Dr. Lucia Kovacikova

Dr. Lucia KovacikovaMarquette University

Wehr Physics Hall, Room 417

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of Americalucia.kovacikova@marquette.eduPersonal Website

Curriculum Vitae

Assistant Professor

Political Science

Dr. Kovacikova received her PhD in Political Science from Tulane University (2023). She also holds an MA from Tulane University (2021) and an MSc from the University of Amsterdam (2012). She has been a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science at Concordia University and a Visiting Scholar at McGill University’s Institute for the Study of Canada. Her research focuses on paradiplomacy, sub-state capacity, and international economic development policies of advanced industrialized states and their sub-state governments. Her current research project examines the role of capacity in implementing economic development policies, as well as the growing trend of paradiplomacy within Canada and across the OECD more broadly.

Education

Ph.D., Tulane University, 2023

Courses Taught

POSC 2601 | International Politics

POSC 4621 | Politics of the World Economy

POSC 6621 | International Political Economy 

Publications

Journal Articles

• Kovacikova, Lucia. “Paradiplomacy Under Review: Exploring the Methodological, Thematic, and Geographic Diversity in Paradiplomacy Studies.” Trabajos de investigación en Paradiplomacia (TIP) 14, no. 1 (2025): 100-123. https://paradiplomacia.org/revista/21082025224404.

• Kovacikova, Lucia. “Bringing Capacity Back In: Paradiplomacy and Sub-State Government Internationalization in the Global Economy.” Publius: The Journal of Federalism 55, no. 1 (2025): 174–200. https://doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjae039.

• Bauhr, Monika, Ruth Carlitz, and Lucia Kovacikova. "Beyond buildings: Social bargaining and effective access to public services." Public Organization Review 24, no. 1 (2024): 389-406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-023-00741-1.

Book Chapters

• Kovacikova, Lucia. “Trade, Finance, and Economic Development.” In Handbook on Paradiplomacy, edited by Jorge A. Schiavon, Tomasz Kamiński, Rafael Velázquez F., and Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska. Routledge (forthcoming, 2026).

• Kovacikova, Lucia. “Paradiplomacy.” In Encyclopedia of Regional and Local Government and Politics, edited by Francesco Palermo, Cheryl Saunders, Jaap de Visser, and John Kincaid. Edward Elgar Publishing (forthcoming, 2026).

• Carlitz, Ruth and Lucia Kovacikova. "Gendered Impact of Corruption on Public Services in Emerging Democracies." In Gender and Corruption in Democracies: A Handbook, edited by Tiffany Barnes and Emily Beaulieau. Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Reports

• Kovacikova Lucia. “Canadians Abroad; Overview of Recent Research and Implications for Public Policy.” McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (2024): https://senatoryuenpauwoo.ca/media/wyzltmzl/canadians-abroad-report-en.pdf.