Lucia Kovacikova

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Marquette University

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Paradiplomacy Under Review: Exploring the Methodological, Thematic, and Geographic Diversity in Paradiplomacy Studies
Trabajos de investigación en Paradiplomacia (TIP) (2025).

Bringing Capacity Back In: Paradiplomacy and Sub-State Government Internationalization in the Global Economy
Publius: The Journal of Federalism (2025)

Beyond Buildings: Social Bargaining and Effective Access to Public Services (with Monika Bauhr and Ruth Carlitz)
Public Organization Review (2024)


Book Chapters

“Trade, Finance, and Economic Development.” In Handbook on Paradiplomacy, eds. Jorge A. Schiavon, Tomasz Kamiński, Rafael Velázquez F., and Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska. Routledge (forthcoming).

“Paradiplomacy.” In Encyclopedia of Regional and Local Government and Politics, eds. Francesco Palermo, Cheryl Saunders, Jaap de Visser, and John Kincaid. Edward Elgar Publishing (forthcoming).

Gendered Impact of Corruption on Public Services in Emerging Democracies” (with Ruth Carlitz). In Gender and Corruption in Democracies: A Handbook, eds. Tiffany Barnes and Emily Beaulieau (Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024)


Published Working Papers

Who Gains Access to Public Services? Social Bargaining, Corruption and Street-Level Service Provision (with Monika Bauhr and Ruth Carlitz)
QoG Institute Working Paper (2023:2)


Other Publications

Canadians Abroad: Overview of Recent Research and Implications for Public Policy
Report compiled for Senator Yuen Pau Woo (2024)


Works in Progress

Shaping Paradiplomacy: The Impact of Citizens’ Values and Attitudes on Sub-State Internationalization
Presented at the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) Conference, January 2024 and the International Political Science Association (IPSA) 75th Anniversary Conference, April 2024

Prairie Paradiplomacy: How Canadian Prairie Provinces Compete for Foreign Direct Investment
Presented at the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) Conference, June 2024

Subnational Government Internationalization in a Comparative Perspective
Presented at the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis (JCPA) Workshop, June 2023

Unexpected Growth: The Impact of COVID-19 on Subnational Government Internationalization
Expanding on my existing dissertation research