{"id":16271,"date":"2023-02-07T11:14:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T10:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igop.uab.cat\/2023\/02\/07\/xavier-ballart\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:07:21","slug":"xavier-ballart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igop.uab.cat\/en\/2023\/02\/07\/xavier-ballart\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavier Ballart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; link_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15594 alignleft size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/igop.uab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Xavier-Ballart-IGOP.jpg\" alt=\"Xavier Ballart IGOP\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">Xavier Ballart<\/strong> is Professor of Political Science and Administration at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is currently Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology. PhD in Political Science and Administration from the UAB, Master in <em>Public Affairs<\/em> from Indiana University, he has taught continuously at Indiana University, <em>College of Bruges<\/em>, University of Montpellier and, in shorter formats, in several higher education centres in Latin America. He was director of the Department of Political Science and Public Law, coordinator of the University Master&#8217;s Degree in Public Management (UAB-UB-UPF) at its inception and first editor of the <em>Spanish Journal of Political Science<\/em>. He has published books, book chapters and articles in international competitive journals such as, <em>Public Administration, International Public Management Journal, Public Performance and Management Review, Local Government Studies, Social Theory and Health, International Review of Administrative Sciences, Policy Sciences, Science and Public Policy, Evaluation and Program Planning, Evaluation, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Journal of Air Transport Management.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; link_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>CONTACT<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> xavier.ballart@uab.cat<br \/><strong>Twitter: <\/strong>&#8211;<br \/><strong>Web:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/xavierballart.uab.cat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/xavierballart.uab.cat<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=FLSjLdsAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\"><br \/><\/a><strong>UAB Research Portal: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/portalrecerca.uab.cat\/en\/persons\/xavier-ballart-hernandez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/portalrecerca.uab.cat\/en\/persons\/xavier-ballart-hernandez<\/a><strong><br \/>ORCID<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8256-6512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8256-6512<\/a><br \/><strong>Google Scholar Citations<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.es\/citations?user=R2UdTIsAAAAJ&amp;hl=ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xavier Ballart<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; link_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>AREAS OF INTEREST<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Over the last ten years I have worked on public service motivation (PSM) and public service performance analysis. With regard to PSM, I have worked on career choices and the role of PSM in these decisions, on the measurement of PSM, and on the relationship between PSM and unethical behaviour. My recent research on public service performance connects with my initial interest in public policy evaluation and has produced several studies on the relationship between objective and subjective measures of performance and on the factors that influence the relationships between citizens&#8217; expectations, perceived performance and satisfaction with services. A new line of research focuses on the <em>Administrative Burden<\/em> for both citizens and professionals.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently promoting an open case programme for the teaching of public management and public policy.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; link_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3 SELECTED PROJECTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2023 Reversing Inequalities and Promoting Solidarity in Health at the European Level: Towards a Research Network on the European Health Union<\/li>\n<li>2018 &#8211; 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/portalrecerca.uab.cat\/en\/projects\/motivaci%C3%B3n-para-el-servicio-publico-rendimiento-objetivo-y-satisf-4\">Motivaci\u00f3n para el servicio publico, rendimiento objetivo y satisfacci\u00f3n de los ciudadanos<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2022 &#8211; 2023 Programa de casos UAB-IGOP <a href=\"https:\/\/igop.uab.cat\/en\/case-studies\/\">https:\/\/igop.uab.cat\/estudis-de-cas\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; link_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3 HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>2025 Guillem Ripoll, Xavier Ballart, Enrique Hern\u00e1ndez &amp; Wouter Vandenabeele. \u2018It\u2019s a match!\u2019: a discrete choice experiment on job attractiveness for public service jobs, Public Management Review, DOI: 10.1080\/14719037.2023.2239256 <\/li>\n<li>2024 Ballart, X. Hern\u00e1ndez, E. Esteve. M. \u201cEnhancing satisfaction with public services : The effect of recalling personal experiences\u201d: International Public Management Journal 27 (2): 284-301 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10967494.2024.2317835 <\/li>\n<li>2023 Xavier Ballart &amp; Guillem Ripoll. Transformational Leadership, Basic Needs Satisfaction and Public Service Motivation: Evidence from Social Workers in Catalonia, International Journal of Public Administration. DOI: 10.1080\/01900692.2023.2209826  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xavier Ballart is Professor of Political Science and Administration at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is currently Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology. 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