Andrea Garrido Juncal

Andrea Garrido Juncal is a Professor of Administrative Law at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. She holds a doctorate from the same institution (2015) with a thesis on social services management through concerts as an indirect governance mechanism. Her academic affiliations include the Faculty of Law, Department of Public Law and Theory of the State, and the Institute of Studies and Development of Galicia (IDEGA). Her research focuses on administrative law, public policy, anti-corruption measures, and public procurement frameworks.

Key research interests include the legal regulation of social services, transparency in local governance, and comparative studies on whistleblower protection mechanisms. Her work often addresses tensions between regulatory compliance and market competition in public sector contracts. She has contributed to debates on municipal competencies under Spain’s Local Regime and Social Services Act (LRSAL).

Recent publications analyze the evolution of administrative intervention in environmental impact assessments, contractual reservations in social services management, and legal safeguards for informants in public institutions. She participates in the GI-EA Business and Administration research group and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals like Revista Catalana de Dret Públic and Cuadernos de Derecho Local.

Her work emphasizes practical solutions to normative gaps in public policies, combining doctrinal analysis with proposals for legislative improvements. She is actively engaged in interdisciplinary discussions on modernizing public service delivery and enhancing administrative accountability mechanisms.