Toni Haastrup is Senior Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Stirling in Scotland, United Kingdom.

Luís Mah is Lecturer in Development Studies at ISEG (Lisbon School of Economics and Management), Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; and an Associate at CEsA (Center for African and Development Studies) at ISEG. He is also a Policy and Advocacy Officer for ACEP (Association for the Cooperation of the People), a Portuguese development NGO.

Niall Duggan is Lecturer in the Department of Government and Politics at University College Cork, Ireland.