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Carsten Q. Schneider is the interim President and Rector of CEU, overseeing the university’s academic mission and long-term strategy. He works to strengthen CEU’s role as a hub for research, teaching, and international collaboration.
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 2023, and on the Consolidation of Democracy in Europe and Latin America, with Routledge, in 2009. His articles appeared, among others, in Comparative Political Studies, Democratization, European Journal of Political Research, Political Analysis, Political Research Quarterly, and Sociological Methods and Research. Schneider is the winner of the 2019 David-Collier Mid-Career Achievement Award. From 2009-14, he was an elected member of the German Academy of Young Scientists. 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.
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Projects
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AUTHLIB: Neo-authoritarianisms in Europe and the liberal democratic response
Enyedi, Z. (Researcher), Fodor, E. (Researcher), Ignatieff, M. (Researcher), Iordachi, C. (Researcher), Jenne, E. K. (Researcher), Miklósi, Z. (Researcher), Mikola, B. (Researcher), Moles, A. (Researcher), Schneider, C. Q. (Researcher), Trencsényi, B. (Researcher), Vedres, B. (Researcher), Wagner, F. (Researcher), Koszegi, V. (Project Manager) & Miklósi, Z. (Researcher)
European Commission - Horizon Europe
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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CIVICA RESEARCH: The European University of Social Sciences - Research and Innovation
Schneider, C. Q. (PI)
European Commission - H2020 - Collaborative Projects
1/01/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Introducing the comparative study of electoral systems in Tunisia: populist attitudes, political preferences, and voting behavior
Mehrez, A., Littvay, L., Meddeb, Y., Todosijevic, B. & Schneider, C., 4 Sep 2025, In: Mediterranean Politics. 30, 1, p. 218-241 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Strongmen” Don't Redistribute: Illiberal Leaders on the Right and Worsening Economic Inequality
Schafer, D., Maerz, S. F., Schneider, C. Q. & Krasnokutskaya, A., 29 May 2025, In: Politics and Governance. 13, p. 1-24 24 p., 9812.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Set-Theoretic Multi-Method Research: A Guide to Combining QCA and Case Studies
Schneider, C. Q., 22 Feb 2024, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 260 p.Research output: Book/Report types › Book › peer-review
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Advanced Applications of QCA (Qualitative Comparative Analysis) in R
Schneider, C., 2022, Instats Holdings Pty Ltd.Research output: Other contribution
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Introduction to QCA (Qualitative Comparative Analysis) with R
Schneider, C., 2022Research output: Book/Report types › Commissioned report › peer-review
Activities
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The Only Game in Town: How Does Democracy Work in Equilibrium?
Schneider, C. Q. (Discussant), Schedler, A. (Speaker) & Duman, A. (Chair)
19 Feb 2024Activity: Participating in or organizing an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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11th International QCA Paper Development Workshop
Schneider, C. Q. (Participant)
13 Dec 2023 → 15 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organizing an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Offene Gesellschaft in Ungarn? Ein Nachruf und europäischer Ausblick
Schneider, C. Q. (Invited speaker)
23 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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CIVICA Research Conference
Schneider, C. Q. (Plenary session participant)
23 Oct 2023 → 24 Oct 2023Activity: Participating in or organizing an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Übergang von der ersten zur zweiten Pilot-Projektphase
Schneider, C. Q. (Speaker)
19 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Discussion panel member
Prizes
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Annual Award for the Best Paper published in 2014 in Socio- Economic Review
Schneider, C. Q. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize, award or honor
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David-Collier Mid-Career Achievement Award
Schneider, C. Q. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize, award or honor
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Elected member of the German Academy of Young Scientists (Die Junge Akademie)
Schneider, C. Q. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize, award or honor
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John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow, Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Schneider, C. Q. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Fellowship
Datasets
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CSES Module 5 Full Release
McAllister, I. (Contributor), Sheppard, J. (Contributor), Müller, W. C. (Contributor), Kritzinger, S. (Contributor), Boomgaarden, H. (Contributor), Hooghe, M. (Contributor), Dassonneville, R. (Contributor), Okolikj, M. (Contributor), Stiers, D. (Contributor), Meneguello, R. (Contributor), Stephenson, L. (Contributor), Harell, A. (Contributor), Rubenson, D. (Contributor), Loewen, P. J. (Contributor), Segovia, C. (Contributor), Gamboa, R. (Contributor), Alfaro-Redondo, R. (Contributor), Alpizar, F. (Contributor), Guzman-Castillo, J. (Contributor), Hansen, K. M. (Contributor), Stubager, R. (Contributor), Gronlund, K. (Contributor), Sauger, N. (Contributor), Valentin, B. (Contributor), Wessels, B. (Contributor), Schoen, H. (Contributor), Rossteutscher, S. (Contributor), Schmitt-Beck, R. (Contributor), Wolf, C. (Contributor), Fieldhouse, E. (Contributor), Green, J. (Contributor), Evans, G. (Contributor), Mellon, J. (Contributor), Prosser, C. (Contributor), Andreadis, I. (Contributor), Chadjipadelis, T. (Contributor), Teperoglou, E. (Contributor), Pang-Kwong, L. (Contributor), Enyedi, Z. (Contributor), Todosijevic, B. (Contributor), Littvay, L. (Contributor), Onnudottir, E. H. (Contributor), Hardarson, O. O. (Contributor), Porisdottir, H. (Contributor), Helgason, A. F. (Contributor), Asgeirsdottir, T. L. (Contributor), Bowler, S. (Contributor), Kristinsson, G. H. (Contributor), Eyborsson, G. P. (Contributor), Indridoason, I. H. (Contributor), Bernburg, J. G. (Contributor), Olafsdottir, S. (Contributor), Marsh, M. (Contributor), Shamir, M. (Contributor), Shomer, Y. (Contributor), Sheffer, L. (Contributor), Yakter, A. (Contributor), Segatti, P. (Contributor), Vegetti, F. (Contributor), Yamada, M. (Contributor), Maeda, Y. (Contributor), Hino, A. (Contributor), Matsubayashi, T. (Contributor), Ramonaite, A. (Contributor), Komar, O. (Contributor), Zivkovic, S. (Contributor), Malesevic, I. (Contributor), Kandic, S. (Contributor), Batricevic, N. (Contributor), Stankov, N. (Contributor), Rekker, R. (Contributor), Van Der Brug, W. (Contributor), Van Der Meer, T. (Contributor), Van Der Kolk, H. (Contributor), Vowles, J. (Contributor), Greaves, L. (Contributor), Bergh, J. (Contributor), Aardal, B. (Contributor), Costa Lobo, M. (Contributor), Magalhaes, P. (Contributor), Gyarfasova, O. (Contributor), Bahna, M. (Contributor), Young Lee, N. (Contributor), Kim, W. (Contributor), Oscarsson, H. (Contributor), Tresch, A. (Contributor), Bernhard, L. (Contributor), Lauener, L. (Contributor), Huang, C. (Contributor), Bureekul, T. (Contributor), Sangmahamad, R. (Contributor), Mehrez, A. (Contributor), Schneider, C. Q. (Contributor), Carkoglu, A. (Contributor), Aytac, S. E. (Contributor), Hutchings, V. (Contributor), Brader, T. (Contributor), DeBell, M. (Contributor), Donakowski, D. (Contributor), Iyengar, S. (Contributor), Howell, D. (Contributor), Hillygus, S. (Contributor), Shaw, D. (Contributor), Valentino, N. (Contributor), Bottinelli, O. A. (Contributor), Bottinelli, E. (Contributor) & Selios, L. (Contributor), GESIS, 2023
DOI: 10.7804/cses.module5.2023-07-25, https://cses.org/data-download/cses-module-5-2016-2021/
Dataset
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Online Material for: "Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) Using R: A Beginner's Guide"
Oana, I.-E. (Creator), Schneider, C. Q. (Creator) & Thomann, E. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 2021
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/s9qpm5, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/S9QPM5
Dataset
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Replication Data for 'Ioana-Elena Oana and Carsten Q. Schneider (2018): 'SetMethods: an Add-on R Package for Advanced QCA', The R Journal, 10(1), pp. 507-533
Schneider, C. Q. (Creator), Oana, I.-E. (Creator) & Rohlfing, I. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 2019
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/dj75ke, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/DJ75KE
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Replication data for: Case studies nested in fuzzy-set QCA on sufficiency: formalizing case selection and causal inference
Schneider, C. Q. (Creator) & Rohlfing, I. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 3 Dec 2013
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/23637, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/23637
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Replication Data for: "A Robustness Test Protocol for Applied QCA"
Oana, I.-E. (Creator), Schneider, C. Q. (Creator) & Oana, I.-E. (Contributor), Harvard Dataverse, 2021
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/v5csxr, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/V5CSXR
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