The Research Council is a collegial management body of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, it consists of 19 members. The Research Council of the LCSS considers proposals for amendments to the Statutes of the Centre, considers and approves the documents regulating the scientific activities and experimental development of the Centre, considers the Annual Reports submitted by the Director of the Centre and evaluates the Centre’s implementation of its goals and objectives, and also performs other functions specified in the Statutes of the LCSS.
COMPOSITION OF THE RESEARCH COUNCIL (term of office from 26 March 2021)
CHAIRMAN OF RESEARCH COUNCIL
- Skirmantas Bikelis | LSCC Senior researcher of the Institute of Law
VICE-CHAIRMAN OF RESEARCH COUNCIL
- Tomas Baležentis | LCSS Chief researcher of the Institute of Economics and Rural Development
- Donatas Burneika | LCSS Chief researcher of the Institute of Sociology
SECRETARY OF RESEARCH COUNCIL
- Dalia Gedzevičienė | LCSS Chief specialist of the Institute of Law
ELECTED MEMBERS FROM LCSS FOR RESEARCH COUNCIL
- Jolanta Apolevič | LCSS Researcher of the Institute of Law
- Inga Blažienė | LCSS Chief researcher of the Institute of Sociology
- Aistė Galnaitytė | LCSS Senior researcher of the Institute of Economics and Rural Development
- Rasa Melnikienė | LCSS Head of the Institute of Economics and Rural Development
- Sarmitė Mikulionienė | LCSS Chief researcher of the Institute of Sociology
- Aušra Maslauskaitė | LCSS Chief researcher of the Institute of Sociology
- Virginija Namiotko | LCSS Senior researcher of the Institute of Economics and Rural Development
- Simonas Nikartas | LCSS Senior researcher of the Institute of Law
- Rūta Vaičiūnienė | LCSS Senior researcher of the Institute of Law
APPOINTED MEMBERS FROM LCSS FOR RESEARCH COUNCIL
- Sigitas Dimaitis | Director of the Chamber of Agriculture
- Dalia Asta Mikelėnienė | Adviser of the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Lithuania
RESEARCH COUNCIL MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MINISTRIES
- Justina Jakštienė | Vice Minister of Social Security and Labour
- Vygantas Katkevičius | Senior advisor of the Ministry of Agriculture
- Laima Taparauskienė | Director of Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology at Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
- Rimantas Mockus | Minister of Ministry of Justice