
Alex Vatanka
Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute, Washington D.C.
- mei.edu/experts/alex-vatanka
Ali Sökmen
Alison Singer

Amal S. Obeidi
BTI Country Expert Libya
Associate Professor, University of Benghazi, Libya
Anna Gwiazda

Anna Hengge
Heidelberg University
Researcher
Antonia Sohns
Aries A. Arugay
Institute for Strategic and Development Studies
Executive Director
Arysbell Arismendi

Aurel Croissant
Heidelberg University
Professor of Political Science
- aurel.croissant@ipw.uni-heidelberg.de
- uni-heidelberg.de/politikwissenschaften/personal/croissant/index_en.html
Awol Kassim Allo
Keele University
Lecturer in Law
Behrouz Khosrozadeh
University of Göttingen
Political Scientist and Lecturer
Bert Hoffmann
BTI Blog

Carolina Moehlecke
School of International Relations, Fundação Getulio Vargas
Adjunct Professor
- ri.fgv.br/en/team/carolina-moehlecke

Christian Achrainer
Independent consultant, analyst and lecturer

Christian Kroll
Bertelsmann Stiftung's Sustainable Governance Indicators
Project Manager
- christian.kroll@bertelsmann-stiftung.de
- sgi-network.org

Christina Maags
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Lecturer
- soas.ac.uk/staff/staff123867.php

Christina Tillmann
Future of Democracy Program, Bertelsmann Stiftung
Director
Claire Elder
Doctoral Candidate in Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford

Claudia Härterich
Bertelsmann Transformation Index
Project Manager
- claudia.haerterich@bertelsmann-stiftung.de
- bti-project.org
Claudia Simons
German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
Researcher

Claudio Fuentes
School of Political Science, Universidad Diego Portales
Professor
- ocialesehistoria.udp.cl/?persona=claudio-fuentes-saavedra

Cora Jungbluth
Global Economic Dynamics
Project Manager
- cora.jungbluth@bertelsmann-stiftung.de
- ged-project.de
Corina Murafa
Craig Willy

Dalia Ghanem
Carnegie Middle East Center
Resident Scholar
- carnegie-mec.org/experts/904

Damin Jung
The Korea Times
Politics & Defense reporter

Dane Taleski
Centre for Southeast European Studies at the University of Graz
Visiting Fellow
- danetaleski.com

Daniel Kapellmann

Daniela Arregui Coka
Global Economic Dynamics
Junior Project Manager

Dariusz Kalan
Analyst

Eduardo Mello
Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil
Assistant professor of politics and international relations
- eduardo.mello@fgv.br
- ri.fgv.br/equipe/eduardo-mello
Elham Manea
University of Zuerich
Associate Professor
- elham-manea.com

Eromo Egbejule
West Africa editor of The Africa Report magazine

Eva Seiwert
Doctoral Candidate, Graduate School of East Asian Studies (GEAS), Freie Universität Berlin

Fabian Stroetges
Durham University
Doctoral Researcher

Falk Hartig
Goethe University Frankfurt
Postdoctoral Researcher and Journalist

Filip Reyntjens
Emeritus Professor of Law and Politics, Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB), University of Antwerp
- uantwerp.be/en/staff/filip-reyntjens/

Gabriel Salvia
Center for the Opening and the Development of Latin America
Chairman
- cadal.org
Gabriella Balassa
Hakan Ataman
Refugees in Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Turkey
Psychosocial Support Project Coordinator
Hakan Demir
Hans-Joachim Spanger
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
Executive Board’s Commissioner for Knowledge Transfer
- hsfk.de/en/staff/employees/hans-joachim-spanger/

Hauke Hartmann
Bertelsmann Transformation Index
Senior Expert
- hauke.hartmann@bertelsmann-stiftung.de
- bti-project.org
Iris Glosemeyer

Iryna Solonenko
BTI Country Expert Ukraine
Researcher, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder
Jamie Stark
Jan Claudius Völkel
Institute for European Studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow 2017-2019
Jan Hofmeyr
Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) in Cape Town
Head of the Policy and Analysis Program

Jess Smee
Journalist

Jil Kamerling
Institute of Political Science, Heidelberg University
Researcher

Jonathan Fisher
University of Birmingham
Reader
- birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/gov/fisher-jonathan.aspx
Jos Boonstra

Julia Renner
University of Koblenz-Landau
Lecturer and research fellow
- rennerj@uni-landau.de
- uni-koblenz-landau.de/de/landau/fb6/sowi/pw/abteilung/internationale-politik/team/julia-renner
Julian Dierkes
Institute of Asian Research of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver
Associate professor
Justine Doody
Editor and Analyst

Karola Klatt
Journalist

Konstantin Krome
Heidelberg University
Researcher
Leonid Litra
New Europe Center Kiev, Ukraine
Senior Research Fellow

Lloyd M. Sachikonye
Institute of Development Studies
Professor
- uz.ac.zw/index.php/2013-07-26-07-20-53/ids
Ludwig Schulz
Luis Felipe Morgado

Maja Bovcon
Senior Analyst, Verisk Maplecroft

Manuela Andreoni
Journalist
Marco Bünte
Mark Turner

Markus Karbaum
Dr. Karbaum Consulting & Coaching
Managing Director
- info@karbaum-consulting.eu
- karbaum-consulting.eu

Martin Plaut
Journalist and Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies
- martinplaut.wordpress.com/
Marvin Jérôme Hanke
Mat Youkee
Journalist
- matyoukee.com/

Michael Gahler
European Parliament, European People's Party
Member
- europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/2341/MICHAEL_GAHLER_home.html
Mikayel Zolyan
Mohamed Limam
University of Sousse
Political Scientist

Nic Cheeseman
University of Birmingham
Professor of Democracy and International Development
- democracyinafrica.org/

Nick Ross
Australian National University
Researcher, PhD-student
- c.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/experts/nick-ross

Pablo Nemiña
Latin American Social Sciences Institute (FLACSO - Argentina)
Research Fellow
Paul Esber
Phd-Candidate at the University of Sydney

Pavel Havlíček
AMO Research Center
Research Fellow
- pavel.havlicek@amo.cz
- amo.cz/en/autor/pavel-havlicek-2/

Pavin Chachavalpongpun
Associate Professor, Kyoto University
- en.kyoto.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/about/staff-page/chachavalpongpun-pavin/
Peter Hille
Piotr Buras
Director, Warsaw office of the European Council on Foreign Relations
- ecfr.eu/profile/C236

Rabi Karmacharya
Open Learning Exchange (OLE) Nepal
Executive Director
- olenepal.org/team/

Raphael Bossong
German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
Senior Associate
- swp-berlin.org/wissenschaftler-detail/raphael-bossong/

Rasheed Draman
African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs
Executive Director
- acepa-africa.org

Richard R. Dion
Governance and Communications Consultant

Robert Schwarz
Bertelsmann Transformation Index
Senior Project Manager
- robert.schwarz@bertelsmann-stiftung.de
- bti-project.org
Rolf J. Langhammer
Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Senior Fellow
Roma Rajpal Weiss
freelance journalist

Sabine Donner
Bertelsmann Transformation Index
Senior Expert
- sabine.donner@bertelsmann-stiftung.de
- bti-project.de
Sally Broughtom Micova

Sandra Weiss
Journalist
- anweiss.wixsite.com/latamreporter
Sean Carey
School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Serhat Unaldi
Serhat Ünaldi
Shamil Shams
Journalist
Slok Gyawali

Sophia Boddenberg
Freelance Journalist
- sophiaboddenberg.com

Stefan Ehlert
Journalist
Stephan Giersdorf
Research Fellow at the University of Heidelberg
Steven Sabol
Sylvia Croese
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Cape Town

Szabolcs Panyi
Direkt 36
Journalist
Tamirace Fakhoury
Lebanese American University in Beirut
Assistant Professor

Tanja Eschenauer-Engler
Institute of Political Science, Heidelberg University
Researcher

Thieß Petersen
Global Economic Dynamics
Senior Advisor

Thomas de Waal
Carnegie Europe
Senior Fellow

Thomas Kalinowski
Ewha Womans University
Associate Professor
- researchgate.net/profile/Thomas_Kalinowski

Thomas Rausch
Global Economic Dynamics
Senior Project Manager
Tilman Lüdke
BTI Country Expert Turkey
Senior Researcher at the Arnold-Bergstraesser Institute
Tsedale Lemma
Addis Standard
Editor-in-Chief

Ulad Vialichka
Transformation Thinker, Belarus

Una Bergmane
Teaching Fellow at the London School of Economics and Baltic Sea Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia