Edgar Manuel Castillo Flores
ORCID iD Political Sciences at the University of the State of Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico

B.A. in Political Sciences and Public Administration by the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Master in Local Development by the Polytechnic University of Madrid and Ph.D. by the Complutense University of Madrid, with a double degree in Government, Public Policies, Sociology and Anthropology. Currently he is a full-time researcher seconded to the academic area of Political Science and Public Administration with a required PRODEP profile and a coordinator of the B.A in Political Sciences and Public Administration. His areas of research are public policies, local development, migration and development.

Berenice Alfaro Ponce
ORCID iD Political Sciences at the University of the State of Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico

B.A. in International Relationships by the Autonomous University of Guadalajara. She obtained her Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democracy by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences in Mexico, where she researched topics related to vulnerable groups, specifically indigenous women and federal programs in Mexico. She obtained her Ph.D. in Social Sciences by the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, where she continued to develop the topic of public policies, vulnerable groups and intercultural competence. Currently she is a full-time researcher seconded to the academic area of Political Science and Public Administration with a required PRODEP profile.