Viljam Engström is Head of research in Public International Law at Åbo Akademi University School of Law, Finland. His main research interests are international institutions, social protection and the function of law and legal concepts.

Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso is Postdoctoral Researcher at Åbo Akademi University School of Law/Institute for Human Rights, Finland, with research interest in issues related to vulnerability, accountability and international human rights law.

Laura Stark is Professor of Ethnology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Her research interests include gender, sexuality, and urban poverty in Africa and she has led five externally funded, multi-researcher projects.