Antonio Sianes is the Director of the Research Institute on Policies for Social Transformation at the Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Spain. His fields of research include development studies, specializing in public policies and their impact on people and territories with high levels of vulnerability. He is currently studying the influence of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on national and local policies addressed to improve the quality of life of those more excluded from society, with a strong focus on the urban context and its dynamics.