Ana Belén Cano Hila is Adjunct Lecturer at University of Barcelona and member of the research group CRIT UB. She has a PhD in Sociology, University of Barcelona. She has collaborated in the management of regional and national projects of research on social cohesion, culture and participation; social innovation and governance; immigration and education. The most relevant are:  ERC TRANSGANG. Transnational Gangs as Agents of Mediation: Experiences of conflict resolution in youth street organizations in Southern Europe, North Africa and the Americas (2018-2021); Children and young’s participation: the case study of Child’s Council in Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona, Spain) (2017-2018); Innovation and Governance: Emerging Practices for changing cities (Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, 2014-2016).