Professor of Political Science at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Director of the Institute of Regional and Metropolitan Studies of Barcelona and researcher at the Institute of Government and Public Policy (IGOP-UAB). He holds a PhD in Political Science and Administration (Autonomous University of Barcelona 1992), a Master’s degree in Public Policy (University of Strathclyde, Scotland 1989) and a Master’s degree in Urban, Regional and Metropolitan Studies (Autonomous University of Barcelona, 1990).