Patrick A. Mello

Dr. Patrick Mello is Assistant Professor of International Security in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research examines foreign policy, military interventions, and democratic governance using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). He holds a habilitation from Technical University Munich and a PhD from Humboldt University Berlin.

Education:

• Habilitation, Technical University Munich (2020)
• PhD, Humboldt University Berlin (2012)
• MA Contemporary European Studies, University of Bath
• BA English Studies/Law, Universität Bayreuth

Research Interests: Configurational analysis of security policies, parliamentary war powers, and methodological innovations in foreign policy research. Current projects include European responses to geopolitical crises and UN sanction impacts.

Awards:

• Teaching Excellence Award (2018, 2021)
• Best Dissertation Award, German Political Science Association (2015)
• Bernard Brodie Prize Nominee (2023)

Leadership: Editorial board member for International Studies Quarterly and Foreign Policy Analysis; elected to German Political Science Association Ethics Committee.

Teaching: Courses on Qualitative Methods, International Security, and War Theory.