Claudia N Avellaneda, Indiana University, USABente Bjørnholt, Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research, DenmarkDenita Cepiku, University of Rome Tor Vergata, ItalyMichael Conteh, Namibian Institute of Public Administration and Management (NIPAM), NamibiaAlexandra Couston, Aix Marseille Université, FranceChristian de Visscher, Catholic University of Louvain, BelgiumIsabell Egger-Peitler, WU Vienna, AustriaRobert Fouchet, Aix Marseille Université, FrancePeter E. Franks, University of Stellenbosch, South AfricaMark Gal, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary and Babes Bolyai University, RomaniaMarton Gellen, National University of Public Service, HungaryHeather Getha-Taylor, University of Kansas, USAJohn Halligan, University of Canberra, AustraliaMorten Balle Hansen, Aalborg University, DenmarkAlessandro Hinna, University of Rome Tor Vergata, ItalyCristina Hintea, Babes-Bolyai University, RomaniaSylvia Horton , Honorary Principal Lecturer, University of Portsmouth, UKWerner Jann, University of Potsdam, GermanySangmook Kim, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, South KoreaMonika Knassmüller, WU Vienna, AustriaPeter Leisink, Utrecht University, the NetherlandsJoyce Liddle, Aix Marseille Université, FranceSandro Mameli, National School of Administration, ItalyYrika Maritz, Namibian Institute of PublicAdministration and Management (NIPAM), NamibiaMerilin Metsma, Tallinn University of Technology, EstoniaRenate E. Meyer, WU Vienna, AustriaElsie Nghikembua, Namibian Institute of Public Administration and Management (NIPAM), NamibiaMaxime Petit Jean, Catholic University of Louvain, BelgiumTiina Randma-Liiv, Professor, Tallinn University of Technology, EstoniaAdrian Ritz, Professor, University of Bern, SwitzerlandSilke Ruebens, PhD candidate, KU Leuven, BelgiumPablo Sanabria, Universidad de los Andes, ColombiaKülli Sarapuu, Tallinn University of Technology, EstoniaLeonie Schüssler, University of Bern, SwitzerlandTrui Steen, Leiden University, the Netherlands and Catholic University of Leuven, BelgiumTudor Ticlau, Babes-Bolyai University, RomaniaCaspar van den Berg, Leiden University, the NetherlandsSylvia Veit, University of Potsdam, GermanyAnnika Uudelepp, Praxis Centre for Policy Studies, EstoniaTuro Virtanen, University of Helsinki, Finland