Jacint Jordana
President, IBEI
Senior Research Associate, 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)
- 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)
- United in Knowledge: EU-Latin America Academic Synergies (EULAS) (Coordinator)
- Network on Europe-Africa Relations - Education and Research (NEAR-ER) (Coordinator | Contact person)
Selected publications
- 2025.A new measurement model and database of the democratic qualities of regulatory bodies.Policy & Politics,Volume 53: Issue 4Link
- 2025.Consumer Authorities in Europe: Policing Markets or Empowering Consumers?.Governance,38: e70033Link
- 2025.Turning Vulnerability Into Strength: How Independent Regulatory Agencies Enhance Accountability and Build Stakeholder Trust.Regulation & Governance,1–15Link
- 2025.Inside global governance: perspectives of international organization staff on autonomy and horizontal interactions.Global Public Policy and Governance,Link
- 2024.Institutional Transformations of Global Governance–Key Challenges for International Organisations.International Review of Public Policy,6(6: 3)Link
- 2024.European Union–Latin American Interregional Relations: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead.pp: 349–370.Link
- 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.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.The politics of unilateral secession in the European Union: the case of Catalonia.Territory, Politics and Governance,Link