Arturo Rodríguez Morató is Professor of Sociology at the University of Barcelona, Spain. He has led a number of research projects and published extensively on cultural policy, artistic work and urban cultures, both in Spain and internationally. He was Vice President for Research of the International Sociological Association (2006-2010) and President of its Research Committee on Sociology of the Arts (1998- 2002).

Mariano Martín Zamorano holds a PhD in Culture and Heritage Management from the University of Barcelona, Spain. He specializes in the field of cultural policies and has several peer-reviewed publications in this field. He has been an Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona, and currently teaches in three different postgraduate programs focusing on cultural policies and diplomacy at both the University of Barcelona and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain.