Working Groups
Working Group 1
The institutional setup of the executive triangle in a comparative perspective
Katarina Staronova (co-lead)
Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia
katarina.staronova@fses.uniba.sk
Prof. Kutsal Yesilkagit (co-lead)
Leiden University, Netherlands
a.k.yesilkagit@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
Prof. Tobias Bach (co-lead)
University of Oslo, Norway
Darko Angelov
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Prof. Jostein Askim
University of Oslo, Norway
Dr. H. Tolga Bolukbasi
Bilkent University, Turkey
Prof. Marleen Brans
KU LEUVEN - Faculty of Social Sciences, Belgium
Prof. Can Umut Ciner
Ankara University - Faculty of Political Sciences, Turkey
cuciner@politics.ankara.edu.tr
Dr. Bernadette Connaughton
University of Limerick, Ireland
Maria Diacon
Moldova State University - Legal, Political and Sociological Research Institute, Moldova
Dr. György Hajnal
HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Hungary
Prof. Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir
University of Iceland, Iceland
Prof. István Hoffman
Eotvos Lorand Tudomanyegyetem, Hungary
Prof. Thurid Hustedt
Hertie School, Germany
Sirli Jaanimagi
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Dr. Marlene Jugl
Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Italy
Ms. Eva Kovacs
Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, Hungary
Prof. Simona Kukovic
School of Advanced Social Studies, Slovenia
Dr. Alexandros Kyriakidis
University of Macedonia, Greece
Prof. Rosa Mule
University of Bologna, Italy
Dr. Anamarija Musa
University of Zagreb - Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Ilie Nevmerjitchi
Institute of Legal Resources and Analysis, Moldova
Prof. Dario Nikić Čakar
University of Zagreb Faculty of Political Science, Croatia
Nuran Öksüz
Yeditepe University Vakif, Turkey
Prof. Ioannis Papadopoulos
University of Macedonia, Greece
Prof. Salvador Parrado
UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), Spain
Prof. Dušan Pavlović
Faculty of Political Science, Serbia
Dr. Adonis Pegasiou
EIMF HOLDING LIMITED, Cyprus
Agatina Petrovic
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science, Serbia
Prof. Ivan Radević
University of Montenegro, Montenegro
Dr. Bianca Radu
Babes Bolyai University, Romania
Prof. Tiina Randma-Liiv
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Dr. José Real-Dato
Universidad de Almería, Spain
Prof. Iveta Reinholde
University of Latvia, Latvia
Dr. Marek Rybář
Masaryk University - Faculty of Social Studies, Czech Republic
Dr. Külli Sarapuu
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Enis Sokoli
Center for Comparative and International Studies, Kosovo
Prof. Ivan Stanojević
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science, Serbia
Prof. Philipp Trein
Université de Lausanne - Institut d'études politiques, Switzerland
Dr. Anna Uster
Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Israel
Prof. Sylvia Veit
Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, Germany
Prof. Arnost Vesely
Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Czech Republic
Dr. Nevila Xhindi
Center for Comparative and International Studies, Albania
Dr. George Vital Zammit
University of Malta, Malta
Prof. Emilia Zankina
Temple University Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education, USA
Working Group 2
Career patterns in the executive triangle
Prof. Jan-Hinrik Meyer-Sahling (co-lead)
University of Nottingham, UK
j.meyer-sahling@nottingham.ac.uk
Dr. Pierre Squevin (co-lead)
University of Oslo, Norway
Prof. Sylvia Veit (co-lead)
Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, Germany
Prof. Kutsal Yesilkagit (co-lead)
Leiden University, Netherlands
a.k.yesilkagit@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
Dr. Inese Abolina
University of Latvia, Latvia
Nora Anter
Uppsala University, Sweden
Stelios Avdelidis
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Greece
Petra Bayerová
Univerzita Komenského, Slovakia
Tom Bellens
KU Leuven, Belgium
Dr. Anne Bellon
Universite De Technologie De Compiegne, France
Dr. Bernadette Connaughton
University of Limerick, Ireland
Dr. Levent Demirelli
Istanbul Beykent University, Turkey
leventdemirelli@beykent.edu.tr
Prof. Fabrizio Di Mascio
University of Turin, Italy
Liesa Erlewein
Universitaet Kassel, Germany
Bjorn Mo Forum
University of Oslo, Norway
Dr. Natacha Gally
Université Paris II Panthéon Assas, France
Dr. Johannes Gerken
Otto-von-Guericke Universitaet Magdeburg, Germany
Prof. Eva G Heidbreder
Otto-von-Guericke Universitaet Magdeburg, Germany
Dr. Stine Hesstvedt
Institute for Social Research, Norway
stine.hesstvedt@samfunnsforskning.no
Dr. Diana Camelia Iancu
Scoala Nationala de Studii Politice si Administrative (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration), Romania
Prof. Jolanta Itrich-Drabarek
Uniwersytet Warszawski, Poland
Dr. Jurgita Joniškiene
Vilnius University, Lithuania
Dr. Vita Juknevičienė
Vilniaus Universitetas, Lithuania
Dr. Veronika Jursová Prachárová
Slovak Governance Institute, Slovakia
Peter Kicko
Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia
Prof. Simona Kukovic
School of Advanced Social Studies, Slovenia
Milena Lazarevic
European Policy Centre - CEP, Serbia
Nora Leach
University of Nottingham, UK
Prof. Martin Lodge
London School Of Economics And Political Science, UK
Ari Mamshae
Universitetet I Oslo, Norway
Jovana Misailovic
Institute of Comparative Law, Serbia
Dr. Milena Muk
Institute Alternative, Montenegro
milena@institut-alternativa.org
Irena Najdov-Litl
University of Nottingham - Political Sciences, UK
Dr. Niels Opstrup
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dr. Heath Pickering
KU Leuven, Belgium
Dr. Aleksandra Rabrenovic
Institute of Comparative Law - Institute of Comparative Law, Serbia
Prof. Ivan Radević
University of Montenegro, Montenegro
Prof. Tiina Randma-Liiv Tallinn
University of Technology, Estonia
Dr. Diego Alonso Salazar Morales
Institute of Public Administration, Leiden University, Netherlands
d.a.salazar.morales@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
Dr. Patrícia Silva
University of Aveiro, Portugal
Pedro Silveira
Universidade Da Beira Interior, Portugal
Dr. Mihovil Škarica
University of Zagreb Faculty of Law, Croatia
Dr. Dimitrios Sotiropoulos
University of Athens, Greece
Dr. Rahime Süleymanoğlu Kürüm
Bahcesehir University, Turkey
Dr. Kohei Suzuki
Leiden University - Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, Netherlands
Dr. Svanhildur Thorvaldsdottir
University of Iceland, Iceland
Prof. Tatiana Tomova
Sofia University, Bulgaria
Dr. Fanni Toth
Loughborough University, UK
Dr. Eva Vanyi
Centre for Social Sciences - Institute for Political Science, Hungary
Prof. Anchrit Wille
Leiden University, Netherlands
Working Group 3
Roles, interactions and impact on policymaking process
Dr. Stine Hesstvedt (co-lead)
Institute for Social Research, Norway
stine.hesstvedt@samfunnsforskning.no
Amalie Trangbæk (co-lead)
Aarhus Universitet, Denmark
Dr. Erik-Jan van Dorp (co-lead)
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Prof. David Aubin
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Dr. H. Tolga Bolukbasi
Bilkent University, Türkiye
Prof. Pirmin Bundi
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Dr. Johan Christensen
Leiden University, Netherlands
j.christensen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
Dr. M. Kerem Coban
SOAS, University of London, United Kingdom
Prof. Renata Deskoska
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia
Prof. Fabrizio Di Mascio
University of Turin, Italy
Maria Diacon
Moldova State University - Legal, Political and Sociological Research Institute, Moldova
Petra Đurman
Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Dr. Ellen Fobé
KU Leuven, Belgium
Dr. György Hajnal
HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Hungary
Prof. Thurid Hustedt
Hertie School, Germany
Prof. Jan-Erik Johanson
Tampere University, Finland
Prof. Elena Kalfova
SU "St. Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria
elena_kalfova@phls.uni-sofia.bg
Dr. Kristoffer Kolltveit
University of Oslo, Norway
kristoffer.kolltveit@stv.uio.no
Prof. Boris Krešić
University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Denitsa Marchevska
KU Leuven, Belgium
denitsa.marchevska@kuleuven.be
Ilie Nevmerjitchi
Institute of Legal Resources and Analysis, Moldova
Prof. Dario Nikić Čakar
University of Zagreb Faculty of Political Science, Croatia
Dr. Bianca Radu
Babes Bolyai University, Romania
Dr. José Real-Dato
Universidad de Almería, Spain
Dr. Charis Rice
Coventry University - Institute for Peace and Security, United Kingdom
Dr. Marek Rybář
Masaryk University - Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies, Czech Republic
Prof. Jaroslav Salka
Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia
Prof. Heidi Salomonsen
Aarhus University, Denmark
Dr. Külli Sarapuu
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Dr. Ilana Shpaizman
Bar Ilan University, Israel
Pedro Silveira
Universidade Da Beira Interior, Portugal
Anna Simstich
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
a.hundehege@phd.hertie-school.org
Katarina Staronova
Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia
katarina.staronova@fses.uniba.sk
Dr. Rahime Süleymanoğlu Kürüm
Bahcesehir University, Türkiye
Prof. Philipp Trein
Université de Lausanne - Institut d'études politiques, Switzerland
Dr. Selin Turkes Kilic
Yeditepe University Vakif, Türkiye
Prof. Koen Verhoest
University of Antwerp, Belgium
Dr. George Vital Zammit
Universita Ta Malta, Malta
Working Group 4
Accountability and transparency
Dr. Athanassios Gouglas (co-lead)
University of the West of Scotland - UWS London, United Kingdom
Prof. Marleen Brans (co-lead)
KU Leuven - Faculty of Social Sciences, Belgium
Prof. Tobias Bach
Universitetet I Oslo, Norway
Dr. Michele Barbieri
Universita Degli Studi Di Salerno, Italy
Prof. Scott Brenton
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Dr. Klement Camaj
University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom
Esra Cengel
Middle East Technical University, Türkiye
Ms. Nina Felgendreher
Helmut Schmidt University / University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, Germany
Dr. Denitsa Hinkova
Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria
Dr. Lisa Hohensinn
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Prof. Jan-Erik Johanson
Tampere University, Finland
Dr. Veronika Jursová Prachárová
Slovak Governance Institute, Slovakia
Dr. Alexandros Kyriakidis
University of Macedonia, Greece
Dr. Romea Manojlovic Toman
Sveuciliste U Zagrebu - Pravni Fakultet, Croatia
Arthur Meert
KU Leuven - Faculty of Social Sciences, Belgium
Dr. Anamarija Musa
University of Zagreb - Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Dr. Valentina Ottone
Universita Degli Studi Di Salerno, Italy
Dr. Adonis Pegasiou
EIMF Holding Limited, Cyprus
Leno Saarniit
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Dr. Patrícia Silva
University of Aveiro, Portugal
Anna Simstich
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
a.hundehege@phd.hertie-school.org
Dr. Predrag Terzić
Institute for Political Studies, Serbia
Prof. Larisa Vasileska
University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Bitola, North Macedonia
Dr. Tijana Vukojičić Tomić
Sveuciliste U Zagrebu - Pravni Fakultet, Croatia
Dr. Petr Witz
Charles University in Prague - Faculty of Social Sciences, Czech Republic
