Ivo Banac

Ivo Banac was a prominent Croatian historian and politician, born in 1954 and passed away in 2017. He specialized in political history and was known for studying the history of the Balkans, especially Croatia and Yugoslavia. Banac held academic positions and was an influential public intellectual, contributing to debates on nationalism, identity, and democracy in the region. He also served as a political figure, including as the president of the Croatian Parliament’s Ancestral Homeland War Veterans Commission. His work helped clarify complex historical and political issues in Southeast Europe, fostering understanding of the region’s turbulent history.