Type of organization
The Institute is a non-profit public institution overseen by an Executive Board of Governors consisting of distinguished political leaders. A Scientific Advisory Board composed of prominent international figures also plays an important role in the functioning of the institute.
The oiip is a tax-privileged beneficiary pursuant to § 4 Z. 5 lit. e EstG (Austrian income Tax Act) 1988.
Board of Governors
- Dr. Wolfgang PETRITSCH, President
- Dr. Werner FASSLABEND, Vice-President
- Dr. Ewa ERNST-DZIEDZIC, Vice-President
- Dr.in Ingrid GAZZARI, Treasurer
- Dr. Manfred MATZKA, Vice-Treasurer
- Dr. Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER, Secretary
- Dr. Nikolaus KOWALL, Vice-Secretary
Further Members
- Dr.in Andrea Barschdorf-Hager
- Univ.-Prof. Dr.in Ayşe ÇAĞLAR
- Mag.a Muna DUZDAR
- Dr.in Irene GINER-REICHL
- Dr. Peter JANKOWITSCH
- Dr. Othmar KARAS
- Botschafter Mag. Gregor KÖSSLER
- Dr. Thomas MAYR-HARTING
- Dr. Andreas SCHIEDER
- Dr. Marcus STROHMEIER
Elected Auditors
- Mag.a Renate BRAUNER
- Sarah KIPARSKI, MSc
Advisory Board
- Prof. Dr.in Claudia ARADAU (Professor of International Politics, King’s College London)
- Prof. Dr. Florian BIEBER (Head of the Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz)
- Prof. Dr. Ulrich BRAND (Professor for International Politics, University of Vienna)
- Prof. Dr. Dan HAMILTON (Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation, Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Washington)
- Prof. Dr.in Elissa HELMS (Central European University, Vienna)
- Prof. Dr. Fuat KEYMAN (Director Istanbul Policy Center and Professor of International Relations, Sabancı University)
- Prof. Dr. Wolfgang MERKEL (Director Berlin Social Science Center)
- Dr.in Saskia STACHOWITSCH (Senior Research Fellow, Central European University, Vienna)
- Prof. Dr.in Nathalie TOCCI (Director Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome)
- Prof. Dr.in Annick WIBBEN (Professor, Swedish Defence University, Stockholm)