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Meet The Editorial Team
Peter Lang has publishing teams in offices around the world, each specializing in local language and content. Follow the links below to discover more about each editor and their area of acquisitions.
Esra Bahşi
Senior Acquisitions Editor
Esra Bahşi
Senior Acquisitions Editor
Esra Bahşi has been working for Peter Lang Verlag since autumn 2014. She holds a degree in German language & literature from Hacettepe/Ankara and Ege/Izmir Universities, together with a double MA in European studies and international relations from Istanbul Bilgi University and European University Viadrina. She is responsible for publications by Turkish authors.
Ilaria de Seta
Acquisitions Editor
Ilaria de Seta
Acquisitions Editor
Ilaria de Seta holds an MPhil in Italian Studies from University College Cork and a Doctorate in Modern Philology from the Università di Napoli Federico II. She has been appointed by Université de Liège until 2018 and is currently Associate Researcher at the KU Leuven. She has joined Peter Lang Busssels office in march 2021 as Freelance Editor. She speaks Italian, French and English. Her subject areas are : Romance Languages and Literatures, Contemporary History, Philosophy. She is also the reference editor for the italian language projects..
Laurence Pagacz
Acquisitions Editor, Latin America
Laurence Pagacz
Acquisitions Editor, Latin America
Laurence Pagacz is responsible for Peter Lang’s Latin American list. She is committed to supporting authors to publish their projects from and/or on Latin America in this highly ranked publishing house (5th position, SPI ranking). Previously, she was with Peter Lang as publishing director of the Brussels office. She holds a Ph.D. in Latin American literature from the UCLouvain university and is a scientific collaborator at the same university. Languages: Spanish, French, English.
Lucy Melville
Head Of Editorial And Global Publishing Director, Anglo-US
Lucy Melville
Head Of Editorial And Global Publishing Director, Anglo-US
Lucy has been working in publishing since 1995 and as the UK and Irish Director of Peter Lang since 2011. With overall strategic and commissioning responsibility for the UK and Irish divisions, Lucy is also responsible for the History, Theology and Religious Studies, and Social Sciences lists. She acquires manuscripts in the areas of African development, ethics (including business ethics), religion and theology, media and communication, sport history, trade union history, and British Mesolithic and Neolithic studies, amongst others. She also commissions books in the history and culture of Scotland, aspects of British identity since 1707 and queer studies. She is always interested in receiving new series ideas.
Łukasz Gałecki
Senior Acquisitions Editor
Łukasz Gałecki
Senior Acquisitions Editor
Łukasz Gałecki’s academic background focuses on philosophy, theatre science and literature. After working for the Polish Institute in Leipzig as one of its directors, and after scholarships took him to Berlin, Leipzig and Bonn, he joined Peter Lang in 2010, where he is the senior acquisitions editor for publications by Polish authors.
Dr. Phil Dunshea
Senior Acquisitions Editor
Dr. Phil Dunshea
Senior Acquisitions Editor
Philip Dunshea is Senior Acquisitions Editor for the Humanities at Peter Lang, managing series on History, Literature, Culture and Religious Studies. Philip has an MA (Hons) in History from the University of St Andrews and an MPhil and PhD from the University of Cambridge. Newly arrived in North America from Scotland, he is based in Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Previous roles include Acquisitions Editor for History and the Social Sciences at Peter Lang.
Tony Mason
Senior Acquisitions Editor (Ireland)
Tony Mason
Senior Acquisitions Editor (Ireland)
Tony has been working in publishing since the early 1990s and is Senior Commissioning Editor, Ireland and the UK. He commissions books in the fields of Irish studies, education, and international relations. Tony is very interested in receiving book proposals and series ideas in these areas. He previously worked for Manchester University Press, Kogan Page and Prentice Hall among others. He has a particular interest in commissioning books on Ireland and has vast experience in that area.
Irish Studies
We are actively expanding our publishing program in Ireland, which is overseen by senior commissioning editor Tony Mason. Our book series Reimagining Ireland is a particular highlight of the program, showcasing the latest interdisciplinary research in Irish studies. We welcome proposals from scholars throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom working in all areas of the humanities and social sciences.
Ulrike Döring
Senior Acquisitions Editor
Ulrike Döring
Senior Acquisitions Editor
Ulrike Döring studied German Language and Literature and Pedagogy at the University of Stuttgart and graduated with a master’s degree. Before joining Peter Lang, she has worked as an editor for a German specialist book publisher for many years. Since December 2018, she is responsible for the German and Linguistics program at Peter Lang’s Bern office and looks forward to discussing book and series proposals, particularly on linguistic and literary topics.
Thierry Waser
Deputy Managing Director and Senior Acquisitions Editor
Thierry Waser
Deputy Managing Director and Senior Acquisitions Editor
Thierry Waser holds an MA in French literature and contemporary history from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). He started working for Peter Lang in 2008, first in the Bern office, before joining the Brussels office in 2015, where he works as the deputy managing director and senior commissioning editor. He speaks French, German and English. Subject areas: History, sociology, linguistics, philosophy, law, ecology and environmental studies.
Anja Lee
Senior Acquisitions Editor
Anja Lee
Senior Acquisitions Editor
Anja Lee is senior acquisitions editor and editorial team lead, currently focusing on the history, political science, and social science lists at Peter Lang. She holds a degree in business management with special focus on Nonprofit Organizations. Prior to joining Peter Lang, she has worked for a journal specialized in foundation law and was acquisitions editor for the economics and social sciences lists of various academic publishers. She joined Peter Lang’s Berlin office in 2018.
Viktoria von Wickede
Acquisitions Editor
Viktoria von Wickede
Acquisitions Editor
Viktoria von Wickede studied Romance studies, history and comparative literature in Jena, Toulouse and Vienna. She worked for several years in an academic publishing house in Vienna. In the Vienna office of Peter Lang, she is responsible for Austria in the fields of Romance studies, history, literary studies and art history and is happy to discuss new projects with you.
Indrani Dutta
Acquisitions Editor (Social Sciences)
Indrani Dutta
Acquisitions Editor (Social Sciences)
With around a decade of experience in publishing, Indrani Dutta joined Peter Lang in 2022 as Acquisitions Editor (Social Sciences). She is working for Peter Lang’s Indian list and her focus areas are Political Science and International Relations, Sociology, History, Economics, Management and Media and Communication. Prior to joining Peter Lang, she was associated with McGraw Hill Education, India and SAGE Publications, India as development and commissioning editors for higher education level textbooks. Based in Kolkata, India, Indrani holds master’s degree in International Relations. Apart from commissioning academic works, she enjoys reading historical fictions, horrors and mysteries.
Nandini Ganguli
Acquisitions Editor
Nandini Ganguli
Acquisitions Editor
Nandini Ganguli is Acquisitions Editor for the Humanities list at Peter Lang India. She has been a Commissioning and Acquisitions editor for Humanities and Social sciences, with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education and publishing industry for the last eight years, in companies like McGraw Hill India, Oxford University Press India, and SAGE Publications India. Her job involved acquiring and assessing manuscripts, engagement with content and the market, project management, author servicing and management, and creating business strategies. Nandini holds an MA and M.Phil. degree in History, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Book Publishing, all from the University of Calcutta. Nandini absolutely loves to engage with content and would always be excited to work with authors and develop book and series ideas, particularly in the various subject areas of humanities, focussing mostly on India and South Asia.
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“We are also thankful to our publisher Peter Lang and its senior acquisitions editor Mrs. Esra Bahşi for their efforts for a quality publication.”
Ozan Örmeci and Prof. Huseyin Işıksal, editors of Historical Examinations and Current Issues in Turkish-American Relations