Markus Gastinger

Markus Gastinger is a Lise Meitner Fellow and Postdoc at the Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies (SCEUS) and the Chair of International Politics at the University of Salzburg. He also heads the European Integration cluster at the PLUS School of Education. His academic journey includes a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence (2010-2014) and a Master's in European Union Studies at SCEUS.

His research focuses on International Organizations and the EU, with particular expertise in Joint Bodies within international agreements and EU external action based on rational action models. He developed the EU Exit Index to measure member states' propensity to leave the EU and published the 2023 book EU Trade Agreements and European Integration: Commission Autonomy or Council Control? with Routledge.

Gastinger's scholarly work has appeared in leading journals including The Review of International Organizations, Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of Common Market Studies, European Union Politics, and European Political Science. Since 2022, he has served on the Steering Committee of the Standing Group on International Relations of the European Consortium for Political Research.

• Lise Meitner Fellow (Austrian Science Fund)
• Former Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow
• European Charlemagne Youth Prize recipient (2011)

As an educator, Gastinger chairs the Working Group on European Integration at the PLUS School of Education, promoting EU understanding in Salzburg's public schools. His practical experience includes traineeships at the European Commission in Brussels, the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin, and the European Affairs Office of the Land Salzburg. He is also an active member of Scientists for Future Salzburg and advocates for European exchange programs including Erasmus and the European Solidarity Corps.