Chair
Dr Eckhard Schroeter, German Police University
Eckhard.Schroeter@dhpol.de
German Police University
Leadership, Organization, and Administrative Science
Zum Roten Berge 18-24
Münster, North Rhine Westphalia 48165
Germany
Co-Chair
Gabriela Lotta, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil
Vice-Chairs
Prof. Anat Gofen, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Julia Fleischer, Potsdam University, Germany
Board members
Prof Caner Bakir, Koc University, Turkey
Prof Katherine Bersch, Davidson College, USA
Dr Parisa Maki, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Iran
Prof Patrik Marier, Concordia University, Canada
Prof Kutsal Yesilkagit, Leiden University, Netherlands
Background
Recognised as study group in 1984; granted research committee status in 1987.
Objectives
Seeks to advance the comparative study of executive politics; this includes chief executives and cabinets, the permanent bureaucracy and appointed officials, and the relations between them. SOG is also interested in the development, adoption and implementation of policies, and in the co-ordination and control of decision making.
