About

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board consists of distinguished individuals representing different academic disciplines, non-governmental organisations, artists, and social justice advocates. At least half of the Advisory Board members should be based in the region at the time of being appointed. The Advisory Board’s task is to evaluate and advise on the Association’s activities, give recommendations on these activities, and maintain the Association’s connections to research communities and the public.

Advisory Board Members 

  • Yasar Abu Ghosh, Charles University, Czech Republic
  • Omar Oscar Ashour, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar / Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Ukraine / University of Exeter, UK
  • Manuela Boatča, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
  • Kateryna Botanova, independent researcher and art curator, Culturescapes, Switzerland
  • Ewa Domańska, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
  • Brenda Estefan, IPADE Business School, Mexico
  • Manuel Férez Gil, Alberto Hurtado University, Chile
  • Rory Finnin, University of Cambridge, UK
  • Ute Frevert, Max Weber Foundation / Center for History of Emotions at Max Planck Institute, Germany
  • Tamara Hundorova, The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
  • Tatev Hovhannisyan, investigative journalist and lecturer, Armenia
  • Anikó Imre, University of Southern California, USA
  • Iwona Kaliszewska, University of Warsaw, Poland
  • Linda Kaljundi, Estonian Academy of Arts / Tallinn University, Estonia
  • Mišo Kapetanović, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
  • Tamta Khalvashi, Ilia State University, Georgia
  • Angéla Kóczé, Central European University, Hungary/Austria
  • Maja Kominko, The Heritage Management Organization, Greece
  • Tamar Koplatadze, University of Oxford, UK
  • Leyla Latypova, independent journalist and political analyst, Bashqortostan/Tatarstan
  • Almagul Menlibayeva, visual artist and curator, Germany/Kazakhstan
  • Nivedita Menon, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
  • Noor Nieftagodien, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
  • Elmira Nogoibaeva, Esimde, Kyrgyzstan
  • Anca Parvulescu, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
  • Eglė Rindzevičiūtė, Kingston University London, UK
  • Sunnie Rucker-Chang, The Ohio State University, USA
  • Marko Pavlyshyn, International Member, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine / Emeritus Professor of Ukrainian Studies, Monash University, Australia
  • Olga Shparaga, Fem Group, Belarusian Coordination Council for the Transfer of Power / Visiting Fellow at IWM (Institute for Human Sciences), Austria
  • Olena Stiazhkina, The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
  • Balazs Trencsenyi, Central European University, Hungary/Austria
  • Annette Werberger, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Germany
  • Zbig Wojnowski, University of Oxford, UK
  • Robin Yassin-Kassab, author, novelist, regular commentator on Syria and the Middle East