Organisation

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Various actors are involved in the implementation of NRP 87.

The Steering Committee is responsible for the overall implementation of the research programme, including the development of the call for proposals, the selection of projects, the assurance of scientific quality and the editing of the programme synthesis.

The Programme Manager and the President of the Steering Committee are responsible for the programme’s operational management.

The representative of the federal government works in close collaboration with the Steering Committee and acts as a liaison between the programme and the relevant offices of the Federal Administration.

The SNSF Research Council bears ultimate responsibility for the NRP. The Council’s delegate acts as the link between the Research Council and the Steering Committee.

Steering Committee of NRP 87

  • Professor Stefanie Walter, Institute of Political Science, University of Zurich (President)

  • Professor Ilaria Espa, International Economic Law, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)

  • Professor Thomas A. Weber, Chair of Operations, Economics and Strategy, EPFL

  • Professor Guntram Wolff, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université libre de Bruxelles

Delegate of the Research Council

Professor Mira Burri, Faculty of Law, University of Lucerne

Representative of the Swiss Federal Administration

Dr Ulrich Schetter, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Berne

Programme Manager

Yvonne Rosteck, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Berne

Programme Assistant

Jacqueline Hänni, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Berne