Antonio Calcara is finalizing is PhD at the Department of Political Science of the LUISS “Guido Carli” University in Rome. He is currently Adjunct Professor at the Vesalius College of the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels and he is Visiting Lecturer at SciencesPo in Paris. His research interests are at the crossroads of International Relations, International Political Economy and Security Studies.

Davide Vittori is finalizing is PhD at the Department of Political Science of the LUISS “Guido Carli” University in Rome. His main research interests focus on party politics, movement parties, party organization and populism.