Martijn Vlaskamp
Assistant Professor Ramón y Cajal
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Biography
Martijn Vlaskamp is Ramón y Cajal Assistant Professor at IBEI. Prior to this, he was a Juan de la Cierva Incorporación Fellow (2021-2024), a Beatriu de Pinós Fellow (both at IBEI) (2018-2021), and a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow at Yale University and IBEI (2015-2018).
Martijn completed his PhD in International Relations and European Integration at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2014). As part of his PhD research, he was a visiting fellow at the University of Cambridge and the Belgian Royal Institute for International Relations (EGMONT).
His research interests include natural resource governance, political violence, and EU Foreign Policy. In his work, he often combines these different areas of research. In his current project, he studies how a decrease in demand for certain natural resources influences political stability in countries rich in these resources.
Martijn's research has been published in “West European Politics”, “Cooperation and Conflict”, “Resources Policy”, and other peer-reviewed journals. He is the co-editor of two edited volumes. Martijn has been funded by the European Commission, the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, the Catalan Agency for Management of University and Research Grants, and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation.
Background and education
- (2014) PhD in International Relations and European Integration, Autonomous University of Barcelona
- (2009) MA in European Studies, Westphalian Wilhelms-University Münster (Germany)
- (2009) MSc in European Studies, University of Twente (The Netherlands)
- (2008) BSc/BA in Public Administration (dual degree), University of Twente (The Netherlands) and Westphalian Wilhelms-University Münster (Germany)
Awards
- 2024. Ramón y Cajal Fellowship
- 2020. Juan de la Cierva Incorporación Fellowship
- 2018. Beatriu de Pinós Fellowship
- 2015. MSCA Global Fellowship
Professional memberships & affiliations
Courses
Research
Research interests
- EU foreign policy
- Natural resources and conflicts
- Conflict management
- Armed Conflicts
IBEI Research Clusters
Research projects
- The Implications of Decreasing Fossil Fuels Demand for the Political Stability in the Middle East and North Africa (OILDOWN) (Coordinator | Contact person)
Selected publications
- 2025.EU Foreign Policy and the Fragmentation of the International Order: A Framework for Analysis.In:
Costa, Oriol; Soler i Lecha, Eduard; Vlaskamp, Martijn (eds)
.EU Foreign Policy in a Fragmenting International Order.Palgrave Macmillan,pp: 1–25.Link
- 2025.Looking for Resource Sovereignty in a Fragmenting Global Order: The EU’s Response to Critical Raw Materials Challenges.In:
Costa, Oriol; Soler i Lecha, Eduard; Vlaskamp, Martijn (eds)
.EU Foreign Policy in a Fragmenting International Order.Palgrave Macmillan,pp: 147–175.Link - 2024.Public preferences of environmental peacebuilding: The case of forest conservation projects in Colombia.Environment and Security,0(0)Link
- 2024.Exploring public support for extraterritorial jurisdiction over natural resource extraction: Survey insights from the United States.Resources Policy,Vol. 88Link
- 2023.How Do Third Parties React to Commodity Sanctions?.In:
Kirkham, Ksenia (ed)
.The Routledge Handbook of the Political Economy of Sanctions.Abingdon, Oxon:Routledge.Link - 2020.Sanciones internacionales: sus “otros” efectos.Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals,Special issueLink
- 2019.First, do no harm: five questions the EU needs to keep in mind for a sensitive approach to conflict resources.CIDOB Notes Internacionals,219:1-6Link
- 2019.Good Natural Resource Governance: How Does the EU Deal with the Contestation of Transparency Standards?.In:
Johansson-Nogués, Elisabeth; Vlaskamp, Martijn; Barbé, Esther
.European Union Contested. Foreign Policy in a New Global Context.Springer.Link