Ismael Crespo

Ismael Crespo Martínez is a political scientist and expert in Latin America, Professor of Political science at the University of Murcia, Spain, and director of the Department of Political Science and Administration at the same university. In addition, he runs MásPoderLocal, a digital magazine on political communication and electoral behavior focused on Spain and Latin America. Since 2012, he is the president of the Latin American Association of Electoral Campaign Researchers (ALICE).

Career
In 1995 he obtained a PhD in Political science from Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, with the thesis directed by Manuel Alcántara Sáez ''Crisis and transformation of political relations in Uruguay. An analysis of the behavior of the actors in the processes of change of political regime''.

Between 1997 and 1999, he was Director of Research at the Center for Sociological Research and in 2000 he was appointed Director General of Universities of the Spanish government. Later in 2002 he created and directed the Spanish Agency for Quality Assessment and University Accreditation until 2004. He has worked as a consultant for universities, institutions and regional and national governments in Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. In 2016 he conducted the institutional campaign for the vote promotion in presidential and legislative Peruvian elections.

Awards and honors
During his professional career, Ismael Crespo has received different distinctions, among which can be highlighted the Order with plate of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise granted by the Spanish Government, or the degree of Comendador of the Order of the Southern Cross, granted by the President Fernando H. Cardoso. He also has received the acknowledgments of higher academic level of the Peruvian Universities of Lime and César Vallejo de Trujillo, and also of two Argentine Universities: the Catholic University of Cordoba and the National University of La Rioja.