MARLENE JUGL

Please note that I will be on maternity leave in winter 2024/25 and spring 2025. During this period I will not be teaching or supervising any final papers or theses.

I teach courses in public administration, public policy and governance from the undergraduate to the PhD level. I use various interactive learning methods. My aim is to equip students not just with factual knowledge but also with the analytical competencies and soft skills necessary to tackle real-world problems successfully and sustainably. My teaching emphasizes student participation and the diversity of perspectives and opinions.

I am Assistant Professor of Public Administration. I joined Bocconi’s SPS Department in 2019. I hold an MA in Public Administration from the University of Potsdam and a doctoral degree from the Hertie School in Berlin. I studied Political Science, Public Administration and French at the University of Potsdam, Sciences Po Lyon and the University of Warsaw. I was a visiting researcher at the European University Institute in Florence, Tallinn University of Technology, Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals, and Leiden University. I am also co-chair of EGPA's Permanent Study Group VI "Governance of Public Sector Organizations".

My research lies at the intersection of comparative public administration, politics and policy and focuses on the performance of governments and bureaucracies in different environments. I study how public bureaucracies interact with politicians, citizens, and other stakeholders, and how societal, cultural and historical factors affect how governments function. I am particularly interested in the effect of country size on the structure, stability and performance of governments and public administrations. More recently, I have developed a research agenda on administrative traditions from a conceptual and empirical perspective. Further research interests include crisis management, vulnerability and learning, and bureaucratic reputation.