Nikolaos Zahariadis is Mertie Buckman Chair and Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College, USA. He previously served as Director of International Studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and has received numerous research fellowships and teaching awards. Laurie Buonanno is Professor and Director of the Master of Public Administration and Nonprofit Management program at the State University of New York, Buffalo State, USA. Her research focuses on comparative public policy, comparative public administration, the European Union, and transatlantic relations.
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