Deirdre Curtin
 |
This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (April 2011) |
Deirdre M. Curtin (born 17 January 1960) is an Irish legal scholar who works in the area of law and governance of the European Union.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Curtin studied law at University College Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin. She was appointed to the faculty of the Europa Institute at Utrecht University. In 2003, she moved to the professorship of International and European Governance and the multidisciplinary Utrecht School of Governance. Additionally for many years she was visiting professor at the College of Europe in Bruges and she is currently associated with the Centre for European Law at the University of Cambridge. She was the first woman to be appointed a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in the section law. In 2007, she won the Spinozapremie.
Her specialist fields are international law and international governance. She studies phenomena such as democracy, legitimacy and accountability. Additionally, she has focussed on accountability and demonstrating how the EU suffers from accountability deficits. She has also worked in public administration.
