Raquel Gallego

Raquel Gallego is Full Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), where she is also Senior Researcher at the Institute of Government and Public Policies (IGOP). She holds a Ph.D. in Government and an M.Sc. in Public Administration and Public Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She is also M.Phil. in Political Science and Bachelor (Licenciatura) in Political Science and Sociology by the UAB. She was Director of IGOP (2016-19) and Coordinador of the Master in Public Management (2001-2016, 2020-2022), which is jointly organised by UAB, Universitat de Barcelona, and Universitat Pompeu Fabra. She has published 8 books, 40 book chapters, and 33 articles in journals such as European Societies, Social Indicators Research, International Public Management Journal, Governance, Public Administration –An International Quarterly, Public Administration Review, and Public Policy and Administration. Her research interests are: public policy analysis, public administration and management, public sector reform, Welfare State and social policies (health, education, social services, housing), and state decentralisation.

CONTACT

Email: raquel.gallego@uab.cat
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4036-0871
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AREAS OF INTEREST

Public policy analysis, public administration and management, public sector reform, Welfare State and social policies (health, education, social services, housing), and state decentralisation.

3 SELECTED PROJECTS

• Yes We Rent! Leveraging vacant private property to build up a cooperative affordable housing scheme

• Models d’educació de 0 a 3 anys i participació en el mercat laboral: Estudi de la innovació social a la ciutat de Barcelona

• Avaluació de l’impacte de l’acció comunitària en la salut de la població

3 HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Gallego, Raquel; Maestripieri, Lara (2022) “Women’s empowerment and social innovation in childcare: the case of Barcelona, Spain”, European Societies, 24(4): 493-519, IMPACT FACTOR: 5.512, Q1 (ISSCI/JCR: Sociology) https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2022.2092641
2. Barbieri, N.; Gallego, R.; Morales, E.; Muñoz-Mendoza, C.; Quintana, B. (2021) “Facilitators and challenges of community action for health. Comparative analysis of four case studies in neighbourhoods of Barcelona”, Policy Studies, 42(3):271-288 (First published on line 2019). IMPACT FACTOR 2.152, Q.1. (ISSCI/JCR: Political Science) https://doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2019.1645323
3. Gallego, R.; Barbieri, N.; González, S. (2017) “Explaining cross-regional policy variation in public sector reform: Institutions and change actors in the health sector in Spain”, Public Policy and Administration, Vol 32(1): 24-44. IMPACT FACTOR: 2,792. Q.1. (SJR: Public Administration) Q2 (JCR: Public Administration) https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076716637897