Manfred B. Steger is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawai'i, Manoa and Global Professorial Fellow in the Institute of Culture and Society at Western Sydney University. He is the author or editor of twenty-seven books, including: The Rise of the Global Imaginary: Political Ideologies from the French Revolution to the Global War on Terror (2008), Justice Globalism: Ideology, Crises, Policy (2013), and Globalization: A Very Short Introduction (2017).

Paul James is Professor of Globalization and Cultural Diversity at Western Sydney University, where he is Director of the Institute for Culture and Society. He is a scientific advisor to the Mayor of Berlin and a Metropolis ambassador. He is an editor of Arena Journal and an author or editor of 35 books, including Globalism, Nationalism, Tribalism: Bringing Theory Back in (2006). He has been an advisor to a number of agencies and governments, including the Helsinki Process, the Canadian Prime Minister’s G20 Forum, and the Papua New Guinea Minister for Community Development.