Frank Gadinger is a Senior Researcher and Research Group Leader at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research, University of Duisburg-Essen. His main research interests lie in international practice theory, political narratives, critical security studies, visual global politics, (de-)legitimation in world politics, polycentric governing, and the global rise of populism.
Jan Aart Scholte is Professor of Global Transformations and Governance Challenges at Leiden University, and Co-Director of the Centre for Global Cooperation Research at the University of Duisburg-Essen. His research covers polycentric governing, globalization, global governance, civil society in global politics, global democracy, legitimacy beyond the state, and internet governance.