Team

Directorate

Franz Waldenberger Director
Economics and Business

Elisabeth Köller Administrative Director

Barbara Holthus Deputy Director
Sociology

Researchers

Isaac Gagné Principal Researcher
Cultural Anthropology
Managing Editor Contemporary Japan

Barbara Geilhorn Principal Researcher
Cultural Studies, Theater and Performance Studies

Markus Heckel Principal Researcher
Economics
Head of research group 'Sustainability and Resilience'

Nora Kottmann Principal Researcher
Social Science
Head of research group 'Methods and Methodologies'

Harald Kümmerle History of Science, Digital Humanities

David M. Malitz Modern History of Japan and Thailand, Global Studies

Sebastian Polak-Rottmann Japanese Studies, Political Science

Christina Polak-Rottmann (Affiliate Senior Research Fellow) Japanese Studies, Game Studies

Celia Spoden Social Science, Bioethics

Torsten Weber Principal Researcher
Modern East Asian History
Science Communication & Public Relations

Administration

Claus Harmer System Administrator

Luise Kahlow Secretary

Gernot Mair IT Support & Development

PhD Students

Jane Khanizadeh

Josko Kozic

Ben Moeller

Sarah Pützer

Sophie Takahashi