Timm Beichelt is Professor of European Studies at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. His work concentrates on European Union political developments, German politics, and the development of political regimes in Central and Eastern Europe. Susann Worschech is a Post-Doc Research Associate at the Chair of European Studies at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. Her work focuses on civil society, protest movements and democratization processes in Eastern Europe, social network analysis, and transnational interaction.