Bio
Michael Breen is an Associate Professor of International Political Economy at Dublin City University, Ireland. His main research interests are in the political economy of corruption and anti-corruption, as well as the role of international organisations in the global economy. He has published many papers on these topics and often combines his main research interests with other topics including trade, FDI, gender, regulation, privatization, and economic policy-making.
Michael's research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Development Studies, Economics of Governance, the European Journal of International Relations, International Studies Quarterly, European Union Politics, and many other outlets. His research has been funded by the Irish Research Council and Enterprise Ireland. He is a member of the Royal Irish Academy's International Affairs Standing Committee and an External Associate of the University of Warwick's Centre for the study of Globalisation and Regionalisation.
Related Publications
Overview of oversight mechanisms of parliamentary budgets in Europe
- budgets
- participatory budget
- parliament
- oversight mechanisms
Research Toolkit: Education, Health and Water
- health
- social accountability
- education
- water
- basic services
- sector approaches
- micro-level appoaches
- political economy analysis
- risk assessments
- resource flow assessments
European Union strategies to support anti-corruption measures in neighbouring countries
- european union
- european neighbourhood policy
- technical assistance
Open Data to Fight Corruption: Case Study on Lithuania’s Judiciary
- open data
- judiciary
- lithuania
Literature review on corruption at ports and border points in Southern Africa
- customs
- borders
- ports
- southern africa
Michael Breen
Affiliation
Dublin City University
Professional Title
Associate Professor
Region
- Global
- Europe and Central Asia
Country/Territory
Topics
- Investigative journalism
- Media
- Financial markets
- Gender
- Corruption Measurement
- Quantitative studies
- Surveys
- Political Corruption
- Anti - corruption institutions
- Governance
Specialisms
Political economy of corruption/anti-corruption; international organisations; international relations; political economy; development
