Peter J. Katzenstein

Peter Katzenstein
Born
Peter Joachim Katzenstein

(1945-02-17) February 17, 1945
Hamburg, Germany
AwardsJohan Skytte Prize (2020)
Academic background
Education
InfluencesKarl Deutsch
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Sub-disciplineInternational relations
School or traditionConstructivism
Institutions
InfluencedBruce Jentleson, David A. Lake, Louis Pauly, Joseph Grieco, Rawi Abdelal

Peter Joachim Katzenstein FBA (born February 17, 1945) is a German-American political scientist. He is the Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. Katzenstein has made influential contributions to the fields of comparative politics, international relations, and international political economy.

His main concentration lies in the study of culture, religion, identity, and regionalism in the interstate system, for which he is known as a proponent of constructivist thinking. He is often associated with the school of neoliberal institutionalism through his joint projects with Robert Keohane. He is known for his influential research on corporatism.