Luciano Baracco is the volume's editor; individual chapters are contributed by distinguished international scholars.
Luciano Baracco: Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
David C. Brooks: Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy, Luanda, Angola
Jane Freeland: Research Fellow, Centre for Transnational Studies, University of Southampton, UK
Mary Finley-Brook: Assistant Professor of Geography, Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Richmond, US
Wolfgang Gabbert: Professor of Development Sociology and Cultural Anthropology, Institute for Sociology, Leibniz University Hanover, Germany.
Miguel González: Assistant Professor of International Development Studies, York University, Canada
Ken Henriksen: Associate Professor of Latin American Studies, Department of Language, Literature and Culture, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Laura Hobson Herlihy: Lecturer in Latin American Studies, Centre for Latin American Studies, University of Kansas, US.
Mark Jamieson: Lecturer in Anthropology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of East London, UK
Christopher Kindbald: Associate Professor, School of Social and Health Sciences, University of Halmstad, Sweden
Baron Pineda: Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Oberlin College, US
Michael J. Schroeder: Assistant Professor of History, Department of History and Political Science, Lebanon Valley College, US