Governance and Committee Structure of RISC

Institute Council

The Institute Council is the highest decision-making body. It includes representatives from all eleven sections as well as from the mid-level academic staff.

Executive Board

The Executive Board, appointed by the Institute Council, is responsible for the scientific and administrative leadership of the institute. It consists of the scientific director and the administrative managing director. The research coordinator and the science manager support the executive board in the operational management.

Prof. Dr. Olaf Groh-Samberg, Bremen
Tel. +49 421 218-66440, E-mail: olaf.groh-samberg@fgz-risc.de

Rebecca C. Schmidt, Frankfurt
Tel. +49 69 798-31400, E-mail: rebecca_c.schmidt@fgz-risc.de

 

Research Area Coordination

The responsibilities of the research area coordinators include implementing the joint work program and consolidating research outcomes.

Dr. Hendrik Simon (Research Area A)

Dr. Natalie Grimm (Research Area B)

Dr. Kathrin Leipold (Research Area C)

Dr. habil. Mathias Berek (Research Area D)

 

Strategy Commission

The Strategy Commission is composed of the coordinators of the research areas, a representative of the research data center, the research coordinator, and a representative of knowledge transfer (as a permanent guest). The commission synthesizes findings from the four research areas, formulates strategic recommendations for the institute as a whole, and supports international networking.

Committees

Internal subject-matter consultation is conducted within the committees for data and science communication, which are appointed by the Institute Council.

Section spokespersons and coordinators

The regionally based sections contribute to the diversity of RISC through their distinct research and transfer profiles. Each section is led by a section spokesperson and supported by a section coordinator.

Berlin

Bielefeld

Bremen

Frankfurt

Göttingen

Halle

Hamburg

Hanover

Jena

Constance

Leipzig

Coordinating Office

The decentralized Coordinating Office consists of several cross-sectional units and services. These include, among others, the Research Data Center, the Department of Science Communication, career development, and the international fellowship program.

Administration (Frankfurt)

  • Administrative Managing Director, Member of the Executive Board and Head of Coordinating Office: 
    Rebecca C. Schmidt
  • Management Assistant: 
    Susanne De Wasch
  • Science Management, Deputy Administrative Managing Director and Chair of Section Coordinators: 
    Heike List

Research Coordination (Frankfurt)

Research Data Center (Bremen)

Science Communication (Frankfurt and Leipzig)

Career Development (Leipzig)

Internationalization (Leipzig)

Advisory Boards

RISC receives external guidance and evaluation from a Scientific Advisory Board and a Practice Council.

  • Karim El-Helaifi: Chairman, neue deutsche organisationen - das postmigrantische netzwerk e.V.
  • Thomas Fischer: Head of the Department for Policy Issues and Social Policy at the Federal Executive Board, Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB)
  • Dr. Hans-Georg Golz:  Head of the Print Department, Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung
  • Dr. Anna Hofmann: Spokesperson and Head of the Science and Research Funding Division, Allianz für Zusammenhalt
  • Dr. Uwe Kemmesies: Head of the Terrorism/Extremism Research Unit, Bundeskriminalamt
  • Prof. Dr. Doron Kiesel: Scientific Director of the Education Department, Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland
  • Heike Kleffner: Managing Director, Verband der Beratungsstellen für Betroffene rechter, rassistischer und antisemitischer Gewalt
  • Prof. Dr. Georg Lämmlin: Director, Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (EKD)
  • Florian Meesmann:Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Director, MDR aktuell
  • Dr. Julia Schlicht: Teamlead Research and Knowledge Transfer,Deutsche Stiftung für Engagement und Ehrenamt
  • Daniela Schneckenburger: Head of the Department of Education, Integration, Culture, Sports, and Equality, Deutscher Städtetag
  • Evelin Schneyer: Managing Director, Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Freien Wohlfahrtspflege e.V.
  • Dr. Matthias Schulze-Böing: Special Assignments Officer, Stadt Offenbach am Main
  • Dr. Asmaa Soliman: Project Manager of the Competence Network for Living Together in an Immigration Society, Junge Islam Konferenz
  • Dr. Beate von Miquel: Chairwoman, Deutscher Frauenrat
  • Christiane von Websky: Head of Participation and Cohesion, Mercator Stiftung
  • Prof. Dr. Manuela Bojadzijev, social anthropologist, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Prof. Dr. Christiane Eilders, communication scientist, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Anette Eva Fasang, sociologist, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Dr. Hans-Georg Golz, Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (also in the practice council)
  • Prof. Dr. Steffen Mau, sociologist, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Merkel, political scientist, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung 
  • Prof. Dr. Armin Schäfer, political scientist, Sorbonne Université
  • Dr. Matthias Schulze-Böing, city Offenbach am Main (also in the practice council)
  • Prof. Dr. Philipp Ther, historian, Universität Wien
  • Prof. Dr. Anja Weiß, sociologist, Universität Duisburg-Essen

In addition to these members, a representative of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), who provides the funding agency’s perspective, takes part in the consultations as a permanent guest.