Michael A. Peters is professor of education at the University of Waikato in New Zealand and professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His most recent books include: Obama and the End of the American Dream (2012), Interculturalism, Education and Dialogue (2012) (with Tina Besley) and Educational Philosophy and Politics (2012). Marianna Papastephanou is a Cypriot philosopher and assistant professor at the University of Cyprus.
