Erin L. Borry (she/her) is Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Public Administration Program in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. Her research interests include rules, red tape, social equity, and public administration in pop culture. She has published in Public Administration Review, Public Administration, International Public Management Journal, Public Integrity, Journal of Public Affairs Education and American Review of Public Administration among others.

Peter A. Jones (he/him) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. He researches the public budgeting processes and financial management practices of local and state governments, school districts, and court systems. His research has been published in the Policy Studies Journal, the American Review of Public Administration, the International Journal of Public Administration, the International Journal of Public Sector Management, and the Journal of Public Affairs Education, among others.