Slaven Ravlić (born 1 April 1951) is Croatian lexicographer,

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and sociologist. He was born in Slivno near Pelješac. He graduated in 1974 and received his PhD in 1998 at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Zagreb on a thesis titled "Liberalism and democracy in the political theory of

John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 7 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist, Member of Parliament (MP) and civil servant. One of the most influential thinkers in the history of classical liberalism, he contributed widely to ...

". He was the editor of the book series (1980–84) and magazine '' Naše teme'' (1977–82). Since 1992 he is employed at the

Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute Miroslav may refer to: * Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name * ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade * Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic S ...

, where, among other things, he served as the deputy editor (2001–05) of ''

Croatian Encyclopedia The ''Croatian Encyclopedia'' ( hr, Hrvatska enciklopedija) is a Croatian national encyclopedia published by the Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Overview The project began in 1999, and it represents a fifth iteration of the encyclo ...

'', and since 2005 as the Editor-in-Chief. He teaches sociology at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb since 2005.

Works

* ''Poredak slobode: Politička misao Johna Stuarta Milla'' (in Croatian), Zagreb: Croatian Philosophical Society, 2001, * ''Suvremene političke ideologije'' (in Croatian), Zagreb: Politička kultura, 2003, * ''Eponimi u znanosti i politici'' (in Croatian), Zagreb: Super velika akcija, 2007, * ''Svjetovi ideologije. Uvod u političke ideologije'' (in Croatian), Zagreb: Politička kultura, 2013, * ''Liberalna demokracija: izazovi i iskušenja'' (in Croatian), Zagreb: Plejada, 2017,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ravlic, Slaven 1951 births Living people Croatian lexicographers Academic staff of the University of Zagreb