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. Noel Lenski, Professor for Classics and History,¹ Yale University 
• Prof. Dr. Marcel Marius van der Linden, International Insitute for Social History, Amsterdam
  Senior Researcher, International Insitute for Social History²
• Prof. Dr. Rebekka von Mallinckrodt, Professor for Early Modern History³, University of Bremen 
• Prof. Dr. Damian Alan Pargas, Professor for American History,⁴ University of Leiden 
• Prof. Dr. Hilde Sandvik, Professor for History⁵, University of Oslo 
• Dr. Alice Travers, Permanent Researcher in History⁶, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) / East Asian Civilisations Research Centre (CRCAO), Paris
• Prof. Dr. Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz, Associate Professor for Classics⁷, Tel Aviv University
   

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 Conermann⁸, BCDSS Speaker
• Prof. Dr. Marion Gymnich⁹, BCDSS Co-Speaker
• Prof. Dr. Julia Hillner¹⁰, BCDSS Co-Speaker
• Jeannine Bischoff¹¹, BCDSS Managing Director
• Dr. Sinah Kloß¹² and Dr. Mercy Mashingaidze¹³, BCDSS Equal Opportunity Representative
• Prof. Dr. Pia Wiegmink¹⁴, BCDSS Cluster Professor Representative
• Dr. Vitali Bartash¹⁵, Postdoctoral and Reserach Group Leader Representative
• Dr. Kirsten Maria Schäfers¹⁶¹⁷¹⁷,  Research Area A Representative
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Nicolai Grube¹⁸, Research Area B Representative
• Dr. Julia Winnebeck¹⁹, Research Area C Representative
• Prof. Dr. Winfried Schmitz²⁰, Research Area D Representative
• Dr. James M. Harland²¹, Research Area E Representative
• ²²Maja E. Keller²³ and Bahar Bayraktaroğlu²⁴, Doctoral Candidate Representative
• Dima Al Munajed²⁵, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion²⁶ Coordinator (advisory capacity)

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 Conermann⁸, BCDSS Speaker
• Prof. Dr. Marion Gymnich⁹, BCDSS Co-Speaker
• Prof. Dr. Julia Hillner¹⁰, BCDSS Co-Speaker
• Jeannine Bischoff¹¹, 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.