Dražen Lalić, DSc (born 15 June 1960, Makarska) is a Croatian educator and academic at the Faculty of Political Science of the

University of Zagreb The University of Zagreb ( hr, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, ; la, Universitas Studiorum Zagrabiensis) is the largest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of ...

and one of the better known sociologists in the country. Lalić graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences in 1983 and received a doctorate in sociology from the

Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences or the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb ( Croatian: ''Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu'') is one of the faculties of the University of Zagreb. History The Faculty of Philosophy is the oldest fac ...

in 1993. Lalić has authored or co-authored several articles and books on various topics, including

elections in Croatia Regular elections in Croatia are mandated by the Constitution and legislation enacted by Parliament. The presidency, Parliament, county prefects and assemblies, city and town mayors, and city and municipal councils are all elective offices. Sinc ...

, youth subcultures,

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s. He is sociologist of sport notable for his 1993 book titled ''Torcida-A look inside''. It was the first book of its kind that focuses on the sociological aspects of the football supporting group

Torcida Split Torcida Split is a HNK Hajduk Split supporters' group in Croatia with the branches in other countries, mostly, (but not exclusively) among Croat communities. Founded on 28 October 1950, Torcida is the oldest supporters group in Europe. The gr ...

and its members in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Lalić self-identify as

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and someone who comes from a family with

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heritage.

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Dražen Lalić profile
FPZG.hr; accessed 11 March 2016. Croatian sociologists People from Makarska Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb alumni Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb alumni Academic staff of the University of Zagreb Living people 1960 births {{Croatia-bio-stub