S. A. Hamed Hosseini is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle (UON), Australia. He is a fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, founder, and director of UON Alternative Futures Research Network, founder, and editor of "Common Alternatives" initiative (www.thecommonalts.com), co-founder and convenor of Alternative Futures Research Hub (UON's first community-partnered research hub), and co-founder and co-director of the New Economy Network Australia Research Hub.

Barry K. Gills is Professor of Global Development Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and co-founder and active member of the Extractivisms and Alternatives Initiative (ExAlt) based at the university (www.exalt.fi). He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Globalizations and a fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science.