Marijke Breuning

{{Short description|American political scientist}}

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| alma_mater = *Ohio State University

| main_interests = *development cooperation

• women and gender
• international children’s rights

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| workplaces = University of North Texas

| thesis_title = National Role Conceptions and Foreign Assistance Policy Behavior toward a Cognitive Model

| thesis_year = 1992

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| doctoral_advisor = Donald A. Sylvan

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| discipline = International relations

| sub_discipline = Foreign policy analysis

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| notable_works = Foreign Policy Analysis: A Comparative Introduction (2007)

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Marijke Breuning (born 1957) is an American political scientist specializing in foreign policy analysis (FPA) and a professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas.

Breuning was born and raised in the Netherlands, where she completed her initial post-secondary education at the School voor de Journalistiek (School for Journalism) in Utrecht, the Netherlands. She completed a Master's and PhD at the Ohio State University.{{Cite web |title=Dr. Marijke Breuning {{!}} Women's & Gender Studies |url=https://womensstudies.unt.edu/people/dr-marijke-breuning |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=womensstudies.unt.edu}}{{Cite web |last=APSA |date=2019-11-20 |title=APSA Member of the Month: Dr. Marijke Breuning, Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas - |url=https://politicalsciencenow.com/apsa-member-of-the-month-dr-marijke-breuning/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=politicalsciencenow.com |language=en-US}}

Breuning serves on editorial boards in the International Studies Association and American Political Science Association. She served as the book review editor of International Politics (2000-2003), co-editor of the Journal of Political Science Education (2005-2012), an editor of Foreign Policy Analysis (2005-2009), and editor of the American Political Science Review (2012-2016). She is a contributor to SAGE Publications's 21st Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook (2011).{{Cite web |title=Marijke Breuning {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/contributor/Marijke-Breuning/9568421 |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}