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Peter J. Katzenstein is the Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University, where he has been a faculty member since 1973. He holds appointments in both the Government Department and German Studies program within the College of Arts and Sciences. His scholarly work sits at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics, with particular expertise in political economy, security studies, and cultural dimensions of world politics.
Professor Katzenstein's educational background includes degrees from Stanford University (BA) and Harvard University (PhD). His career has been marked by sustained excellence in both research and teaching, earning him Cornell's College of Arts and Science Stephen and Margery Russell Distinguished Teaching Award in 1993 and designation as a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow in 2004.
His research interests span a wide range of topics including power dynamics in world politics, the politics of regions and civilizations, American foreign policy, German and European politics, and the role of culture in international relations. Katzenstein is particularly known for his work on uncertainty in world politics, protean power, and civilizational identities. His approach often combines historical analysis with theoretical innovation, challenging conventional paradigms in international relations.
His recent publications, including Uncertainty and Its Discontents: Worldviews in World Politics (2022) and Downfall: The End of the American Order (2022), continue his longstanding examination of power, uncertainty, and civilizational dynamics in global politics. These works build on his decades of scholarship that has consistently pushed the boundaries of how we understand international relations through cultural and historical lenses.
Among his numerous honors, Katzenstein was awarded the prestigious Johan Skytte Prize in 2020, often considered the Nobel equivalent in political science. He has also received the Susan Strange Award (2011), been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Science (1987), the American Philosophical Society (2009), and the British Academy (2015), and holds six honorary degrees from institutions worldwide.
Professor Katzenstein has served as President of the American Political Science Association (2008-09) and has chaired or served on over one hundred dissertation committees at Cornell. He has also been a Fellow at numerous prestigious institutions including the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, the Stanford Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and the Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin. Since 2019, he has served as a visiting Research Professor at the Social Science Center Berlin.
