Michael Breen

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" doi.org/10.1111/gove.1… @LawGovDCU @HumanitiesDCU @dcu @DCU_ARC

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: cenwor.lk.

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): rdcu.be/en4TR

🚨 Fully Funded PhD Scholarships at @DCU! Anti-Money Laundering in the EU – #AML reforms, enforcement & governance. More: bit.ly/4jfW1vt #AI Regulation & #EU #Defence – digital sovereignty & security. More: bit.ly/4kPSk17 €25K/year | Apply by 3 April

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, michael.breen@dcu.ie. Thanks! Job ad: universityvacancies.com/dublin-city-un…

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.

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: [buff.ly/4c6qPvx] #dcu #osce

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: osce.org/secretariat/56… #CSW68 #GenderEquality #DCU

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: dcu.ie/sites/default/… Apply by 24 April. @DCU_SoC @LawGovDCU @HumanitiesDCU @DCU_ARC

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: dcu.ie/sites/default/…. @LawGovDCU @DCU_SoC @HumanitiesDCU @DCU_ARC. Thanks!

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. doi.org/10.1080/096922…

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 dropbox.com/s/bqbvkfpy63yg…

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

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:launch.dcu.ie/3OC7DdZ

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

Great event this evening with Dr. Michael Breen, @mbreen3 of DCU @LawGovDCU, focusing on the recent G20 🌍 Dr. Breen provided us with a brilliant analysis of geopolitical trends, and fielded all of our questions. A big thanks to Michael, and all of our members who turned out!

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⬇️ dcu-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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

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. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

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

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: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…