Paul G. Nixon is Senior Lecturer of Political Science at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands.

Vassiliki N. Koutrakou is Director of the Centre for Research in European Studies (CREST) at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

Rajash Rawal is a Lecturer in European Politics at Academy of European Studies & Communication Management, at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands.