Academic biography

Dr Michael Breen is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University. 

His research is in international political economy, focusing on international financial institutions and global economic governance. He is also an expert on corruption, with a substantial body of research examining its harmful effects on societies and economies. He is the author of two books and more than 30 journal articles and chapters, with publications in International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Common Market Studies, European Union Politics, and the European Journal of International Relations. He is Co-Director of DCU’s Anti-Corruption Research Centre (ARC) and serves as an expert adviser (LRCC) on corruption to the European Commission. He is also a member of Ireland’s Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption (2025–2028). His research and policy work on corruption have been presented at major international forums, including the United Nations in New York and the European Commission in Brussels. A Senior Fellow of Advance HE, he has supervised many PhD students and postdoctoral fellows to completion. He is currently Principal Investigator on a project funded by the Environmental Protection Agency of Ireland (2025–2027) and has led research projects supported by the Irish Research Council and Enterprise Ireland.