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鈥檚 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
Kovacikova, Lucia. 鈥淏ringing Capacity Back In: Paradiplomacy and Sub-State Government Internationalization in the Global Economy.鈥 Publius: The Journal of Federalism 55, no. 1 (2025): 174鈥200. .
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. .
Kovacikova Lucia. 鈥淐anadians Abroad; Overview of Recent Research and Implications for Public Policy.鈥 McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (2024): .
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.