Clemente J. Navarro Yáñez (Chair) is professor at the Department of Sociology (Pablo de Olavide University). Head of The Urban Governance Lab. His main research topics are urban policies and governance from a comparative perspective, and research method design.

María José Guerrero Mayo is associate professor at the Department of Sociology (UPO). Researcher at The Urban Governance Lab. Her main research topics are the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies.

Inmaculada Periáñez Forte is senior researcher at the Joint Research Centre. Her main research topic is about Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) promoted by the EU.

María Jesús Rodríguez García is associate professor at the Department of Sociology (UPO). Researcher at The Urban Governance Lab. Her main research topics are gender, welfare state, and local welfare systems from a comparative perpective.

Alicia Domínguez González is a research assistant at The Urban Governance Lab (UPO).