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oiip @infooiip.bsky.social · 19d

Join our panel on 6/10!

Universities Under Pressure: Academic Freedom in an Age of Authoritarianism and Human Rights Frameworks

Discussants:
@cqschneider.bsky.social, Kirsten R. Leyer @cengizgunay.bsky.social

In cooperation with @weareceu.bsky.social

Register 👇
www.oiip.ac.at/events/unive...

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Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · Aug 14

My book is precisely about this questions. Summarizing it in one toot is challenging …:-)

Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · Aug 1

I warmly invite everyone in our community to reach out, share your ideas, and join me in shaping CEU’s future together.

Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · Aug 1

As I take on this responsibility, I am reflecting on the privilege of working alongside colleagues, students, and @alumni who are deeply committed to our shared mission. I look forward to listening, learning, and helping CEU continue to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

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Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · Aug 1

CEU has been part of my life for over 20 years. It is more than an academic home; it is a community that has shaped my thinking, my values, and my sense of purpose. It is a place where conversations spark change and research meets real-world challenges.

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Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · Aug 1

Today, I begin my journey as Interim President and Rector of @Central European University, a role that inspires both gratitude and responsibility.

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Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · Jun 8

As we said in 2017: if academic freedom is under attack in Hungary and we don’t fight back, it will be under attack sooner than later in other countries, too. #CEU #Harvard

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...

Harvard’s Battle Is Familiar to a University the Right Forced into Exile

www.nytimes.com

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Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · May 30

Interested in how illiberal public rhetoric of right-wing leaders related to socio-economic inequality? Read our latest article to find out more.

Seraphine F Maerz @seraphinemaerz.bsky.social · May 30

“Strongmen” Don't Redistribute: Illiberal Leaders on the Right and Worsening Economic Inequality | Article | Politics and Governance www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

“Strongmen” Don't Redistribute: Illiberal Leaders on the Right and Worsening Economic Inequality | Article | Politics and Governance

Dean Schafer, Seraphine F. Maerz, Carsten Q. Schneider, Alexandra Krasnokutskaya

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Seraphine F Maerz @seraphinemaerz.bsky.social · May 30

“Strongmen” Don't Redistribute: Illiberal Leaders on the Right and Worsening Economic Inequality | Article | Politics and Governance www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

“Strongmen” Don't Redistribute: Illiberal Leaders on the Right and Worsening Economic Inequality | Article | Politics and Governance

Dean Schafer, Seraphine F. Maerz, Carsten Q. Schneider, Alexandra Krasnokutskaya

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · May 12

Meine 5 Cents zur Frage, was Unis tun sollten in der momentanen Lage

www.diepresse.com/19665391/die...

„Die Methode verteidigen, nicht den Inhalt“

Unis müssen aus ihrer Defensive heraus, fordert CEU-Forscher Carsten Schneider.

www.diepresse.com

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Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · Feb 25

Some (not only) personal news

Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social · Feb 25

Carsten Schneider (@cqschneider.bsky.social) has been appointed Interim President & Rector (Aug 2025–July 2026). A CEU professor since 2004, Schneider is also Pro-Rector for External Relations & a key figure in CIVICA (@civica.bsky.social).

Read more: www.ceu.edu/article/2025...

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Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social · Feb 25

Carsten Schneider (@cqschneider.bsky.social) has been appointed Interim President & Rector (Aug 2025–July 2026). A CEU professor since 2004, Schneider is also Pro-Rector for External Relations & a key figure in CIVICA (@civica.bsky.social).

Read more: www.ceu.edu/article/2025...

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Feb 14

The White House says it is banning the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One.

The Associated Press continues to ignore the lawful geographic name change of the Gulf of America. This decision is not just divisive, but it also exposes the Associated Press' commitment to misinformation. While their right to irresponsible and dishonest reporting is protected by the First Amendment, it does not ensure their privilege of unfettered access to limited spaces, like the Oval Office and Air Force One. Going forward, that space will now be opened up to the many thousands of reporters who have been barred from covering these intimate areas of the administration. Associate Press journalists and photographers will retain their credentials to the White House complex.

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Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · Jan 2

Chinese translations of two more recent books of mines, all with @cambridgeup.bsky.social, are under way: “Qualitative Comparative Analysis using R”, with Nena Oana @nenaoana.bsky.social and Eva Thomann @evathomann.bsky.social and “Set-Theoretic Multi-Method Research”. I hold my breath. 我屏住呼吸 #QCA

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Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · Jan 2

我很高兴地宣布：My book, co-authored with Claudius Wagemann, “Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences” (2012) is now available in Chinese. I learn that the middle initial Q. translates as Q. in Chinese.

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Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · Nov 16

I’d be pleased to be added, too

Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · Mar 3

Special thanks to @ingorohlfing.bsky.social, with whom I kicked off the SMMR project; and @nenaoana.bsky.social, who crucially helped with refining the conceptual ideas and with implementing them into the smmr() function in R.

www.cambridge.org/9781009307192. 20% discount with code STMMR23.

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Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · Mar 3

Are you interested in enhancing your descriptive and causal inference by combining QCA with case studies? Happy to see my book out now.
Descriptive and causal inference is enhanced by returning to cases after QCA. SMMR spells out the principles and practices of selecting the best cases in the data.

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