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Cathy Lisa Schneider is a Professor at American University specializing in comparative politics, social movements, and political violence. Her research examines police violence, racial discrimination, and urban unrest across multiple national contexts including France, the United States, and Latin America.
Professor Schneider's research interests focus on the dynamics of democracy and dictatorship, collective violence, and resistance movements. Her work particularly examines how racial profiling and police violence intersect with citizenship boundaries in urban settings. She employs comparative methodologies to analyze urban unrest across Paris, New York, and other global cities, exploring how marginalized communities resist state violence and discrimination.
Her publications reveal a consistent trajectory examining state violence and community resistance across different historical periods and national contexts. Early work focused on shantytown protests under Pinochet's Chile, while more recent scholarship analyzes contemporary police violence and racial justice movements in France and the United States. Her research demonstrates how urban spaces become sites of contention where marginalized communities challenge state power and racial hierarchies.
- Regularly quoted by major media outlets including The Washington Post, New York Times, BBC, AFP, BBC World, CBS, NBC, and NPR
- Author of influential books including Police Power and Race Riots: Urban Unrest in Paris and New York (2014) and Shantytown Protest in Pinochet's Chile (1995)
- Editor of Collective Violence, Contentious Politics and Social Change: A Charles Tilly Reader (2017)
Professor Schneider maintains an active media presence, providing expert commentary on contemporary issues of police violence and social movements. Her Washington Post op-eds demonstrate her engagement with current events and public discourse on racial justice and protest movements.
