Prof. Carsten Q. Schneider

is Professor of Political Science and Pro-Rector of External Relations at Central European University (CEU). 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 co‐author of Set‐Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences and of Qualitative Comparative Analysis Using R: A Beginner's Guide, both published by Cambridge University Press. 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 of APSA’s Qualitative and Multi-Methods section. From 2009-14, he was an elected member of the Germany Academy of Young Scientists.​