Knowledge area: Ciència Política i de l'Administració
Recognition of rresearch from AQU (2003-2009) Recognition of AQU (2012) for being permanent professor Reviewer of several journals (JUA, IJURR, RECP, RIS, Métropoles)
Grup d'Innovació Docent de Gestió i Administració Pública (GID-GAP)
Contact Information
Department of Political Science, Constitutional Law and Philosophy of Law
Departament de Dret Constitucional i Ciència Política de la Universitat de Barcelona. Avda. Diagonal 690 Torre 6, 1r pis, 6106-B 934020964 marionatomas(a)ub.edu
Teaching
Cities and territory, optional course in Public administration degreeInstitucions democràtiques i rendiment institucional
My profile
Assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Barcelona, my research focuses on metropolitan governance, urban policies and local government. I have published several ...
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Assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Barcelona, my research focuses on metropolitan governance, urban policies and local government. I have published several articles, book chapters, and comparative studies. I have been a researcher at the National Institute for Scientific Research of Quebec (INRS) and postdoc at the University of Montreal. I received the Academic Gold Medal of the General Governor of Canada and INRS Award for my PhD in Urban Studies (2007). In 2013 I won the first prize of the political book of the Parliament of Quebec- info
Academic training
Doctorat en Estudis Urbans
Postgrau en Govern Local
Màster 'La ciudad: políticas, proyectos y gestión'
Diplomatura de Postgrau en Comunicació
Llicenciatura de Sociologia
Research interests
Urban studies Metropolitan governance Local government Local democracy
Relevant publications
Magre, J.; Vallbé, J.J.; Tomàs, M. Being metropolitan: the effects of individual and contextual factors on shaping metropolitan identity.
In
Journal of Urban Affairs.
Volume 40.
Number 1.
2018
. https://doi.org/10.1111/juaf.12243Martí-Costa, M.; Tomàs, M. Urban governance in Spain: From democratic transition to austerity policies.
In
Urban Studies.
Volume 54.
Number 9.
2017
. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098016669452Dlabac, O.; Medir, Ll.; Tomàs, M.;Lackovska, M. Metropolitan Challenges and Reform Pressures across Europe - the Perspectives of City Mayors.
In
Local Government Studies.
Volume 44.
Number 2.
2018
. Institutional RepositoryMedir Tejado, Lluís; Magre Ferran, Jaume; Tomàs Fornés, Mariona. Mayors' perceptions on local government reforms and decentralization in Spain.
In
Revista Española de Ciencia Politica.
Volume 46.
Number Marzo 2018.
2018
. Institutional RepositoryDíaz, J.; Tomàs, M.; Lefebvre, S. Are public makerspaces a means to empowering citizens? The case of Ateneus de Fabricació in Barcelona.
In
Telematics And Informatics.
Volume 59, June 2021.
2021
. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2020.101551
Participations in Congresses
Tomàs, M; Medir, Ll; Sokolovska, S. Citizen participation at the metropolitan level: new experiences for old results?.
ECPR General Conference 2022.
Innsbruck.
AUSTRIA. 2022Tomàs, Mariona. GOBERNANZA METROPOLITANA EN ESPAÑA: TENDENCIAS Y RETOS.
Congrés Associació Espanyola de Ciència Política (AECPA).
SPAIN. 2022Tomàs, Mariona. Gobernanza metropolitana en Europa: instituciones, modelos y retos.
EXPERTS GROUP MEETING. 1ST GLOBAL STATE OF METROPOLIS. ONU HABITAT.
SPAIN. 2022Tomàs, M. Polity, politics and policies in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona.
Metropolitan Prospects for a Better Urban Future - Ideas, Inhabitants, Institutions.
POLAND. 2022Tomàs, M. Panel "Metropolitan governance: models, policies and political processes'.
5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC POLICY.
SPAIN. 2021
Projects
Participació i Metròpoli. Aprofundint la democràcia matropolitana
.
2019 - 2020
. Ref.2018DEMOC00006
. Departament d'Afers i Relacions Institucionals i Exteriors i Transparència. Generalitat de Catalunya
. PI: Mariona Tomas FornesGobernanza Metropolitana en España: institucionalización y modelos
.
2020 - 2023
. Ref.PID2019-106931GA-I00
. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
. PI: Mariona Tomas FornesWorking group 'Planning & Governing the Metropolis'
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2016 - 2019
. Ref.ARLMETRO2016-19
. Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung
. PI: Evelyn Gustedt