Ihsan Yilmaz is a chair in Islamic Studies and research professor of political science and international relations at Deakin University’s ADI (Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation). Previously, he worked at the Universities of Oxford and London, demonstrating a strong track record of successfully leading multi-site international research projects. At Deakin, his projects have received funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC), Department of Veteran Affairs, Victorian Government, and Gerda Henkel Foundation.
Syaza Shukri is an associate professor at International Islamic University Malaysia doing research on political science. She is a visiting fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore and a non-resident research fellow at the European Centre for Populism Studies.