Jacint Jordana
President, IBEI
Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
ICREA Academia researcher
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Biography
Jacint Jordana (Granollers, 1962) is Professor of Political Science and Administration at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and ICREA Academia researcher. From 2004 to 2024 he directed the IBEI. Currently, he is the president.
He is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Barcelona City Council, Associate Researcher at the Sciences Po Center of European Studies and Comparative Politics, as well as member of the Board of Trustees of the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB).
His main area of research focuses on the analysis of comparative public policies from a multilevel perspective, with special attention to regulatory policies and their specialized institutions. His recent publications include the books Policy Analysis in Spain (Policy Press, 2022), jointly edited with Laura Chaqués-Bonafont, Linguistic Claims and Political Conflicts (Routledge, 2021), together with Andrea Bianculli and Mónica Ferrín, and Barcelona, Madrid y el Estado (Catarata, 2019).
He was also the academic coordinator of the European project GLOBE (Horizon 2020), oriented to the study of emerging trends and scenarios in global governance and the role of the European Union.
Background and education
- (1992) PhD in Economics, University of Barcelona
Research
Research interests
- Collective Action and Policy Networks
- Telecommunications Policies
- Political Economy of Latin America
- Regulatory governance
- Regulatory Agencies
IBEI Research Clusters
Research projects
- The Europeanization of national competition policies (EURONCP) (Researcher)
- The Democratic Qualities of Regulatory Agencies in Catalunya and their impact on Public Trust (DEMOC) (Researcher)
- EU Research and Education Network on Europe in the World (EU-RENEW) (Coordinator)
- Bridging the Gaps in Evidence, Regulation and Impact of Anticorruption Policies (BRIDGEGAP) (Coordinator | Researcher)
- EU Research and Education Network on Foreign policy issues: Values and Democracy (EU-VALUES) (Coordinator | Researcher)
- Understanding Latin American Challenges in the 21st Century (LAC-EU) (Researcher)
Selected publications
- 2022.Global Governance Research. Exploring Patterns of Growth, Diversity, and Inclusion.Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations,28(4):486-508Link
- 2022.Regulatory independence and the quality of regulation.In:
Maggetti, Martino; Di Mascio, Fabrizio; Natalini, Alessandro
.Handbook of Regulatory Authorities.Edward Elgar Publishing.Link - 2022.The age of regulatory agencies: tracking differences and similarities over countries and sectors.In:
Maggetti, Martino; Di Mascio, Fabrizio; Natalini, Alessandro
.Handbook of Regulatory Authorities.Edward Elgar Publishing.Link - 2022.Trans-governmental regulatory networks and the European Union’s involvement in global governance: an occasional instrument?.Journal of European Integration,44:5:677-693. DOI: 10.1080/07036337.2022.2073445Link
- 2022.International Organizations and the Future of Global Governance. Technical Report - GLOBE Survey.IBEI Working Papers,2022/58.Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals.Link
- 2021.Demandas lingüísticas y conflicto político en España.Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales. Mº de la Presidencia.Link
- 2021.Managing expectations in financial markets: voluntary accountability practices of capital market regulators in Spain and Turkey.Socio-Economic Review,mwab047Link
- 2021.Special Section Articles: Regulatory Governance of Higher Education in Latin America (coordinator).Bulletin of Latin American Research,DOI:10.1111/blar.13233Link
- 2021.The politics of unilateral secession in the European Union: the case of Catalonia.Territory, Politics and Governance,Link
- 2020.Varying Power Configurations and the Accountability of Independent Regulatory Agencies.International Review of Public Policy,2:3:342-357Link
- 2019.Barcelona, Madrid y el Estado. Ciudades globales y el pulso por la independencia en Cataluña.Madrid:Catarata.Link