Marcelo de Almeida Medeiros

Marcelo de Almeida Medeiros received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Grenoble (1997) and his Habilitation Thesis (HDR) from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris - Sciences Po (2010). He is Professor of Comparative International Politics at the Federal University of Pernambuco - UFPE (Recife-Brazil) and PQ-1C Research Fellow of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – CNPq (Brasilia – Brazil). He was Rio Branco Chair in International Relations – Latin American Centre - University of Oxford (2015) and Simon Bolivar Chair in Political Science - Institut des Hautes Études de l'Amérique Latine - Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (2009). He was also Director of International Relations of the Brazilian Political Science Association – ABCP and Board member of the International Political Science Association - IPSA (2008-2012). Professor Medeiros’ research interests cover International Politics and Comparative Government, especially the following topics: Mercosur, Brazilian Foreign Policy, European Union, French Foreign Policy, Institutions, Governance and Democracy. His current work focuses on Regional (Dis) Integration and Nationalist Logics in Comparative Perspective.