Sónia Pedro Sebastião is a Full Professor of Communication Sciences at the Institute of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lisbon (Portugal). She has a habilitation in strategic communication and is the Director of the Center for Public Administration and Public Policies (CAPP, ISCSP/FCT) at the University of Lisbon. Her research focuses on strategic communication, ethics, citizenship, and cultural studies.
Anne-Marie Cotton is a Senior Lecturer in Public Relations and Reputation Management at Artevelde University of Applied Sciences since 1992. She is an active member of LASCO, MICA, and international scientific committees, and an honorary member of EUPRERA. Dr. Cotton frequently serves as an expert on accreditation committees in the Netherlands and Belgium. She is also the Managing Director of the journal Sciencia Paedagogica Experimentalis. Her research focuses on the institutionalization and professionalization of communication and public and organizational diplomacy.