Board

Image: Mural in Dakar, Jesper Bjarnesen 2005

AEGIS is registered as a Foundation in the Netherlands. Guided by the Internal Regulations and its evolving vision and aims, it is governed by a five-member Board, although expanding the size in the near future is under consideration, especially in the interests of diversity. In addition, ad hoc members can be co-opted onto the Board for agreed-upon periods for specified purposes. The Board, which meets twice a year, implements the policies of the association as set forth in AEGIS Plenary Meetings, now also held twice-yearly.

AEGIS operates along a cost-effective principle. Its modest financial requirements are supported by regular annual contributions from its members and from ad hoc project/conference funding.

Current AEGIS Board Members: 

  • Prof. Michael Bollig (Cologne), President
  • Prof. Marleen Dekker (Leiden)
  • Assoc. Prof. Hana Horakova (Czech Association of African Studies)
  • Ass. Prof. Ana Lúcia Sá (ISCTE, Lisbon)
  • Assoc. Prof. Isabella Soi (Cagliari)
  • Dr. Brendon Nicholls (Leeds)
  • Prof. Amanda Hammar (Copenhagen),
  • Dr. David Ambrosetti (Bordeaux)

The Board is assisted by an advisory council and a number of specific ad hoc Working Groups.

The Advisory Council, consisting mostly of experienced former Board members for given periods, acts as an academic and strategic reference group for a range of AEGIS visions, projects and activities, while also preserving institutional memory.

Current Advisory Council Members:

  • Dr. Thomas Molony (Edinburgh)
  • Prof. Paul Nugent (Edinburgh)

 

Current Visibility Working Group Members:

  • Amanda Hammar (Copenhagen) – Chair
  • Ana Luciá Sá (ISCTE Lisbon)
  • Andrea Behrends (Bayreuth)
  • Annelies Verdoolaege (Gent)
  • Harro Westra (Leiden)
  • Ida Hadjivayanis (SOAS London)
  • Isabella Soi (Cagliari)
  • Jesper Bjarnesen (Uppsala)

 

An AEGIS Fundraising Working Group has been established to explore and advise the Board on ways in which AEGIS can ethically and independently raise funds to ensure long-term sustainability of the association.

Current Fundraising Working Group Members

  • Michael Bollig (Cologne), Chair
  • Dmitri van den Bersselaar (Leipzig)
  • Annelies  Verdoolaege (Ghent)