Scientific board

The Scientific Council evaluates the quality of the research performed by the Peace Institute and gives advice to the Board of Directors and the Scientific Secretariat on important trends in issues of peace and security. They are also consulted for ongoing research. The Scientific Council consists of the vice-chairwoman of the Board of Directors (dr. Elke Sleurs), the director of the Flemish Peace Institute (Nils Duquet) and eight national and international experts.

Dr. Mark Bromley: Director of the SIPRI Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme

Prof. Dr. Geert Castryck: Guest Professor ‘African History’ – Humböldt University – Berlin

Prof. Dr. Jolle Demmers: Professor in Conflict Studies – Utrecht University

Dr. Nicolas Florquin: Senior Researcher and the Head of the Data and Analytics Unit at the Small Arms Survey

Prof. Dr. Tim Haesebrouck: Assistant-professor with the Institute for International and European Studies of Ghent University

Prof Dr. Marijn Hoijtink: Associate Professor in International Relations at the Department of Political Science at the University of Antwerp

Prof. Dr. Letizia Paoli: Full professor of criminology at the University of Leuven – Faculty of Law.

Prof. Dr. Ismee Tames: Senior researcher at the NIOD, Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Amsterdam, the Netherlands