• 2010 - PhD, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Political Sciences
• 2005 - MSc, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Political Sciences
• 2001 - MA, Police college, Zagreb
• 1998 - BA, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law

• 2019 – today – research associate, Institute for Tourism
• 2018 – 2019 – senior expert, Institute for Tourism
• 2014 – 2018 – executive director, Croatian Science Foundation
• 2007 – 2014 – head of Research office, University of Zagreb
• 2004 - 2007 – project manager / executive director, Transparency International Croatia

• security in tourism
• tourism and crime

• 2019. -2022. - Authentic tourism based on local cultural flavors
• 2019. -2021. - Smart strategies for sustainable tourism in Lively cultural Destinations
• 2017. -2019. - Work-based learning for seasonal hospitality workers
• 2013. - 2015. - Building innovation support through efficient cooperation network
• 2013. - 2015. - Modernizing Doctoral Education through Implementation of CROQF
• 2011. - 2014. - Jankovic Castle: historic site, generating sustainable development of the Ravni Kotari region
• 2010. - 2012. - Technology mapping at the University of Zagreb
• 2009. - 2012. - Opening University towards Society – Linking Education-Research-Innovation

• Mataković, Hrvoje, 2020.: Seasonality of crime in Croatia: A relationship with tourism, Tourism: An International Interdisciplinary Journal, (68) 2, 193 – 204.
• Mataković, Hrvoje; Cunjak Mataković, Ivana, 2019.: The impact of crime on security in tourism, Security and Defence Quarterly, (27) 5; 1-20.
• Vitez, Dražen; Mataković, Hrvoje, 2016.: Financing of political parties from public sources: causes, forms and consequences. U D. Barković, B. Runzheimer (ur.): Interdisciplinary Management Research XII, Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics, str. 666-679.
• Mataković, Hrvoje; Vitez, Dražen; Cajner Mraović, Irena, 2015.: Political Parties between Conflict and Consensus, with Special Review on Party Finance: the Example of Germany, Acta Universitatis Danubius. Administratio, (7) 2: 61-79.
• Petak, Zdravko; Mataković, Hrvoje, 2015.: Party Finance Regulation: Causes, Instruments and Impact, Acta Universitatis Danubius. Juridica, (11) 1: 98-114.
• Mataković, Hrvoje; Cajner Mraović, Irena, 2015.: Development of Political Parties and Party Funding: Models and Characteristics, CES Working Papers, (7) 1: 111-125.
• Mataković, Hrvoje; Cajner Mraović, Irena, 2014: Stvaranje javnih politika u različitim nacionalnim kontekstima, Pravni vjesnik, (15) 3-4: 157-176.
• Mataković, Hrvoje; Petak, Zdravko, 2013.: Emergence of Party Finance Policy, Acta Universitatis Danubius. Administratio, (5) 2: 85-101.
• Mataković, Hrvoje; Radočaj Novak, Iva, 2013.: Croatia’s participation in the Seventh Framework Programme: a Moderate Success?, Business Systems Research Journal, (4) 2: 126-143.
• Mataković, Hrvoje; Pejić Bach, Mirjana; Radočaj Novak, Iva, 2013.: Scientific productivity in transition countries: trends and obstacles, Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, (11) 2: 174-189.
• Mataković, Hrvoje, 2012.: Transfer javnih politika u politici financiranja političkih stranaka: usporedba Njemačke, Nizozemske i Hrvatske, Anali Hrvatskog politološkog društva, (8) 1: 203-229.
• Mataković, Hrvoje; Petak, Zdravko, 2010.: Regulacija financiranja stranaka i izbora: usporedna analiza Hrvatske, Njemačke i Nizozemske, Politička misao, (47) 2: 85-109.

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