Ricard Espelt

I am an associate professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business, a senior researcher at the Urban Transformation and Global Change Laboratory, and a member of the leadership team of the UOC Rural Network at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. I specialize in action research in the fields of social economy and the cultural sphere. I hold a Doctorate in Information Society and Knowledge, an Industrial Doctorate in Social Sciences and Humanities, and a graduate degree in Fine Arts (UB). I am also the academic editor of the Internet Policy Review and a visiting researcher at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) in Berlin. Additionally, I am a cofounder of the inLoft Cultural and Research Center (Copons, Barcelona), the artistic and educational project Desvestint Aliments and the strategic social tool for cooperation and sustainable commons femProcomuns.