Biography

Robin Markwica is a Research Associate in the Office of the EUI’s Dean of Research, a Programme Associate in the Global Governance Programme at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, and a Research Fellow in the Centre for International Security at the Hertie School of Governance.

Robin obtained an M.Phil. in Modern History from the University of Cambridge (Corpus Christi College) and a D.Phil. in International Relations from the University of Oxford (Nuffield College). He held a research fellowship in the Department of Government at Harvard University and was a Research Associate in the Centre for International Studies at the University of Oxford.

His book Emotional Choices: How the Logic of Affect Shapes Coercive Diplomacy (Oxford University Press) develops “emotional choice theory” as a third action model besides rational choice theory and constructivist perspectives.

Awards:
- International Security Best Book Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
- Christiane Rajewsky Prize, German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies
- Rupert Riedl Prize, Club of Vienna
- Diligentia Prize for Empirical Research, Diligentia Foundation for Empirical Research
- First Prize, Dialogue Forum Security Policy
- Honourable Mention, Best Book Award, Diplomatic Studies Section, International Studies Association (ISA)
- Best Book Award, Emotions in Politics and International Relations Working Group, British International Studies Association (BISA)

Research projects, clusters and working groups

• Crisis of Expert Knowledge and Authority

Fields of expertise