Michael Breen

Co-director @DCU_ARC and Associate Professor at DCU. Interests include anti-corruption and international political economy.

[Michael Breen @mbreen3]

I am pleased to share my latest paper with @robgillanders, just published in @gov_journal. It's called "Money down the drain: Corruption and water service quality in Africa" https://t.co/tgbZ2nH4C7 @LawGovDCU @HumanitiesDCU @dcu @DCU_ARC

[Michael Breen @mbreen3]

I am grateful to CENWOR for hosting me on my research visit. Impressive work on advancing gender equality in Sri Lanka. Find out more here: https://t.co/5c5wtW5JAk.

[Michael Breen @mbreen3]

I had the pleasure of reviewing an excellent new book:
Richard Clark, Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance (Cambridge University Press, 2025).
You can access the full text via this link (paywall-free): https://t.co/DLVsX79xiM

[Dublin European Law Institute (DELI) @DELI_DCU]

🚨 Fully Funded PhD Scholarships at @DCU!

Anti-Money Laundering in the EU – #AML reforms, enforcement & governance. More: https://t.co/l0oCHzvUMo

#AI Regulation & #EU #Defence – digital sovereignty & security. More: https://t.co/31gus2myqB

€25K/year | Apply by 3 April

[Michael Breen @mbreen3]

Please share: We are recruiting two postdoctoral researchers in the social sciences for an EPA-funded project, co-supervised by myself and @Danny_A_Marks from @LawGovDCU . Deadline Jan. 13th. Any questions, [email protected]. Thanks! Job ad: https://t.co/C8YIW96svx

[Ireland at UN @IrishMissionUN]

Today 🇮🇪 co-sponsored a #CSW68 side event with @OSCE and @ItalyUN_NY on the linkages between gender, corruption and access to natural resources 🌍

🇮🇪 is committed to ensuring fair, equal and gender-responsive management of natural resources across the world.

[Michael Breen @mbreen3]

Our event at the UN on gender, corruption, and natural resources, part of #CSW68, is about to kick off at 10AM GMT-5. You can follow it live on UN Web TV. For more details and to watch live, visit: [https://t.co/0lHk6Ik9TT] #dcu #osce

[Michael Breen @mbreen3]

Delighted to be speaking next week at CSW68 in NYC. This is the UN's top event on gender equality and women's empowerment. My topic: gender and corruption. Thanks to the #OSCE for supporting my participation. Details: https://t.co/ilmIgGXFPs #CSW68 #GenderEquality #DCU

[Alessio Cornia @AlessioCornia]

PhD opportunity at DCU: Interested in doing research on AI, media capture, and corruption? Get in touch with me and my colleague @mbreen3 The call is available here: https://t.co/BRL3E90VUy Apply by 24 April. @DCU_SoC @LawGovDCU @HumanitiesDCU @DCU_ARC

[Michael Breen @mbreen3]

Attention all aspiring researchers! DCU is offering a fully funded PhD scholarship on the timely and critical topic of corruption, AI and society. Please share details: https://t.co/E66xsge8k4. @LawGovDCU @DCU_SoC @HumanitiesDCU @DCU_ARC. Thanks!

[Review of International Political Economy @RIPEJournal]

OUT NOW: Vol 30 No 1!
Where @mbreen3 and @ElliottDoak analyse the political and economic effects of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) monitoring activities.

https://t.co/TST5AJCZtz

[DCU ARC @DCU_ARC]

This morning we launch our report "#Corruption in Ireland: Attitudes, Beliefs, and Challenges." You can find the report at the link below. Thanks to @REDCResearch for carrying out the survey and to @DaireKeogh and James Hamilton for speaking at the launch
https://t.co/MURhRNGyO1

[Kevin Rafter @kevinrafter]

Paperback edition of ‘Resilient Reporting’ just published by @ManchesterUP Out for Christmas but, in all honestly, it’s hardly a stocking filler! @AnMailleach @imcmenamin @DrMCourtney @mbreen3

[Dublin City University @DCU]

DCU's Anti-Corruption Research Centre @DCU_ARC will launch the Corruption in Ireland Report on Fri, 9th December at 11am. James Hamilton, Chair of the Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption & former DPP, will speak at the event. Register:https://t.co/OhswAyRtAT

[Michael Breen @mbreen3]

@tcd_sofia @LawGovDCU @TrinityCSC @tcddublin Thanks very much, it was a pleasure!

[DCU ARC @DCU_ARC]

On Dec 9 @ 11:00 @DaireKeogh President of @DCU & James Hamilton Chair of the Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption & former DPP will speak at the Zoom launch of "#Corruption in Ireland: Attitudes, Beliefs and Challenges." Register⬇️
https://t.co/H2htgc5GX4

[DCU ARC @DCU_ARC]

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Doris Aja @DAja_Eke to ARC! Dr. Aja joins the team working on the project "Corruption, Gender, and Sustainable Development" (COGS) funded by @IrishResearch under the COALESCE scheme.

Welcome, Doris!

@DCU @BusinessDCU @LawGovDCU

[Iain McMenamin @imcmenamin]

Media framing of elections reflects political institutions @DrMCourtney, @mbreen3, Gemma McNulty & I argue with 0.9 billion words of data from the #UK and #Germany in a piece just published #openaccess in Journalism.

https://t.co/IsWPxOHtVB

[DCU ARC @DCU_ARC]

Today is international #anticorruption day. #Corruption ruins lives and societies. We all must stand #UnitedAgainstCorruption and say #NoToCorruption. @DCU ARC is committed to advancing our understanding of corruption and developing effective anticorruption policies. #IACD2021

[DCU ARC @DCU_ARC]

ARC members @yvonnedaly and @drvconway have a new article out on the practical arrangement of police station legal assistance. Among many other contributions it considers the possibility of corruption in our criminal justice system. Read it open access: https://t.co/3id2gbLzZe