Guy Baudelle is Professor Emeritus of Spatial Planning at the University of Rennes 2, France. He is also a member of the UMR CNRS ESO research unit and former Jean Monnet Chair (2003-2022). His work focuses on territorial development policies in the European Union and France. Emmanuelle Boulineau is Professor of Geography at the École normale supérieure de Lyon, France, and a member of the CNRS EVS research unit. She specializes in the political geography of territorial reform in Europe, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe.