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Michael Breen

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Associate Professor

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School of Law and Government
Dublin City University
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Sabbatical leave, academic year 2023/24.

Dr. Michael Breen is an Associate Professor in the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University. His research interests include international political economy, the politics of international organisations, and the political economy of corruption.

His work has been published in leading academic journals, including International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Common Market Studies, European Union Politics, and the European Journal of International Relations. He is the author of The Politics of IMF Lending, (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) and a co-author of Resilient Reporting: Media Coverage of Irish Elections Since 1969, (Manchester University Press, 2019). He is the recipient of awards from the Irish Research Council and the Political Studies Association of Ireland and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

He is Co-Director of DCU’s Anti-Corruption Research Centre (ARC) and the Irish Local Research Correspondent on Corruption for the European Commission's DG Home Affairs. He is a member of Transparency International's expert advisory network. He has held visiting fellowships at the European University Institute and the University of Warwick. From 2016-18, he completed a two-year term as a member of the Royal Irish Academy's International Affairs Committee. He was a board member and then Secretary of the Political Studies Association of Ireland (2013-5).

He has supervised many PhD students and postdoctoral fellows to completion and welcomes applications from prospective students and researchers interested in international relations, international political economy, corruption studies, and international organisations.

Book

	Year	Publication
	2022	Michael Breen; Michael Courtney; Iain McMenamin; Eoin O'Malley; Kevin Rafter (2022) Resilient reporting Media coverage of Irish elections since 1969. Manchester: Paperback Edition. Manchester University Press. [Link] https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526119988
	2019	Michael Breen, Michael Courtney, Iain McMenamin, Eoin O'Malley and Kevin Rafter (2019) Resilient Reporting: Media Coverage of Irish Elections since 1969. Manchester: Manchester University Press. https://www.manchesterhive.com/view/9781526119988/9781526119988.xml
	2013	Breen, Michael (2013) The Politics of IMF Lending. : Palgrave Macmillan.

Peer Reviewed Journal

	Year	Publication
	2023	(2023) 'The IMF as a global monitor: surveillance, information, and financial markets'. Review of International Political Economy, 30 (1):307-331. https://doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2021.2004441
	2023	(2023) 'Corruption, Homelessness and Disasters'. Journal of International Development, (Forthcoming).
	2022	Michael Breen; Robert Gillanders (2022) 'Money Down the Drain: Corruption and the Quality of Water Services in Africa'. Governance, Accepted for publication .
	2022	Michael Breen; Robert Gillanders (2022) 'Corruption and the Burden of Regulation: National, Regional, and Firm-Level Evidence'. Public Finance Review, Forthcoming .
	2022	Iain McMenamin; Michael Breen; Juan Muñoz-Portillo (2022) 'Two-level games and market constraints on politics in Europe'. International Political Science Review, 43 (1):136-153. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512120924032
	2021	Michael Breen, Iain McMenamin, Michael Courtney, Gemma McNulty (2021) 'Daily Judgement: Political News and Financial Markets'. New Political Economy, 26 (4):616-630. [Link]
	2023	McMenamin, I.; Courtney, M.; Breen, M.; McNulty, G. (2023) 'The dependence of election coverage on political institutions: Political competition and policy framing in Germany and the United Kingdom'. Journalism, 24 . [Link] [DOI]
	2021	Danny Marks; Michael Breen (2021) 'The Political Economy of Corruption and Unequal Gains and Losses in Water and Sanitation Services: Experiences From Bangkok'. Water Alternatives, 14 (3):795-819.
	2021	Binhadab, N.; Breen, M.; Gillanders, R. (2021) 'Press freedom and corruption in business-state interactions'. Economic Systems, 45 . [Link] [DOI]
	2020	Breen, M.; Hodson, D.; Moschella, M. (2020) 'Incoherence in Regime Complexes: A Sentiment Analysis of EU-IMF Surveillance'. Journal of Common Market Studies, 58 . [Link] [DOI]
	2020	Michael Courtney, Michael Breen, Claire McGing, Iain McMenamin, Eoin O’Malley, Kevin Rafter (2020) 'Underrepresenting Reality? Media coverage of women in politics and sport'. Social Science Quarterly, 101 (4):1282-1302. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12826
	2020	Michael Courtney, Michael Breen, Iain McMenamin, and Gemma McNulty (2020) 'Automatic Translation, Context, and Supervised Learning in Comparative Politics'. Journal of Information Technology and Politics, 17 (3):208-217. https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2020.1731245
	2020	Michael Breen and Robert Gillanders (2020) 'Press Freedom and Corruption Perceptions: Is There a Reputational Premium?'. Politics And Governance, 8 (2):103-115. [Link]
	2019	Breen, M.; Egan, P.J.W. (2019) 'The Catalytic Effect of IMF Lending: Evidence from Sectoral FDI Data'. International Interactions, 45 . [Link] [DOI]
	2019	Michael Breen, Robert Gillanders, Mounir Mahmalat (2019) 'Corruption and support for economic reform in sub-Saharan Africa'. Economics Bulletin, 39 (2). [Link]
	2019	Tamanna Adhikari, Michael Breen, and Robert Gillanders (2019) 'Are New States More Corrupt? Expert Opinions vs. Firms’ Experiences'. Applied Economic Letters, 26 (2):131-134.
	2018	Reidy, T; Suiter, J; Breen, M (2018) 'Boom and bust: Economic voting in Ireland'. Politics, 38 :148-164. [DOI]
	2017	Breen, M; Gillanders, R; Mcnulty, G; Suzuki, A (2017) 'Gender and Corruption in Business'. Journal of Development Studies, 53 :1486-1501. [DOI]
	2016	McMenamin, I; Breen, M; Munoz-Portillo, J (2016) 'Comparative politics and quasi-rational markets'. New Political Economy, 21 :587-605. [DOI]
	2015	Breen M.; Gillanders R. (2015) 'Political Trust, Corruption, and Ratings of the IMF and the World Bank'. International Interactions, 41 (2):337-364. [DOI]
	2015	McMenamin I.; Breen M.; Muñoz-Portillo J. (2015) 'Austerity and credibility in the Eurozone'. European Union Politics, 16 (1):45-66. [DOI]
	2014	Breen, M. (2014) 'IMF conditionality and the economic exposure of its shareholders'. European Journal of International Relations, 20 . [Link] [DOI]
	2013	Breen, M.; Mcmenamin, I. (2013) 'Political Institutions, Credible Commitment, and Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies'. International Studies Quarterly, 57 . [Link] [DOI]
	2013	Breen M.; Dorgan J. (2013) 'The death of Irish trade protectionism: A political economy analysis'. Irish Studies in International Affairs, 24 (1):275-289. [DOI]
	2013	Breen, M.; Doyle, D. (2013) 'The Determinants of Privatization: a Comparative Analysis of Developing Countries'. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 15 . [Link] [DOI]
	2012	Breen, M.; Gillanders, R. (2012) 'Corruption, institutions and regulation'. Economics of Governance, 13 . [Link] [DOI]
	2012	Breen M. (2012) 'IMF surveillance of Ireland during the celtic tiger'. Irish Political Studies, 27 (3):431-439. [DOI]
	2012	Breen, M. (2012) 'The international politics of Ireland's EU/IMF bailout'. Irish Studies in International Affairs, 23 . [Link] [DOI]

Book Chapter

	Year	Publication
	2019	Michael Breen and David Doyle (2019) 'The Determinants of Privatization: a Comparative Analysis of Developing Countries' In: Classics of Comparative Policy Analysis. New York and London : Routledge. [Link]
	2013	Breen, M (2013) 'Domestic Interests and IMF Programs' In: POLITICS OF IMF LENDING. BASINGSTOKE : PALGRAVE.
	2013	Breen, M (2013) 'The Politics of IMF Lending Introduction' In: POLITICS OF IMF LENDING. BASINGSTOKE : PALGRAVE.
	2013	Breen, M (2013) 'Testing the Argument' In: POLITICS OF IMF LENDING. BASINGSTOKE : PALGRAVE.
	2013	Breen, M (2013) 'IMF Lending' In: POLITICS OF IMF LENDING. BASINGSTOKE : PALGRAVE.
	2013	Breen, M (2013) 'IMF Conditionality' In: POLITICS OF IMF LENDING. BASINGSTOKE : PALGRAVE.
	2013	Breen, M (2013) 'Theory, Evidence, and Reform' In: POLITICS OF IMF LENDING. BASINGSTOKE : PALGRAVE.
	2013	Breen, M (2013) 'IMF Conditionality and the Asian Crisis' In: POLITICS OF IMF LENDING. BASINGSTOKE : PALGRAVE.
	2013	Breen, M (2013) 'IMF Lending and the Crisis in Europe' In: POLITICS OF IMF LENDING. BASINGSTOKE : PALGRAVE.
	2013	Breen, M (2013) 'The Impact of the Shareholders on IMF Programs' In: POLITICS OF IMF LENDING. BASINGSTOKE : PALGRAVE.
	2013	Breen, M (2013) 'Who Controls the IMF?' In: POLITICS OF IMF LENDING. BASINGSTOKE : PALGRAVE.

Other Journal

	Year	Publication
	2021	Matteo Bottero and Michael Breen (2021) 'Future Prospects for EU Economic Policy: From the EU Responses to Brexit and COVID-19 to the New EU Fiscal Policy' .
	2019	Gary Murphy, Robert Gillanders, Michael Breen (2019) 'A question of political will: Corruption and Public Administration in Ireland' 38 (1) . [Link]
	2013	Iain McMenamin, Michael Breen and Juan Munoz-Portillo (2013) 'Elections and Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies' Paper No. 2013/1 .
	2010	Breen, Michael (2010) 'Domestic Interests, International Bargaining, and IMF Lending' Paper No. 2010-7 .

Conference Publication

	Year	Publication
	2013	Iain McMenamin, Michael Breen and Juan Munoz-Portillo (2013) Proceedings of British International Studies Association IPEG Group Annual Conference *Political Events and Sovereign Debt* [Link]

Conference Contribution

	Year	Publication
	2016	Michael Breen (2016) International Studies Associations Annual Convention The Political Economy of Institutional Innovation in Transnational Tax Governance Atlanta, USA, 16/03/2016-19/03/2016.
	2015	Michael Breen (2015) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference Specialist Group: International Politics and Area Studies Cork, Ireland, 16/10/2015-18/10/2015.
	2014	Michael Breen (2014) 4th Annual General Conference Of The European Political Science Association The Politics of Economic Crises 1: Political Consequences Edinburgh, Scotland, .
	2018	Michael Breen (2018) International Studies Association Annual Convention Decoding the language of IMF surveillance San Francisco, USA, .
	2018	Michael Breen and Matthias Kranke (2018) International Studies Association Annual Convention Where International Organizations, Transnational Professionals and States Meet: Evidence from Financial Sector Surveillance San Francisco, USA, .
	2017	Michael Breen (2017) The Law & Politics of Brexit Discussant on Panel 3: Brexit and Constitutional Change in European Perspective Dublin City University, Ireland, .
	2015	Michael Breen, Iain McMenamin, Michael Courtney, and Gemma McNulty (2015) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference Daily Judgement: Political News and Financial Markets Cork, Ireland, 16/10/2015-19/10/2015.
	2014	Michael Breen (2014) IMF Research Network Workshop IMF Surveillance and Sovereign Risk Warwick, UK, 01/11/2014-01/11/2014.
	2014	Iain McMenamin, Michael Breen, and Juan Munoz-Portillo (2014) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference Elections and Sovereign Debt: The European Crisis in a Wider Context Galway, Ireland, 01/10/2014-01/10/2014.
	2013	Michael Breen and Robert Gillanders (2013) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference Effective Institutions? Attitudes toward IMF and World Bank in Sub-Saharan Africa Dublin, Ireland, 18/10/2013-20/10/2013.
	2013	Iain McMenamin, Michael Breen and Juan Munoz-Portillo (2013) European Democratic Observatory, European University Institute Elections and Sovereign Debt: The European Crisis in a Wider Context Florence, Italy, 01/11/2013-01/11/2013.
	2011	Breen, Michael and McMenamin, Iain (2011) The Political Economy of International Economic Crises Political Institutions, Credible Commitment, and Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies London School of Economics, Department of International Relations, 18/11/2011-20/11/2011.
	2011	Breen, Michael and Gillanders, Robert (2011) Centre for the Study of African Economies Annual Conference Corruption, Institutions and Regulation Oxford University, Department of Economics, 18/03/2011-20/03/2011.
	2017	Michael Breen (2017) Retreat from Globalisation? Brexit, Trump and the New Populism Retreat from Globalisation? Brexit, Trump and the New Populism Royal Irish Academy, .
	2015	Michael Breen (2015) POLSENT: Media and Politics Workshop Daily Judgement: Political News and Financial Markets Dublin City University, 08/07/2015-08/07/2015.
	2015	Iain McMenamin, Michael Breen, Juan Munoz-Portillo (2015) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference Elections and Markets during the Euro Crisis Cork, Ireland, 16/10/2015-18/10/2015.
	2017	Michael Breen, Iain McMenamin, Michael Courtney, Gemma Mcnulty (2017) Council of European Studies Annual Conference Daily Judgement: Political News and Financial Markets Glasgow, Scotland, .
	2017	Michael Breen (2017) 7th Annual General Conference Of European Political Science Association Annual Conference Decoding the language of IMF surveillance Milan, Italy, .
	2017	Michael Breen (2017) International Studies Associations Annual Convention Regime Complexity in International Economic Surveillance Baltimore, USA, .
	2016	Michael Breen (2016) International Studies Associations Annual Convention The Catalytic Effect of IMF Crisis Lending: Evidence from Sectoral Data Atlanta, USA, 16/03/2016-19/03/2016.
	2015	Michael Breen, Iain McMenamin, Michael Courtney, and Gemma McNulty (2015) Council for European Studies Annual Conference Daily Judgement: Political News and Financial Markets France, 15/07/2015-15/07/2015.
	2015	Michael Breen, Iain McMenamin, Michael Courtney, and Gemma McNulty (2015) American Political Science Association Annual Conference Daily Judgement: Political News and Financial Markets San Francisco, USA, 02/09/2015-07/09/2015.
	2015	Michael Breen, Iain McMenamin, Michael Courtney, and Gemma McNulty (2015) 5th Annual General Conference Of European Political Science Association Annual Conference Daily Judgement: Political News and Financial Markets Austria, 20/06/2015-20/06/2015.
	2015	Michael Breen, Iain McMenamin, Michael Courtney, and Gemma McNulty (2015) Investigating the link between citizens and elites through online platforms: A workshop on online politics Daily Judgement: Political News and Financial Markets University College Dublin, 13/11/2015-13/11/2015.
	2014	Michael Breen (2014) British International Studies Association IMF Surveillance and Sovereign Risk Dublin, Ireland, 15/06/2014-15/06/2014.
	2014	Michael Breen (2014) 4th Annual General Conference Of The European Political Science Association IMF Surveillance and Sovereign Risk Edinburgh Scotland, 01/06/2014-01/06/2014.
	2014	Michael Breen and Robert Gillanders (2014) Finnish Economic Association Annual Meeting Political Trust, Corruption and Ratings of the IMF and the World Finland, 01/02/2014-01/02/2014.
	2013	Iain McMenamin, Michael Breen and Juan Munoz-Portillo (2013) American Political Science Association's Annual Convention Elections and Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies Chicago, USA, 28/08/2013-03/09/2013.
	2013	Iain McMenamin, Michael Breen and Juan Munoz-Portilo (2013) The Politics of Sovereign Debt Elections and Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies The Helix, Dublin City University, Ireland, 12/06/2013-13/06/2013.
	2013	Iain McMenamin, Michael Breen, and Juan Munoz-Portillo (2013) British International Studies Association IPEG Group Democracy, Ideology, and the Markets Limerick, Ireland, 01/09/2013-01/09/2013.
	2013	Iain McMenamin, Michael Breen and Juan Munoz-Portillo (2013) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference Elections and Sovereign Debt: The European Crisis in a Wider Context Dublin, Ireland, 18/10/2013-20/10/2013.
	2012	Breen, Michael and McMenamin, Iain (2012) American Political Science Association's Annual Conference Debt, Default, and Democracy New Orleans, USA (Cancelled), 29/08/2012-03/09/2012.
	2012	Breen, Michael (2012) International Studies Associations Annual Convention IMF Conditionality and the Economic Exposure of its Shareholders San Diego, USA, 31/03/2012-05/04/2012.
	2011	Breen, Michael (2011) International Studies Associations Annual Convention Domestic Interests, International Bargaining, and IMF Lending Montreal, Canada, 16/03/2011-19/03/2011.
	2011	Breen, Michael and Doyle, David (2011) Midwest Political Science Associations Annual Conference IMF Lending and Privatization in the Developing World Chicago, 28/03/2011-03/04/2011.
	2011	Breen, Michael and McMenamin, Iain (2011) European Consortium for Political Research Joint Sessions Political Institutions, Credible Commitment and Sovereign Debt Switzerland, 15/04/2011-19/04/2011.
	2011	Breen, Michael and McMenamin, Iain (2011) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference Political Institutions, Credible Commitment and Sovereign Debt University College Dublin and Royal Irish Academy, 21/10/2011-23/10/2011.
	2011	Breen, Michael (2011) European Political Science Associations 1st Annual Conference Domestic Interests, International Bargaining, and IMF Lending Dublin, 16/06/2011-18/06/2011.

Book Review

	Year	Publication
	2009	Michael Breen (2009) International Institutions and National Policies by Xinyuan Dai. BREV
	2008	Michael Breen (2008) The International Monetary Fund, Conditionality, and Supplementary Financiers (Standford University Press: Standford) by Erica R. Gould. BREV

Honors and Awards

Date	Title	Awarding Body
01/01/2018	Visiting Fellowship	European University Institute
01/06/2014	Government of Ireland Research Project Grant	Irish Research Council
01/10/2011	Basil Chubb Prize	Political Studies Association of Ireland
01/05/2010	President's Award for Excellence in Teaching (New Lecturers)	Dublin City University
01/09/2006	Ad Astra Research Scholarship	University College Dublin
01/01/2007	John F. Kennedy Fund Scholarship	John F. Kennedy Fund

Professional Associations

Association	Function	From / To
Royal Irish Academy	Member of International Affairs Standing Committee	29/11/2016 - 01/09/2018
Irish Studies in International Affairs	Editorial Board	29/11/2016 - 01/09/2018
Political Studies Association of Ireland	Secretary; Executive Committee Member; Member	08/03/2016 -
Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick	External Associate	25/10/2015 -
European Political Science Association	Member	08/03/2016 -
International Studies Association	Member	01/01/2010 -
American Political Science Association	Member	01/09/2006 -

Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	School Research Committee		01/10/2018 - 30/09/2019
	School Teaching and Learning Committee		01/09/2012 - 01/09/2017
	University Research Ethics Committee		30/04/2021 - 30/04/2024
	Faculty Research Committee		01/09/2021 - 01/09/2022

Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	Dublin City University	Associate Professor	01/09/2009 -

Education

Institution	Qualification	Subject
University College Dublin	Ph.D.	Politics and International Relations
University College Dublin	M.A.	Politics
University College Dublin	B.A.	History and Politics

Reviews

	Journal	Role
	American Political Science Review	Reviewer
	World Politics	Reviewer
	International Studies Quarterly	Reviewer
	European Journal of International Relations	Reviewer
	European Union Politics	Reviewer
	Journal of Politics	Reviewer
	British Journal of Political Science	Reviewer
	European Journal of Political Research	Reviewer
	Comparative Political Studies	Reviewer
	Journal of Common Market Studies	Reviewer
	Review of International Political Economy	Reviewer
	New Political Economy	Reviewer
	International Interactions	Reviewer
	International Political Science Review	Reviewer
	Governance	Reviewer
	Journal of Development Studies	Reviewer
	Climate Policy	Reviewer
	SAGE Open	Editor
	WEST EUROPEAN POLITICS	Reviewer
	International Review of Administrative Sciences	Reviewer
	Journal of International Development	Reviewer
	Journal of Information Technology and Politics	Reviewer
	Comparative European Politics	Reviewer
	Crime, Law and Social Change	Reviewer
	Public Budgeting and Finance	Reviewer
	Global Policy	Reviewer
	Open Economies Review	Reviewer
	SAGE Open	Reviewer
	Economics Bulletin	Reviewer
	ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL REVIEW	Reviewer
	Cambridge University Press	Reviewer
	SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS	Reviewer
	Routledge	Reviewer
	Communication Research	Reviewer
	Irish Political Studies	Reviewer
	Journal of Economic Studies	Reviewer
	Economics of Governance	Reviewer

Research Interests

International Relations; International Political Economy; International Organisations; Corruption Studies

I am currently engaged in developing two distinct research strands. The first strand investigates the impact of international organizations on global financial stability. To advance this area, I have published several significant studies on the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) role in the global economy. Currently, I am researching the governance of its early warning system for detecting financial crises. In addition, I am exploring international economic policy coordination within the Group of Seven (G7). Lastly, I am examining the representation of international organizations in public life, encompassing media and public opinion. The second strand of my research delves into the political economy of corruption. In order to advance this area, I co-founded and currently co-direct the Anti-Corruption Research Centre (ARC) at DCU, alongside Dr Robert Gillanders of DCU's Business School. ARC's mission encompasses advancing knowledge on the causes and consequences of corruption, as well as supporting the development of innovative anti-corruption policies and initiatives. Within the framework of ARC's work and my own personal research, I have published many studies on corruption in public life. These projects have focused on topics such as water governance, natural disasters, regulation, gender, economic reform, and press freedom. Furthermore, I serve as an advisor to the European Commission on corruption-related developments in Ireland.

Teaching Interests

International Relations; International Organisations; International Political Economy