Svanibor Hubert Pettan

Svanibor Hubert Pettan is a Professor in Ethnomusicology and Chair of the Department of Musicology at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. He holds academic degrees from the University of Zagreb (BA), University of Ljubljana (MA), and University of Maryland (PhD). His research focuses on music and politics in conflict zones, multiculturalism, gender studies, and applied ethnomusicology, with fieldwork conducted across former Yugoslav lands, Australia, Egypt, Norway, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and the USA.

• President of the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM, 2021–2025)
• Visiting Professor at institutions including University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (2020) and UC Berkeley (2019)
• Recipient of Slovenian Research Agency's Excellence in Science award (2019) and University of Ljubljana's Golden Plaque (2018)

He has held leadership roles in ICTM since 2001, including Vice-President (2009–2011), Secretary General (2011–2021), and initiated its Study Group on Applied Ethnomusicology (2007). His work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to minority music studies and post-conflict cultural reconciliation.