Daniele Caramani is Professor of Comparative Politics at the Department of Political Science, University of Zurich. His main theoretical contribution is in the field of the nationalisation of politics in Western Europe. Current projects ¿ partly financed through SNF-NCCR grants ¿ extend the analysis horizontally (in Central and Eastern Europe) and vertically (the formation of a supra-national party system in the European Union).

Florian Grotz is Professor of Comparative Government at the Institute of Political Science, Helmut-Schmidt-University, Hamburg. His main research interests include Government and Politics in Germany, Elections and Electoral Systems and Party Governments and Institutional Change.