{"id":16966,"date":"2026-03-18T15:19:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ofg.uni-osnabrueck.de\/?page_id=16966"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:19:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:19:27","slug":"scientific-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ofg.uni-osnabrueck.de\/en\/scientific-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Scientific Council of the Osnabr\u00fcck Peace Talks, comprising academics from the University of Osnabr\u00fcck and Osnabr\u00fcck University of Applied Sciences, is responsible for programme planning. The Council is appointed for a two-year term by the University President, Prof. Dr Susanne Menzel-Riedl:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Simone Reukauf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chair: Prof. (Emeritus) Dr Martina Blasberg-Kuhnke<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emeritus Professor of Practical Theology: Pastoral Theology and Religious Education, Institute of Catholic Theology, University of Osnabr\u00fcck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key research areas<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Event Foto Jena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Deputy Chair: Prof. Dr Siegrid Westphal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chair of Early Modern History, Department of History\/IKFN Research Centre (Institute for Early Modern Cultural History), University of Osnabr\u00fcck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Prof. Dr Susanne Boshammer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chair of Practical Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, University of Osnabr\u00fcck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Prof. Dr Alexander de Juan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Comparative Politics, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Osnabr\u00fcck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Jette Golz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Dr Valerija Dinger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chair of Macroeconomics, Institute for Empirical Economic Research, University of Osnabr\u00fcck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Uwe Lewandowski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Dr Stefan Hanheide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Historical Musicology, Institute of Musicology and Music Education, University of Osnabr\u00fcck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Hochschule Osnabr\u00fcck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Dr Johannes Hirata<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Osnabr\u00fcck University of Applied Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Herrmann Pentermann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Dr Andrea Lenschow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice-President for International Affairs, Diversity and Academic Qualifications at the University of Osnabr\u00fcck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chair of European Politics and Integration, Institute of Social Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main areas of research<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Uwe Lewandowski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Dr Eva Ruffing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chair of the Political System of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Context of European Multilevel Politics, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Osnabr\u00fcck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Prof. Dr Julia Schneewind-Landowsky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Early Years Education, Educational Scientist, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Osnabr\u00fcck University of Applied Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main areas of research<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Simone Reukauf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Dr Chadi Touma<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chair of Behavioural Biology, University of Osnabr\u00fcck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Jens Raddatz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Dr Johanna Wolff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chair of Public Law, Commercial, Financial and Tax Law, Institute for Constitutional, Administrative and Commercial Law (ISVWR), University of Osnabr\u00fcck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honorary members<\/strong> of the Scientific Council in recognition of their outstanding contributions and great dedication to the Osnabr\u00fcck Peace Talks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Uwe Lewandowski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. (Emeritus) Roland Czada<\/strong>
Former chair<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emeritus Professor of Political Science: State and Domestic Politics, University of Osnabr\u00fcck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorary member of the Scientific Council since 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9Uwe Lewandowski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. (Emeritus) Dr. rer. pol. Wulf Gaertner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emeritus Professor of Economics\/Microeconomic Theory, University of Osnabr\u00fcck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorary member of the Scientific Council since 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Prof. (Emeritus) Dr Reinhold Mokrosch<\/strong>
Founding member and former chair<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emeritus Professor of Practical Theology and Religious Education, University of Osnabr\u00fcck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorary member of the Scientific Council since 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Scientific Council of the Osnabr\u00fcck Peace Talks, comprising academics from the University of Osnabr\u00fcck and Osnabr\u00fcck University of Applied Sciences, is responsible for programme planning. The Council is appointed for a two-year term by the University President, Prof. Dr Susanne Menzel-Riedl: Chair: Prof. (Emeritus) Dr Martina Blasberg-Kuhnke Emeritus Professor of Practical Theology: Pastoral Theology … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16966","page","type-page","status-publish"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofg.uni-osnabrueck.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofg.uni-osnabrueck.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofg.uni-osnabrueck.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofg.uni-osnabrueck.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofg.uni-osnabrueck.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16966"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofg.uni-osnabrueck.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17104,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofg.uni-osnabrueck.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16966\/revisions\/17104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofg.uni-osnabrueck.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}