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Michael Merlingen’s main research interests currently lie in using decolonial thought and historical-materialist theories to offer alternative insights into EU foreign and security relations, practices and policies. Michael has previously published extensively on Foucault, and remains interested in (post-)Foucauldian thinking in IR. He teaches an advanced intro course on IR theory and courses on EU foreign and security policy and on social inequalities in international politics (race, gender, class, sex).
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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EU Foreign Policy Ideas as International Relations of Domination: A Neo-Gramscian Perspective
Merlingen, M., Dec 2025, Knowledge and Expertise in International Politics: a Handbook. Bliesemann de Guevara, B., Kaczmarska, K., Kurowska, X., Poopuu, B. & Warnecke, A. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 753-768 16 p.Research output: Contribution to Book/Report types › Chapter › peer-review
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Coloniality and the Global North war against disinformation: the case of the European Union
Merlingen, M., 25 Dec 2022, In: Third World Quarterly. 44, 4, p. 744-761 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Poulantzasian Perspective On EU Foreign Policy
Merlingen, M., 2021, The Routledge Handbook of Critical European Studies. Bigo, D., Diez, T., Fanoulis, E., Rosamond, B. & Stivachtis, Y. A. (eds.). London: Taylor and Francis, p. 464-476 12 p.Research output: Contribution to Book/Report types › Chapter › peer-review
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From Financial Crisis to a Crisis of Interpellation: Unpacking Ideology Production in the European Union and Clarifying How Its Failures Affect Foreign Affairs
Merlingen, M., 2018, In: International Critical Thought. 8, 4, p. 553-573 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A toolkit for evaluating the design and implementation of European Union security and defence policy mandates
Merlingen, M., 2013, In: Review of European Studies. 5, 3, p. 41-56 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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