Valentina Fedele is Associate Professor of Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes at Link Campus University, Italy. Her main research interests focus on the articulation and (self-)representation of contemporary social movements in North Africa and socio-cultural issues connected with the diasporic communities of MENA countries.

Loretta Dell'Aguzzo is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Link Campus University, Italy. Her research interests focus on authoritarian regimes and democratization processes, both from a domestic and international perspective. Her research primarily concentrates on post-communist countries and the MENA region.

Giuseppe Lubrano Lavadera is an Associate Professor at Link Campus University, Italy. His research covers a range of topics, from social aspects-such as social capital and the overeducation of PhD holders-to business-related issues.