Helmut K. Anheier, Heidelberg University, Germany Annelie Beller, Heidelberg University, Germany Steffen Bethmann, University of Basel, Switzerland Nicole Bögelein, University of Cologne, Germany Gunnar Glänzel, Heidelberg University, Germany Anke Heyder, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Andreas Schröer, Protestant University in Darmstadt, Germany Ekkehard Thümler, Heidelberg University, Germany