Luca Ozzano is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Turin, in Italy. His research focuses on the relation between religion and democracy, both in theoretical terms, and in relation to case studies such as Italy and Turkey.

Francesco Cavatorta is Associate Professor of Political Science at Université Laval in Québec, Canada. His research broadly focuses on the politics of the Arab world and specifically on Islamist movements, Islamist parties and democratization.