Christina J. Schneider

Christina Schneider is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego, and Co‑Director of the Future of Democracy Initiative at the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation.

Her research focuses on how international cooperation and bargaining interact with democratic politics at the national level—particularly in the context of European Union governance, regional organizations, and international development.

She is the author of three books with Cambridge University Press. Conflict, Negotiation and European Union Enlargement (2009) analyzes how EU member and applicant states manage distributional conflict to facilitate enlargement. The Responsive Union: National Elections and European Governance (2019) examines when and how EU governments remain responsive to public opinion during international cooperation; it was awarded Best Book in European Union Politics for both 2019 and 2020 by the European Political Studies Association. Her most recent book, Promises Made, Promises Broken? Democratic Politics in a Globalized World (2026), explores how globalization affects democratic representation and political accountability from a comparative perspective.

Her research has also appeared in leading journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, International Organization, Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Studies Quarterly, Review of International Organizations, and Public Choice. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Konstanz and has held positions at the Max Planck Institute of Economics, Oxford University, and Princeton University.

PhD, University of Konstanz, 2006
Political Economy, International Organizations

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