Frédéric Mérand (PhD, Berkeley) is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Université de Montréal. From 2013 to 2022 he acted as Scientific Director of CÉRIUM, the Centre for International Studies at Université de Montréal. A fellow of the College of New Scholars of the Royal Society of Canada and former visiting professor at McGill University, the University of Toronto, LUISS, and Sciences Po Paris, he specializes in the sociology of international relations, global security and European political economy. His work has been published in the Journal of Common Market Studies, the Journal of European Public Policy, International Studies Quarterly, Security Studies, Comparative European Politics, Cooperation and Conflict, and the Canadian Journal of Political Science. He has recently published Coping with Geopolitical Decline (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2020) and The Political Commissioner: A European Ethnography (Oxford University Press, 2021).

-depuis/since 2010

Livres/Books

1. Mérand, Frédéric, Jennifer Welsh. 2023. Le monde d'après. L'impact de la Covid-19 sur les relations internationales. Montréal : Presses de l’Université de Montréal.
2. Mérand, Frédéric. 2021. The Political Commissioner: A European Ethnography. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3. Bencherif, Adib, Frédéric Mérand (dir.). 2021. L’analyse du risque politique. Concevoir les futurs. Montréal : Presses de l’Université de Montréal.
4. Dembinska, Magdalena, Frédéric Mérand (dir.). 2021. Cooperation and Conflict between Europe and Russia. London: Routledge.
5. Mérand, Frédéric. 2020. Un sociologue à la Commission européenne. Paris : Presses de Sciences Po.
6. Mérand, Frédéric (ed.). 2020. Coping with Geopolitical Decline. European Lessons for America. Montréal-Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press.
7. Duina, Francesco, Frédéric Mérand. 2020. “Europe’s Malaise: The Long View”, Research in Political Sociology, vol. 27.
8. Costa, Olivier, Frédéric Mérand (dir.). 2017. Études européennes. Bruxelles: Bruylant.
9. Mérand, Frédéric, Julien Weisbein. 2011. Introduction à l’Union européenne. Institutions, politiques et sociétés. Bruxelles : De Boeck.
10. Mérand, Frédéric, Martial Foucault, Bastien Irondelle (eds.). 2011. European Security Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Chapitres de livres/Book chapters

1. Hofmann, Stephanie, Frédéric Mérand. 2023. "Le crépuscule américain?" in Pierre Grosser. Histoire mondiale des relations internationales de 1900 à nos jours. Paris, Robert Laffont.
2. Mérand, Frédéric. 2021. “The European Commission: The Cabinets and the Services”, in Dermot Hodson, Uwe Puetter, Sabine Saurugger, and John Peterson. The Institutions of the European Union. 5th edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press.
3. Mérand, Frédéric, Vincent Pouliot. 2021. « International Institutions and Peaceful Change », in T.V. Paul, Deborah Welch Larson, Harold A. Trinkunas, Anders Wivel, and Ralf Emmers (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Peaceful Change in International Relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
4. Hoeffler, Catherine, Jean Joana, Frédéric Mérand. 2021. « La guerre austère : la politique de défense dans la crise ». In Patrick Hassenteufel, Sabine Saurugger (dir.), Les politiques publiques dans la crise. Paris : Presses de Sciences Po, pp. 201-234.
5. Hall, John, Frédéric Mérand. 2019. « Variable Geometry: Power and Institutions in the European Union». In Andreas Wivel, T.V. Paul (eds.). International Institutions and Power Politics. Georgetown : Georgetown University Press, pp.167-184.
6. Mérand, Frédéric. 2018. « Qu’est-ce qui rend les choses politiques? » La politique en questions 2, Montréal, Presses de l’Université de Montréal.
7. Berdah, Capucine, Frédéric Mérand. 2018. « Le développement des études européennes à Montréal », in Fabrice Larat, Michel Mangenot, Sylvain Schirmann (dir.), Les études européennes: genèse et institutionnalisation, Paris, L’Harmattan.
8. Irondelle, Bastien, Jean Joana, Frédéric Mérand. 2016. “Defense and Security Policy: Beyond French Exceptionalism”, in Robert Elgie, Emiliano Grossman, Amy Mazur (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of French Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Pp. 636-653.
9. Weston, Alison, Frédéric Mérand. 2015. « The EEAS and Crisis Management : The Organizational Challenges of a Comprehensive Approach », in David Spence, Jozef Batora (eds.). The European External Action Service : European Diplomacy Post-Westphalia. Houndmills: Palgrave.
10. Mérand, Frédéric. 2015. “Bourdieu: le champ, vecteur de la mondialisation”, in Guillaume Devin, Dix concepts sociologiques en relations internationales, Paris, CNRS Editions.
11. Bujun, Devi Poornema, Martial Foucault, Frédéric Mérand. 2014. “Regional Security Governance and Collective Action.” in James Sperling. Handbook of Governance and Security. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
12. Mérand, Frédéric, Kathleen Angers. 2013. “Military Integration in Europe,” in Philipp Genschel, Markus Jachtenfuchs. The European Integration of Core State Powers. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
13. Mérand, Frédéric, Patrick Barrette. 2013. “Military Power in Europe,” in Niilo Kauppi, Mikael Rask Madsen (eds.), Transnational Power Elites: The New Professionals of Governance, Law and Security. London: Routledge.
14. Mérand, Frédéric. 2012. “Europäisierung als Formierung europäischer Felder,” in Stefan Bernhard, Christian Schmidt-Wellenburg. Feldanalyse als Forschungsprogramm. Heidelberg : Springer/VS Verlag.
15. Mérand, Frédéric, Amélie Forget, 2012. “Strategizing about Strategy,” in Rebecca Adler-Nissen. Pierre Bourdieu and International Relations. London: Routledge.
16. Hofmann, Stephanie, Frédéric Mérand. 2012. “Regional Integration: The Effects of Institutional Elasticity”, in T.V. Paul. International Relations Theory and Regional Transformation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
17. Mérand, Frédéric. 2012. “Bricolage: A Sociological Approach to the Making of CSDP”, in Xymena Kurowska, Fabian Breuer. Explaining the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: Theory in Action. Houndmills: Palgrave-Macmillan.
18. Mérand, Frédéric, Patrick Barrette, Olivia-Larisa Chicos. 2012. “Du champ de Mars au Rond-Point Schuman: genèse et structure de l’Europe militaire,” in Didier Georgakakis. Le champ de l’Eurocratie: une sociologie politique du personnel de l’UE. Paris: Economica.

Articles

1. Hoeffler, Catherine, Frédéric Merand. 2023. "Digital sovereignty, economic ideas, and the struggle over the digital markets act: a political-cultural approach", Journal of European Public Policy
2. Frédéric Mérand. 2023. "The Commissioner vs the states: responsiveness and responsibility in European tax governance". Journal of European Public Policy.
3. Hurrelmann A, Mérand F, White SE. 2021. "Eurosphere or Anglosphere? Canadian Public Opinion on Brexit and the Future of Transatlantic Relations". Canadian Journal of Political Science. 54(3):571-592. 
4. Mérand, Frédéric. 2021. "Political Work in the Stability and Growth Pact", Journal of European Public Policy.
5. Duina, Francesco, Frédéric Mérand. 2020. “Europe’s Malaise: Insights from Comparative and Historical Social Science”, Research in Political Sociology, vol. 27: 1-16.
6. Mérand, Frédéric, Magdalena Dembinska, Dominika Kunertova. 2020. “Theorizing Cooperation and Conflict in EU-Russia Relations”, East European Politics, 36(4): 465-76.
7. Dembinska, Magdalena, Frédéric Mérand, Anastasiya Shtaltovna. 2020. “Conflict and cooperation between Europe and Russia: the autonomy of the local”, East European Politics, 36(4): 477-498.
8. Hofmann, Stephanie, Frédéric Mérand. 2020. “In Search of Lost Time: Memory-Framing, Bilateral identity-Making, and European Security.” Journal of Common Market Studies, 58(1): 155-171.
9. Beaudonnet, Laurie, Frédéric Mérand. 2019. « Qu’est-ce que l’Europe politique? Un agenda de recherche sur la politisation », Politique européenne, 64 : 6-30.
10. Dembinska, Magdalena, Frédéric Mérand. 2018. “The role of international brokers in frozen conflicts: the case of Transnistria.” Asia-Europe Journal, 17(3): 15-30.
11. Pouponneau, Florent, Frédéric Mérand. 2017. “Diplomatic Practices, Domestic Fields, and the International System: Explaining France’s Shift on Nuclear Non-Proliferation.” International Studies Quarterly. 61(1): 123-35.
12. Mérand, Frédéric, Antoine Rayroux. 2016. "The Practice of Burden Sharing in European Crisis Management Operations." European Security 25(4): 442-460.
13. Jacquot, Sophie, Frédéric Mérand, Olivier Rozenberg. 2016. « Si les numéros de Politique européenne pouvaient parler… ». Politique européenne. 50 : 38-54.
14. Hoeffler, Catherine, Frédéric Mérand. 2015. “Buying a Fighter Jet: European Lessons for Canada.” Canadian Foreign Policy. 22(3) : 262-75.
15. Mérand, Frédéric, Martial Foucault. 2015. “Towards a Better Operationalization of Strategic Culture: A Rejoinder to Endres, Madder and Schoen.” European Journal of Political Research. 54(4):860-65.
16. Hoeffler, Catherine, Frédéric Mérand. 2015. “Avions de chasse: pourquoi n’y a-t-il pas d’européanisation?” Politique européenne. 48 : 10-38
17. Irondelle, Bastien, Frédéric Mérand, Martial Foucault. 2015. “Public Opinion and European Defence: Does Strategic Culture Matter?” European Journal of Political Research. 54(2): 363-83.
18. Joana, Jean, Frédéric Mérand. 2014. “The Varieties of Liberal Militarism: A Typology”. French Politics. 12(2) : 177–191
19. Jegen, Maya, Frédéric Mérand. 2014. «Constructing Ambiguity: Comparing the EU's Energy and Defence Policies». West European Politics. 37(1): 182-203.
20. Joana, Jean, Frédéric Mérand. 2013. «Politique de défense et variétés du militarisme libéral». Gouvernement et action publique. 2(4): 549-66. 
21. Foucault, Martial, Frédéric Mérand. 2012. « The Challenge of Burden Sharing », International Journal, LXVIII(2) : 423-429.
22. Mérand, Frédéric, Antoine Vandemoortele. 2011. « Europe in Canada’s Strategic Culture, 1949-2009 ». International Journal. 66(2): 241-259.
23. Haglund, David G. et Frédéric Mérand. 2011. « Transatlantic Relations in the New Strategic Landscape. ». International Journal. 66(1):23-38.
24. Mérand, Frédéric, Stephanie Hofmann, Bastien Irondelle. 2011. « Governance and State Power : A Network Analysis of European Security». Journal of Common Market Studies. 49(1):121-47.
25. Mérand, Frédéric, Stephanie Hofmann, Bastien Irondelle. 2010. « Transgovernmental Networks in European Security and Defence Policy ». European Integration online Papers. 14(1).
26. Mérand, Frédéric. 2010. « Pierre Bourdieu and the Birth of European Defense». Security Studies. 19(2): 342-74.
27. Mérand, Frédéric, Mathias Bonneu, Samuel Faure. 2010. « What Do ESDP Actors Want? An Exploratory Analysis ». European Security. 19(3):327-44.
28. Saurugger, Sabine, Frédéric Mérand. 2010. « Does European Integration Theory Need Sociology? » Comparative European Politics. 8(1):1-19.
29. Jenson, Jane, Frédéric Mérand. 2010. « Sociology, Institutionalism, and the European Union ». Comparative European Politics. 8(1):74-92.