The Berlin Graduate School of Transnational Studies is run jointly by the Freie Universität Berlin, the Hertie School of Governance and the Social Science Research Center Berlin. From the beginning of their first academic year onwards, students will have a supervising team from the School's faculty. Students can indicate a preference in their application. The core faculty consists of:
- Tanja Börzel (Political Science, EU Studies, FU Berlin)
- Marianne Braig (Political Science, Latin American Studies, FU Berlin)
- Henrik Enderlein (Political Science, International Political Economy, HSoG)
- Alexander Graser (Comparative Public Law and Social Policy, HSoG)
- Mark Hallerberg (Public Management, Political Economy, HSoG)
- Anke Hassel (Public Policy, HSoG)
- Markus Jachtenfuchs (Political Science, EU Studies, HSoG)
- Mark Kayser (Political Science, Applied Methods and Comparative Politics, HSoG)
- Ruud Koopmans (Sociology, WZB)
- Nico Krisch (International Law)
- Bernd Ladwig (Modern Political Theory)
- Ursula Lehmkuhl (History, North American Studies, FU Berlin)
- Susanne Lütz (Political Science, International Political Economy, FU Berlin)
- Wolfgang Merkel (Political Science, Comparative Politics, WZB)
- Alina Mungiu-Pippidi (Democratisation Studies, HSoG)
- Thomas Risse (Political Science, International Relations, Director, FU Berlin)
- Gunnar Folke Schuppert (Law, Public and Constitutional Law, WZB)
- Michael Zürn (Political Science, International Relations, HSoG and WZB)
Apart from the Core Faculty, the BTS stipends can be supervised by further professors from the three involved institutions. Moreover, supervisors from further institutions and universities can act as second supervisors. These very much fit the research scope of the BTS. First supervisors are requested from the selection committee during the process of evaluation. Students can make respective indications in their applications. Second supervisors are assigned by the stipends themselves, after having started the PhD programme. Current associated supervisors are:
- Jörg Faust (Political Scientist, Head of Department III: Governance, Statehood and Security at the German Development Institute)
- Cilja Harders (Professor for Middle Eastern and North African Politics, Freie Universität Berlin)
- Andrea Liese (Professor of International Organizations and Public Policy, University of Potsdam)
