Milena Dragicevic Sesic

Milena Dragićević Šešić is a former President of the University of Arts in Belgrade and the founder of the UNESCO Chair in Interculturalism, Art Management, and Mediation. She is a professor of Cultural Policy & Management, Cultural Studies, and Media Studies. She holds a D.E.A. from Paris-VIII (1977), an M.A. from the University of Arts in Belgrade (1981), and a Ph.D. in Literature and Communication from the University of Belgrade (1990). A guest lecturer at numerous universities worldwide, she has authored and co-authored 20 books and over 250 essays, including Vers les nouvelles politiques culturelles, Art Management in Turbulent Times: Adaptable Quality Management, Intercultural Mediation in the Balkans, Art and Culture of Dissent, and Culture: Management, Animation, Marketing, with her works being translated into 20 languages. Her research interests include cultural policy, cultural management, the culture of memory, cultural diplomacy, cultural activism, media communication and media studies, dissonant heritage, conflict resolution, and mediation through culture. Dragićević Šešić has worked as an expert for organizations like UNESCO, EUNIC, the European Cultural Foundation, the DOEN Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Council of Europe. She has led over 50 projects in Europe, India, Cambodia, the Arab region, Thailand, Mali, and Vietnam.