Boards and Committees

The main objective of the International Advisory Board is to regularly monitor the standard in comparison to other international research centers and to explore possible pathways for sustaining and further improving the performance and productivity of the cluster.

The evaluation will assess whether

• the mandate and objectives of the cluster remain relevant; 
• the general strategy pursued and the priorities are useful; 
• the cluster is managed efficiently and effectively. 

Members of the International Advisory Board:

• Prof. Dr. Reuven Amitai, Professor of Islamic Studies, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
• Prof. Dr. Sophia Labadi, Professor of Heritage Studies, University of Kent, UK
• Prof. Dr. Noel Lenski, Professor of Classics and History, Yale University, US
• Prof. Dr. Marcel van der Linden, Professor of History, International Institute for Social History, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Prof. Dr. Rebekka von Mallinckrodt, Professor of Early Modern History, Bremen University, Germany
• Prof. Dr. Toru Miura, Professor of Comparative Studies, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan
• Prof. Dr. Chioma Daisy Onyige, Professor of Sociology, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
• Prof. Dr. Damian A. Pargas, Professor of North American History, Leiden University, Netherlands
• Prof. Dr. Tomás Straka, Professor of History, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela
• Prof. Dr. Başak Tuğ, Professor of History, Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey
   

The Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies is managed by its Steering Committee which is made up of:

• the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies Spokesperson;
• the two Deputy Spokespersons;
• the Managing Director;
• the Equal Opportunity Representative(s);
• one Representative of each Research Area;
• one Cluster Professor;
• one Postdoctoral and Research Group Leader Representative;
• one PhD student Representative; 
• and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator (in an advisory capacity). 

The steering committee manages the affairs of the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies and is responsible for the design and implementation of the research program as well as the budgetary and personnel decisions made by the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies.

Members of the Steering Committee:

• Prof. Dr. Stephan Conermann, BCDSS Speaker
• Prof. Dr. Julia Hillner, BCDSS Co-Speaker
• Prof. Dr. Pia Wiegmink, BCDSS Co-Speaker
• Prof. Dr. Claudia Jarzebowski, BCDSS Cluster Professor Representative
• Dr. Eva Marie Lehner and Dr. Rapti Siriwardane-de Zoysa, Postdoctoral and Reserach Group Leader Representatives
• Dr. Kirsten Maria Schäfers,  Research Area Representative
• Prof. Dr. Lewis Doney, Research Area Representative 
• Prof. Dr. Julia A. B. Hegewald, Research Area Representative
• Prof. Dr. Wolfram Kinzig, Research Area Representative
• Dr. James M. Harland, Research Area Representative
• Viviann Moana Wilmot and Claire Conrad, PhD Representatives
• Dr. Mercy Mashingaidze, BCDSS Equal Opportunity Representative
• Sarah Dusend, BCDSS Managing Director (advisory capacity)
• Dima Al Munajed, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator (advisory capacity)
• Prof. Dr. Christoph Antweiler, Substitute Research Area Representative

The Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies Board is made up of:

• the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies Spokesperson;
• the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies' Deputy Spokespersons
• and the Managing Director.

The Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies Board prepares the meetings of the Steering Committee, and pursues the implementation of decisions taken by the Steering Committee. The Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies' everyday and operational business is managed by the Board.
The Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies Board meets at least once a month. 

Board Members:

• Prof. Dr. Stephan Conermann, BCDSS Speaker
• Prof. Dr. Julia Hillner, BCDSS Co-Speaker
• Prof. Dr. Pia Wiegmink, BCDSS Co-Speaker
• Sarah Dusend, BCDSS Managing Director

The General Assembly of the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies is made up of all employees of the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies, as well as all of its Principal Investigators.

The General Assembly is responsible for electing the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies' decision making bodies (Board and Steering Committee), the election of an Equal Opportunity Representative, and the election of an Ombuds person.

The General Assembly also decides about the admission of new members, as well as about the exclusion of members.

The General Assembly meets at least once a year.