Scientific Committee
- Abu Zayd Nasr Hamid
- Amato, Giuliano (president)
- An-Na'im, Abdullahi
- Benhabib, Seyla
- Bosetti, Giancarlo
- Dallmayr, Fred R.
- Fagiolo, Silvio
- Filali-Ansary, Abdou
- Fumagalli Beonio Brocchieri, Maria Teresa
- Garton Ash, Timothy
- Giddens, Anthony
- Gregorian, Vartan
- Hanafi, Hassan
- Herzog, Roman
- Jahanbegloo, Ramin
- Luzzatto, Amos
- Margalit, Avishai
- Michael Walzer
- Michalski, Krzysztof
- Riccardi, Andrea
- Roy, Olivier
- Thyssen-Bornemisza, Georg Heinrich
- Tibi, Bassam
- Toscano, Roberto
- Urbinati, Nadia
- von Schwarzenberg, Karl
- zu Fürstenberg, Nina
Jahanbegloo, Ramin
was born in Tehran, Iran. He received his B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy, History and Political Science and later his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Sorbonne University. He is currently head of Department for Contemporary Studies, CRB-Iran.