María Elicia Cortés CedielMaría Elicia Cortés Cediel is an Associate Lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where she earned a MSc in Government and Public Administration (best dissertation mention in the faculty) and s pursuing a PhD on Political Sciences, Public Administration and International Relations. She earned a BSc on Law and a BSc on Political Sciences and Public Administration at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Interested in new forms of citizen participation supported by electronic tools, she has co-authored research papers that analyze e-participation from human, social and technological perspectives, focusing on smart governance and e-governance in smart cities. Read More Read Less