Francesco Colin is a visiting fellow at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS-EUR) and a senior researcher at the Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis in Rabat. Francesco’s doctoral research focused on citizens’ engagement in local governance in Morocco, but has collaborated with different projects on political participation, social accountability, decentralization, and the impact of technology on local governance. He is also a lecturer in the International Relations program of the American College of the Mediterranean (Aix-en-Provence).