Borut Roncˇevic´, PhD, is a professor of sociology at the School of Advanced Social Studies (Nova Gorica, Slovenia) and Faculty of Information Studies (Novo mesto, Slovenia). He is the fellow of Regional Studies Association. He is Jean Monnet Chair of Cultural Political Economy of Europe 2030 and the head of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Technologies and Innovations in Regional Development” (2017–2020) and Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Strategic Observatory for Europe 2030.” He was a visiting scholar at academic institutions in the United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Russia, Denmark, Norway, Lebanon and Croatia.Victor Cepoi, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Information Studies (Novo mesto, Slovenia) and School of Advanced Social Studies (Nova Gorica, Slovenia). He has experience working in various national and international projects as a researcher and project manager: Interreg Danube Region, Erasmus +, etc. Currently, he is a holder of a Jean Monnet Module “Technology and Innovation Communities 2030”.

• Methods – Sociological Theories – Political Philosophy – Europe in General European – Community.