MOST Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC)
- Meeting of MOST Scientific Advisory Committee
UNESCO Paris, France, 7-8 July 2016
The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) encompasses 9 internationally recognized experts representing various disciplines in the social sciences, and the Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Council (IGC) who attends in an ex-officio capacity.
The SAC functions as a permanent committee. Its specific role is related to programme conceptualization, strategy development and scientific advisory research regarding MOST projects. Members of SAC are appointed in their personal capacity, for a three-year term, renewable once. The SAC takes into consideration the need for equitable geographical distribution, gender equality and the principle of non-payment of honoraria.
President
- Prof. Fadia Kiwan
Professor at the University of Saint-Joseph in Beirut and Director of the Political Science Institute. Member of the Board of the United Nations University
Lebanon
Vice-President
- Dr Emir Sader
Director, FLACSO-Brazil, and former Secretary-General of CLACSO
Brazil
Members
- Dr Gudmund Hernes
Researcher at the FAFO Institute in Oslo and Professor at BI Norwegian Business School
Norway
- Dr Maja Gerovska Mitev
Professor at the Institute of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Prof. Thandika Mkandawire
Department of International Development
London School of Economics
Malawi
- Prof. Ndri Assie-Lumumba
Member of the Scientific Committee of CODESRIA. Professor in the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University. Ithaca, New York
Côte d'Ivoire
- Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram
The Institute of Strategic and International Studies
Malaysia
- Dr Ana Silva Monzon
FLACSO-Guatemala
Guatemala
- Dr Michael Woolcock
Lead Social Development Specialist in the World Bank Development Research Group and Lecturer in Public Policy at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
Australia
- Ex-officio member
H.E. Ms Dato Sri Rohani Abdul Karim
Minister of Women, Family and Community Development of Malaysia
President of the Intergovernmental Council of the MOST Programme
Malaysia