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Principal Investigators

An Interdisciplinary Team
The RTG is carried by twelve academics from a range of disciplines, who bring their expertise in law, history, peace and conflict research, sociology, modern German literature, economics, and Protestant theology to the collaborative research effort. The thematic and methodological diversity that characterises the RTG gives doctoral researchers both the space and the support to pursue innovative research projects. At the same time, the team is marked by considerable diversity in terms of gender, career stage, and academic background. The close collaboration between experienced scholars and early-career researchers fosters pioneering research and ensures excellent supervision for doctoral researchers.

Prof. Dr. Stefanie Bock (Speakesperson)

Professor of Criminal law, law of criminal procedure, international criminal law, international law
Dr. Henning de Vries (Deputy Speakesperson)

General Manager International Centre for War Crimes Trials (ICWC)
Prof. Dr. Susanne Buckley-Zistel

Professor of Conflict Studies, Executive Director Center for Conflict Studies
Prof. Dr. Boris Burghardt

Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Philosophy of Law and Contemporary Legal History
Prof. Dr. Eckart Conze

Professor of recent history and Co-Director International Centre for War Crimes Trials
Prof. Dr. Evelyn Korn

Professor of Economics, Microeconomics and Vice President
Prof. Dr. Christl M. Maier

Professor of Old Testament Studies
Prof. Dr. Anika Oettler

Professor of Social development and comparative social structure analysis
Dr. Mariel Reiss

Research Associate at the Research Center „Transformations of Political Violence“ (TraCe)
Prof. Dr. Inken Schmidt-Voges

Professor of Early Modern Period
Prof. Dr. Hania Siebenpfeiffer

Professor of Early Modern History and the European Enlightenment
Prof. Dr. Dariuš Zifonun

Professor of Sociology with a focus on social structure analysis and the sociology of conflict