Development New trends in Diplomacy Political Psychology Social Psychology I Social Psychology II Statistics Psychometrics Social Gerontology Psychology of Intimate Relationships Introduction to Psychology Organizational Psychology Psychology of Communication Ecological Psychology Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism Stereotype Formation  Group Dynamics Strategy Management

 

Managerial positions

• Dean of Faculty for International Relations and Diplomacy in Zagreb, Croatia
• Croatian Ambassador to Montenegro 
• Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs 
• Director of Diplomatic Academy at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and EU Relations – Croatia
• Director of PUMA – Program for Education of Managers, HUP-CEA Croatian Employers’ Association
• Co-director of International Postgraduate Study “Social Psychology: Conflict Resolution”
• Chairman of the Commission for the International Scientific Cooperation of Croatia
• Co-director of International Postgraduate Study “Social Gerontology in Cross-Cultural Perspectives” 
• President of the Croatian State Agency Grant for Science
• Chairman of the Commission for the International Scientific Cooperation of Yugoslavia
• Founder and Chairman of LASO – Laboratory of Social Psychology 
• Head of Psychology Department, University of Rijeka

 

Political positions

• Vice president of IDS party (2 terms)
• Member of Croatian Parliament
• Member of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Croatian Parliament
• Member of the Human Rights and Minority Commission of the Croatian Parliament
• Member of the Information and IT Commission of the Croatian Parliament
• Head of the Working group “Education & Culture” in Croatia-EU negotiation process

 

Consulting & Educating

• United Nations 
• World Bank 
• China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing, CHINA
• State’s Attorney’s Office Croatia
• Holcim– Switzerland 
• Amex -American Express 
• MSI – Management System International
• Coca-Cola 
• HUP-CEA Croatian Employers’ Association
• Trade company Magros
• Trgohit
• Novi List
• Eureco
• Terme Selce
• Lura
• Adriadiesel
• Pliva
• ACY

 

Media

– over 200 TV show appearances (e.g. Al Jazeera commentator on Trump – Clinton elections)

Business

– My ex-company LASO in top 10 in Croatia (Earning per employee criteria)

Present status 

• Dean at Faculty of International Relations and Diplomacy, Dubrovnik International University Libertas, Croatia (retired as of 2018 end).