Mathias Albert is professor of political science at Bielefeld University. Gesa Bluhm is a PhD candidate at Bielefeld University and the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris. Jan Helmig is a guest lecturer at Bielefeld University. Andreas Leutzsch is lecturer of modern history at Bielefeld University and associate lecturer for political science at the University of Applied Science for Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia. Jochen Walter is a research associate at the Collaborative Research Centre at Bielefeld University.