Kate Barclay is a senior lecturer of the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. She researches the social aspects of the production and trade of food, especially fisheries in the Asia Pacific region. One current research interest is the sustainable development of tuna resources in the context of changing governance systems and globalization.

Graeme Smith is a senior research fellow in the China Studies Centre, University of Sydney, Australia, and at the State, Society and Governance Program, Australian National University, Australia. His research has explored the politics of agriculture in China and Chinese aid, investment and migration in the Asia-Pacific region.