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Chair, Social Research and Methodology, University of Basel; Director, Social Transitions Research Group, University of Basel; Board Member, Center for Philanthropy Studies (CEPS), University of Basel; Research Councilor, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Visiting Professor, University of Michigan; Chair, World Sustainability Forum; Member, Uganda National Academy of Sciences; Member, Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).
My substantive research focus is on socio-sustainable transitions, where stakeholders with diverse interests cooperate despite diverging goals.
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Laura Nkula-Wenz is a lecturer and student affairs coordinator for the MA in Critical Urbanisms, University of Basel, as well as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the SNSF-funded ‘Governing Through Design’ project, where she co-leads the South Designs initiative together with Prof. Kenny Cupers. She is a human geographer by training and her research has focused on local urban governance transformation, the impact of international events and urban accolades, and the nexus of cultural production and urban change.
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Jamie Pring is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS and a lecturer at the University of Basel. Her research and teaching focus on peace and security policies of regional intergovernmental organisations in the Global South.
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Sevin Sagnic is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at UC San Diego. She has M.A. degrees in International Migration from the University of Kent-BSIS (2014) and International Relations from Bogazici University (2017). Previously, Sevin has worked on multiple EU-funded projects for the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly in Istanbul (2015-2017). She has also served as an expert consultant for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and as a researcher at the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS).
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Social Design Analyst (Senior Research Associate), in the Research and Enterprise Services (RES) Department, member of the Centre for Mobilities Research (CeMoRe) at Lancaster University
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Associate Professor in the Departments of Gender Studies and Political Science, University of Victoria, Canada.
MA and PhD in Political Science from the University of Arizona, USA.
President, Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID).
Gender Consultant, Auditor General of Canada, Commonwealth of Learning, VIDEA, and other NGOs and projects.
Areas of Research Expertise: Gender and International Development & Human Rights (with a focus on Women's Economic Empowerment), Global Political Economy, Global Governance, Feminist and Critical Research Methods.
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Education: PhD in pharmacology; Oxford University. MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jordan.
is Associate Professor of medicinal chemistry and drug discovery at the University of Jordan. She is an expert in structure-based drug discovery and protein crystallography. Areej is keen on transferring the advanced technologies used in structural biology to Jordan and the region to enhance scientific collaboration in this field. She strongly believes in the ability of science to bring cultures and people together. She is an advocate for women in science and STEM disciplines.
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Dr Katrina McChesney is a senior lecturer in education at the University of Waikato, New Zealand, a council member of the NZ Association for Research in Education, and co-editor of Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education. Her research centres on inclusive higher (particularly doctoral) education. Current projects focus on trauma in doctoral education, doctoral education via distance, and parents in higher education. Katrina uses qualitative, mixed, and trauma-informed research methods. She has previously worked in public education policy and education reform in the UAE.
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Dr Margherita Laera is a Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at the University of Kent, Canterbury, where she is co-Leader of the Migration and Movement Research Theme. Her research focuses on the intersections between performance, languages and migration. She has published widely on contemporary European theatre, playwriting, theatre translation and adaptation. She is the author of 'Playwriting in Europe: Mapping Ecosystems and Practices with Fabulamundi' (Routledge, 2022); 'Theatre & Translation' (Red Globe Press, 2019). She is the project lead for www.performinginternationalplays.com.
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Vice President of The Club of Rome. Leading the Emerging New Civilization(s) Initiative (ENCI) and The Fifth Element programme. Also leading the involvement of The Club of Rome in UNESCO MOST BRIDGES Coalition for Sustainability Science and in the UN International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development. I am keen to support the work of the Inclusive Policy Lab and to look for synergies between UNESCO and The Club of Rome.