We are pleased to share the preliminary findings of the Global Survey on Local Government and Politics, an initiative launched by the IPSA Research Committee on Comparative Studies on Local Government and Politics (RC05). These preliminary results were presented at the 28th World Congress of Political Science (IPSA), held in Seoul in July 2025.
Led by Prof. Carmen Navarro (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) and Prof. Daniel Cravacuore (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes), this ongoing project aims to map the global landscape of academic research in the field. The survey explores scholars’ disciplinary backgrounds, thematic priorities, methodological choices, and evolving research agendas in local governance studies. With over 1,600 contacts collected through systematic searches of academic databases and direct outreach, the study provides an overview of the field across world regions.
The results presented here are provisional and based on data gathered up to June 2025. Final analyses will follow once the survey period concludes. We welcome your comments and contributions to help us improve and enrich this global academic mapping effort.
Download the presentation
For more information or comments, please contact: