Governing Bodies

Managing Board manages the Institute, conducts financial and business policy, decides on the disposal of high-value assets in accordance with the Institute’s Statute, and decides on all issues that are not within the competence of other bodies under the Statute of the Institute.

Managing Board of the Institute consists of seven members, one of whom is the President of the Council, appointed by the Minister of Science, Education and Youth. Four members of Managing Board are appointed and dismissed by the Minister of Science, Education and Youth, two members are appointed and dismissed by the Scientific Council from among its members, and one member is appointed by the Institute’s Workers’ Council as an employees’ representative.

The term of office of the President and members of the Managing Board lasts four years.

President

Prof. Nevio Šetić, PhD

Deputy President

Prof. Benjamin Perasović, PhD

Members

Mirela Crljen, MSc in Economics

Renata Franc, PhD

Prof. Ksenija Grubišić, PhD

Ivan Milanović Litre

Ana Varjačić

The Director is the head of the Institute. He represents the Institute and is responsible for the legality of the Institute’s work.

Director

Prof. Željko Holjevac, PhD

Deputy Director

Ivan Hrstić, PhD

Deputy Director

Ljiljana Dobrovšak, PhD

The Scientific Council is an expert body of the Institute. The Scientific Council of the Institute has 40 members: the Director of the Institute, 37 representatives of employees in scientific job positions (from the field of social sciences and humanities and from the interdisciplinary scientific fields), 1 representative of employees in the associate position of assistant and 1 representative of employees in the associate position of senior assistant.

President

Andreja Brajša-Žganec, PhD

Deputy President

Geran-Marko Miletić, PhD

Members

Altić Mirela, PhD

Babarović Toni, PhD

Bendra Ivana, PhD

Brkljačić Tihana, PhD

Brlić Ivan, PhD

Burušić Josip, PhD

Bušljeta Tonković Anita, PhD

Derado Augustin, PhD

Dobrovšak Ljiljana, PhD

Franc Renata, PhD

Geiger Zeman Marija, PhD

Glavak Tkalić Renata, PhD

Holjevac Željko, PhD

Hrstić Ivan, PhD

Kotrla Topić Marina, PhD

Lupis Vinicije, PhD

Majetić Filip, PhD

Marinić Marko, PhD

Milas Goran, PhD

Mustapić Marko, PhD

Peračković Krešimir, PhD

Perasović Benjamin, PhD

Poljanec-Borić Saša, PhD

Radačić Ivana, PhD

Šikić-Mićanović Lynette, PhD

Šimleša Dražen, PhD

Špoljar Vržina Sanja, PhD

Sučić Ines, PhD

Šverko Iva, PhD

Tadić Vujčić Maja, PhD

Tomac Nensi

Turk Ivo, PhD

Ursić Sara, PhD

Vojak Danijel, PhD

Wertag Anja, PhD

Žanić Mateo, PhD

Žebec Šilj Ivana, PhD

Živić Dražen, PhD

The Ethics Committee promotes and protects ethical principles in scientific activity, professional work, mutual relations and public statements of researchers, associates and other employees.

Ines Sučić, PhD, scientific advisor, president

Andreja Brajša-Žganec, PhD, scientific advisor with tenure, member

Geran-Marko Miletić, PhD, scientific advisor, member

Danijel Vojak, scientific advisor, member

Jelena Puđak, senior research associate, member

The Disciplinary Committee determines violations of work obligations, damage to the Institute’s reputation, and violations of the Code of Ethics.

Director’s Board is a coordinating and advisory body of the Director that discusses and assists the Director in deciding on current business issues.

The Advisory Board assesses the quality and significance of scientific research and the work of the Institute, proposes the launch of new strategic directions of research, international cooperation, and communication and dissemination of research results. The Advisory Board appointed the members of the Scientific Council for a four-year term, from 14 May 2025 to 13 May 2029, consisting of:

Predrag Bejaković, PhD, scientific advisor with tenure

Ljiljana Kaliterna Lipovčan, PhD, scientific advisor with tenure, distinguished scientist

Zvjezdana Penezić, full professor with tenure, University of Zadar

Mateja Sedmak, full professor, Institute for Social Studies, Science and Research Centre Koper, Slovenia

Petra Svoljšak, associate professor, ZRC SAZU, Milko Kos Historical Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Inga Tomić-Koludrović, PhD, scientific advisor with tenure, distinguished scientist

The Young Scientists Club was founded in 2005 with the aim of bringing together assistants employed at the Pilar Institute. Through the club, assistants discuss all important issues related to work at the Institute and postgraduate studies at the educational institutions they attend. Since young scientists have their representatives on the Scientific Council of the Institute, the Young Scientists Club also allows young scientists to express their opinions before the Council regarding all current affairs and development plans of the Institute.

The Workers’ Council of the Institute was founded in 2008, in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Act, and has 3 representatives of the Institute’s employees. It is elected for a four-year term. On May 1, 2022, the Workers’ Council was elected, consisting of:

Mirela Crljen, president

Ivan Hrstić, deputy president

Ljiljana Dobrovšak, member