Sven Steinmo is Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado. He has received numerous awards including the ERC Advanced Researcher Frontier Grant, the Riker Award for the Best Book in Political Economy, the Gunnar Myrdal Prize for 'Best Book in Evolutionary Political Economy' (2011), and the Gabriel Almond Award for the Best Dissertation in Comparative Politics. His publications include The Leap of Faith (OUP, 2018), and The Evolution of Modern States (Cambridge University Press, 2010).
John D'Attoma is Assistant Professor of Politics and Taxation at the University of Exeter Business School. His research lies in the field of comparative political economy and employs a variety of methodological techniques to investigate the varied relationship between citizens and their states, and the what explains states' policy outcomes. Most recently, he has focused on taxation, tax behaviour, and mass budgetary preferences in Europe and America. He has published in numerous scholarly journals such as the Journal of Behavioural and Experimental Economics, Polity, and the Journal of Public Policy.