Marco Giuliani got his Ph.D. in Political Science (1990) from the University of Florence (Italy) and is full professor at the University of Milano, where he teaches Comparative politics. He is mainly interested in the relationship between politics and economics, analyzing the electoral consequences of the state of the economy, and the economic implications of different models of democracy.
Ilaria Madama is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Department of Social and Political Sciences (University of Milan). Her main research areas are EU social governance and comparative social policy, with an interest in the political and institutional dynamics behind the development and reform of benefits, regulations, and services across European countries in the fields of minimum income protection, social inclusion, and work-life balance.