01
2022
Uncertainty and Its Discontents
Worldviews in World Politics
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Cambridge University Press
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Cornell University · International Studies
Researching power in an uncertain world.
Peter J. Katzenstein is one of the leading scholars of comparative politics, international relations, political economy, security, and culture.
Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University.
About
Ideas across boundaries.
His research and teaching lie at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics. His work asks how political economy, security, culture, identity, and regional contexts shape world politics.
He has authored, coauthored, edited, or coedited nearly forty books and published more than one hundred articles and chapters.
PowerWorld politics and uncertainty
Political economyInstitutions, markets, and states
Security & cultureNorms, identity, and political order
RegionsEurope, Asia, Germany, and America
Selected bibliography
Publications index
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No.YearTitleCategoryPublisher
02
2022
Downfall: The End of the American Order
Co-edited with Jonathan Kirshner
Edited Volumes
Cornell University Press
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03
2018
Protean Power
Exploring the Uncertain and Unexpected in World Politics; co-edited with Lucia A. Seybert
Edited Volumes
Cambridge University Press
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04
2012
Anglo-America and Its Discontents
Civilizational Identities beyond West and East
Books
Routledge
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05
2010
Beyond Paradigms
Analytic Eclecticism in the Study of World Politics; with Rudra Sil
Books
Palgrave Macmillan
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06
2005
A World of Regions
Asia and Europe in the American Imperium
Books
Cornell University Press
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07
1997
Tamed Power
Germany in Europe
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Cornell University Press
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08
1996
The Culture of National Security
Norms and Identity in World Politics
Edited Volumes
Columbia University Press
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09
1985
Small States in World Markets
Industrial Policy in Europe
Books
Cornell University Press
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10
1984
Corporatism and Change
Austria, Switzerland, and the Politics of Industry
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Cornell University Press
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11
1976
International Organization and Foreign Policy
Selected early research in international relations
Articles & Chapters
Academic journals
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Current
Power, Uncertainty, and World Politics
Research on power, regions, civilizations, and political uncertainty
Current Research
Ongoing research
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Academic resume
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1973–
Cornell University
Research, teaching, academic leadership, and mentorship in the Department of Government.
International Studies
Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professorship and affiliations across Cornell programs.
2008–09
APSA President
President of the American Political Science Association.
Professional service
Editorial boards, advisory committees, and academic institutions worldwide.
2020
Johan Skytte Prize
International recognition for major contributions to political science.
Ongoing research
Power, uncertainty, civilizations, regions, German politics, and America’s role.
Scholarship
Awards for influential books
Recognition from the APSA, International Studies Association, and academic publishers.
Academies
International fellowships
Membership and election to distinguished scholarly academies in the United States and Europe.
Teaching
Mentorship at Cornell
Decades of undergraduate teaching and service on more than one hundred dissertation committees.
Contact Peter J. Katzenstein
321 White Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853