Speaker and steering committee
The ViDSS is governed by a speaker and a steering committee comprising representatives of all research fields present at the Faculty of Social Sciences as well as a student representative.
The speaker assumes the responsibilities of the director of studies of the doctoral programme in Social Sciences and represents his/her field of research in the steering committee. Three members of the steering committee are nominated as deputy speakers of the ViDSS and deputy directors of studies. One member of the committee is nominated as ombudsperson and one as coordinator of mobility programmes. The speaker and the steering committee are supported by the coordinator of the ViDSS.
Sophie Lecheler
Director of Studies
Speaker of ViDSS
Steering committee member (research field: communication)
Birgit Sauer
Deputy Director of Studies
Deputy Speaker of ViDSS
Steering committee member (research field: political science)
Cornelia Staritz
Deputy Director of Studies
Deputy Speaker of ViDSS
Steering committee member (research field: development studies)
Markus Wagner
Deputy Director of Studies
Deputy Speaker of ViDSS
Steering committee member (research field: political science)
