Background
Patricia Schneider studied political science and economics at the Universities of Bamberg, Galway/Ireland and Hamburg. She finished her studies in 1998 as Diplom-Political Scientist. In 2003 she earned her Dr. phil. at the University of Hamburg about the topic “International jurisdiction as an instrument of peaceful dispute resolution”. Patricia Schneider is senior researcher at the IFSH. She is co-leader and Project Coordinator of “PiraT – Piracy and Maritime Terrorism as a Challenge for Maritime Trade Security” (www.maritimesecurity.eu). She is lecturer in the postgraduate Master’s program Peace and Security Studies, co-manager of the “Academic Network South East Europe”, as well as co-editor of the quarterly journal “S+F. Sicherheit und Frieden - Security and Peace” (www.security-and-peace.de). Her main research areas are maritime security, international terrorism and international jurisdiction.

Memberships
THESIS e.V. – Interdisciplinary Network for Ph.D. candidates and Ph.Ds- Managing Director since 2011 (www.thesis.de)
Women in International Security (WIIS.de)
German Association for Political Science (DVPW)
German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies (AFK)
German Association of University Professors and Lecturers (DHV)
amnesty international (ai)

Languages
German, English

Current projects
» see ZEUS staff profile

Publications
» selected publications

Contact
Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik
Beim Schlump 83
D-20144 Hamburg
Telefon: +49 (0)40-866077-20
Telefax: +49 (0)40-866 36 15