In a meeting held on 8 April 2019, the Scientific Advisory Board of the Centre appointed Mirjam Künkler, Professor at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS), as its speaker  and Siddharth Mallavarapu, Professor at the Department of International Relations and Governance Studies, Shiv Nadar University (SNU), as its deputy speaker. The Board discussed various issues related to the current research at the Centre and the strategic framing of the next steps and further initiatives.

The SAB will support the scientific work of the Centre. It will contribute to the maintenance of scientific standards at the Centre and advise the board on substantive, technical, and interdisciplinary issues. The SAB also contributes to the scientific evaluation of the Centre as well as to the Centre’s planning of further research agendas.