Region:

• To establish a line of institutional research in regional studies that encourages reflection and discussion of new territorial dynamics and regional institutional framework and contributes to decision making for regional development with equity.  

Citizenship:

• To improve citizens’ capacity for cooperation and advocacy in public administration, to promote the observance of constitutional rights, to contribute to the inclusion of disadvantaged groups of citizens through the exercise of effective citizenship.

Democracy:

• To contribute to deepening citizen-centered democracy through the production and dissemination of useful knowledge, that stimulates the public space, in order to promote a culture of transparency and the consolidation of the new institutional framework.