Dr Dirk Kotze, Professor of Political Science, University of South Africa

Maalini Ramalo, Director of Social Protection, Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas

Dr Lau Zhe Wei, Assistant Professor with the Department of Political Science, International Islamic University Malaysia

Emmanuel Samarathisa, Journalist and Founder, The Malaysianist

Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore

Zaid Malek, Director, Lawyers for Liberty

Jean Encinas-Franco, Professor in the Department of Political Science, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines

Wendy Schiller, Professor of Political Science, Brown University

Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore

Dr Wong Chin Huat, Founding Member, Project Stability and Accountability for Malaysia (Projek SAMA) and Professor of Political Science, Sunway University

Dr Syaza Shukri, Associate Professor of Political Science, IIUM

Wendy Schiller, Professor of Political Science, Brown University

Dr. Ahmad Rizky M. Umar, Sessional Lecturer, School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland

Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore

Dr Tracy Fenwick, Associate Professor of Political Science, Australian National University