Michael Breen

Welcome! 

I am an Associate Professor in International Political Economy at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University.

My research is concerned with the politics of global finance and the role of international organisations in the global economy. I welcome applications from prospective research students in any area of international political economy.

In 2014-15, I was Principal Investigator of POLSENT (Policy, Sentiment and Financial Markets), a project funded by the Irish Research Council. My collaborators are Dr. Michael Courtney, Professor Iain McMenamin, and Dr. Gemma McNulty.

In 2015, I finished a two-year term on the Executive Committee of the Political Studies Association of Ireland, the major professional organisation for this field in Ireland.

Contact

School of Law and Government
Dublin City University
Dublin 9, Ireland
Henry Grattan Building, C227
+353 1 700 6590
michael.breen [at] dcu.ie


Recent articles

Gender and Corruption in Business with Robert Gillanders, Gemma McNulty, and Akisato Suzuki (2017) Journal of Development Studies. 53, 9, pp. 1486-1501.

Comparative Politics and Quasi-rational Markets with Iain McMenamin and Juan Munoz-Portillo (2016) New Political Economy. 21, 6, pp. 587-605.

Austerity and Credibility in the Eurozone with Iain McMenamin and Juan Munoz-Portillo (2015) European Union Politics. 16, 01, pp. 45-66.

Breen, Michael and Gillanders, Robert (2015) Political Trust, Corruption and Ratings of the IMF and the World Bank. International Interactions. 41, 02, pp. 337-364.

Breen, Michael (2014) IMF Conditionality and the Economic Exposure of its Shareholders. European Journal of International Relations. 20, 02, pp. 416-436.

Breen, Michael and McMenamin, Iain (2013) Political Institutions, Credible Commitment, and Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies International Studies Quarterly. 57, 04, pp. 842-854.


Attending the following events in 2017
  • International Studies Association, Baltimore, USA, February 
  • The Law & Politics of Brexit: Constitutional Challenges in Regional and European Perspectives, DCU, Ireland, April
  • Retreat from Globalisation? Brexit, Trump and the New Populism, Royal Irish Academy Conference, May
  • European Political Studies Association, Italy, June
  • Council of European Studies, Scotland, July
  • Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, DCU, Ireland, October 

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