Patricia K. Kubow is Professor of International and Comparative Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Curriculum and Instruction at Indiana University, USA. Recognized by the US Agency for International Development and the Comparative and International Education Society, her research focuses on global-local forces on cultural constructions of democracy, citizen identities of children and youth, and formal citizenship education, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.

Nicole Webster is Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management at Pennsylvania State University, USA, and is experienced in both teaching and academic research in both formal and non-formal sectors across the African Diaspora. Her research focuses on youth and young adult populations to understand how engagement impacts economic, social, and personal development.

Krystal Strong is Assistant Professor of Black Studies in Education at the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA. Her research and teaching use ethnographic, participatory, and multimodal methods to investigate youth and community activism, global Black social movements, and the role of education as a site of struggle in the African Diaspora.

Daniel Miranda is Assistant Researcher Professor at Measurement Center MIDE UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile. His areas of interest focus on young citizenship socialization and political inequalities, sociopolitical attitudes, and public opinion research. On this edited book project, Miranda was supported by the Chilean National Agency of Research and Development through the grant ANID/FONDECYT N°11190508 and COES ANID/FONDAP N°15130009.