Lucia Kovacikova

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Marquette University

Welcome!

I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My focus is on international political economy, specifically on a mixed-method exploration of paradiplomacy and economic development of sub-state governments. Using my own paradiplomacy dataset, combined with interview and archival research, I aim to learn more about the impact of sub-state government capacities on international economic development.

I received my B.A. from the University of Calgary, my M.Sc. from the University of Amsterdam, and my M.A. and Ph.D. from Tulane University in New Orleans. I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Concordia University and a Visiting Scholar at McGill University’s Institute for the Study of Canada. I also worked for numerous diplomatic and international organizations, including Global Affairs Canada, Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars, and the UK Department of International Trade.