Fabio Amato is full professor of Geography at the University of Naples L’Orientale's Human and Social Sciences Department. Interested in urban geography and migration studies, Amato founded and directs the research center "Mobilità, migrazioni internazionali".
Ruth Hanau Santini is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at University of Naples L’Orientale. She has recently worked as conflict advisor at the World Food Programme. She has published widely on Italian and European foreign policy, Middle East and North African politics and security. She is currently working on food security; Central Sahel politics; and humanitarian principles after the war in Ukraine.