An evolving organisational model

Corporate governance

The governance structure of the C²DH is based on an evolving organisational model designed to share authority and responsibility among all the centre’s members. The goal is to become a community of practice based on a “moral economy” of shared authority and accountability, with transparent decision-making processes, a joint information policy and a strategy that fosters a unified approach between operations and governance. The main operational responsibility and accountability fall to the management team of the centre. An international scientific committee is involved in quality assessment by evaluating the major scientific outputs and providing strategic advice on the development of future research projects.

Tim Hitchcock
Stéphane Pallage
Paul Lesch
Andreas Fickers
Erna Hennicot-Schoepges
Dietmar Hüser
Pascal Griset
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In order to facilitate the centre’s integration into Luxembourg society, an Advisory Board, composed of key figures from the political, economic and cultural sectors, has been set up. Its role is to advise, assist, support and make non-binding recommendations.

Management board

  • Andreas Fickers, Director of the C²DH
  • Denis Scuto, Head of Research Area Contemporary History of Luxembourg
  • Benoît Majerus, Head of Research Area Contemporary European History
  • Karin Priem, Head of Research Area Public History and Outreach
  • Gerben Zaagsma, Head of Research Area Digital History and Historiography
  • Lars Wieneke, Head of Digital Research Infrastructure
  • Hervé Muller, Head of C²DH Administration and Support

Advisory board

  • Stéphane Pallage Rector of the University of Luxembourg
  • Andreas Fickers, Director of the C²DH
  • Ainoha Achutegui, Director of the Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster
  • Ben Fayot, former Chairman of the LSAP and former Member of the European Parliament
  • Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, President of Amis de l’Université du Luxembourg
  • Josée Kirps, Director of the Luxembourg National Archives
  • Paul Lesch, Director of the Centre National de l’Audiovisuel; replaced by Sasha Baillie, CEO of Luxinnovation, because of his appointment to the Board of Governors on 01.12.2018
  • Georg Mein, Dean of FLSHASE / University of Luxembourg
  • Georges Schmit, Member of the Luxembourg Government’s Advisory Board on Space Resources
  • Jean-Paul Zens, Director of the Media & Communications Department at the Luxembourg Ministry of State

Scientific committee

  • Prof. Frank Bösch, Professor of Contemporary History and Co-Director of the Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung (ZZF), Potsdam
  • Prof. Pascal Griset, Professor of the History of Technology and Industry at Paris-Sorbonne University and Director of the Institute for Communication Sciences (ISCC)
  • Prof. Claudine Moulin, Professor of German Philology and Director of the Trier Center for Digital Humanities (Prof. Moulin joined the Board of Governors of UL in November 2018; she has been replaced by Prof. Simone Lässig, Director of the German Historical Institute, Washington D.C.)
  • Prof. Frank van Vree, Professor of Contemporary History at Amsterdam University and Director of the Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocide Studies (NIOD)
  • Prof. Tim Hitchcock, Professor of Digital History and Co-Director of the Sussex Humanities Lab
  • Prof. Dietmar Hüser, Professor of Contemporary European History and Speaker of the tri-national Doctoral School of the Universities of Saarland, Luxembourg and Paris-Sorbonne
  • Prof. Svenja Goltermann, Professor of Contemporary History and Director of the “History of Knowledge” Centre (ZGW) / Zurich
  • Prof. Jens Kreisel, Vice-Rector for Research, University of Luxembourg
  • Prof. Pelle Snickars, Professor of Media and Communication Studies at Umeå University
  • Prof. William Thomas, Angle Chair in the Humanities and Professor of History, Faculty Fellow, Center for Digital Research in the Humanities at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

see also

Financial statement

Funding from multiple sources

The Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History C²DH is the University of Luxembourg’s third interdisciplinary research centre; as such, it receives public funding via the University of Luxembourg.

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