Courtney Hillebrecht is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and has a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2010).

Tyler R. White is a lecturer in International Politics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Patrice C. McMahon is an associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is also the author/editor of three previous books, including, most recently, Statebuilding and the International Community (Routledge, 2012).