Thomas Hoerber is Jean Monnet Chair in European Studies and Director of the EU*Asia Institute at ESSCA - School of Management in Angers, France.

Mariel Borowitz is Associate Professor at The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.

Antonella Forganni is Associate Professor in Law at ESSCA School of Management in Angers, France.

Bruno Reynaud de Sousa is Guest Assistant Professor at the University of Porto (Faculty of Arts and Humanities) and the University of Minho (School of Law), Portugal.