Carsten Q. Schneider joined CEU in 2004 as an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science. He was promoted to associate professor in 2008 and full professor in 2015. From 2014 to 2017, he served as department head. Following this, he was program director for the Master of Arts in Political Science in 2021 and 2022.
Since 2020, Schneider has played a key role at CIVICA: The European University of Social Sciences, leading research-focused work packages and serving as Co-Chair of the Permanent Design Team. At CEU, he has been the Pro-Rector for External Relations since 2022, overseeing Academic Partnerships, Digital Communications and Marketing, Educational Outreach, Internal Communications, Philanthropy and Alumni Relations, Public Affairs and Media Relations, and Student Recruitment.
Beyond CEU, he represents the university in the Austrian Private Universities Conference (ÖPUK). Internally, he is also a member of the Senate Committee on Strategic Development and Web Council.
Research and Teaching Interests
His research and teaching interests focus on the study of political regime change processes in different world regions and on comparative social science methodology, especially set‐theoretic methods. He is the author of three books on set-theoretic methods and QCA published with Cambridge University Press in 2012, 2021, and 2024, and on the Consolidation of Democracy in Europe and Latin America, with Routledge, in 2009.
His articles have appeared, among others, in Comparative Political Studies, Democratization, European Journal of Political Research, Political Analysis, Political Research Quarterly, and Sociological Methods and Research.
Awards and Achievements
Schneider is the winner of the 2019 David-Collier Mid-Career Achievement Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA). In the same year, he was also selected as one of the recipients of the 2019 CEU Distinguished Teaching Award. The annual award recognizes CEU faculty members for outstanding teaching, linked with the mission and institutional ambitions of CEU.
From 2009-14, he was an elected member of the German Academy of Young Scientists.
Education and Research Stays
Schneider holds a PhD from the European University Institute (EUI). He has spent research stays at the University of California at Berkeley, Harvard University, the Social Science Center in Berlin (WZB), the New School in New York City, the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, and several other places.
