Adrian Bua

Adrian Bua is a Marie-Curie Fellow at the Institut de Govern i Polítiques Públiques (IGOP) at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), researching urban regime stability and change during Spain's New Municipalist wave (2015-2019). He co-investigates Horizon Project INSPIRE, focusing on participatory democracy's political economy. Previously, he was a Lecturer in Urban Politics at CURA (De Montfort University, UK) and a researcher at the New Economics Foundation. His expertise spans participatory governance, critical political economy, and urban policy.

Education:

• PhD in Politics from the University of East Anglia, UK

Research Interests: Bua’s work centers on participatory and deliberative democracy, urban governance under austerity, and the intersection of municipalism with capitalism. He critically examines how participatory institutions shape democratic innovation and social change.

Highlighted Trends in Articles: Recent publications analyze early childhood education policies, urban regime dynamics in Galicia and Catalonia, and the role of participatory governance in Barcelona. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical studies on policy implementation and institutional embedding.

Grants and Projects: Co-investigator on Horizon INSPIRE (participatory democracy); Marie-Curie Fellowship (urban regime research). Past projects include austerity governance studies and community-led economic development.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with IGOP and formerly CURA. Engaged in interdisciplinary collaborations across urban studies and political economy.