Cathy Schneider
School of International Service
American University
4400 Mass. Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20016
(202) 885-1666
CSchnei@american.edu
1616 16th St. N.W., #802
Washington, D.C., 20009
(202) 294-6275
Education
Ph.D., Government, Cornell University, 1989.
MA., Government, Cornell University, 1984.
MA., Public Affairs, S.U.N.Y. at Albany, 1980.
BA., Psychology, S.U.N.Y. at Albany, 1977.
Teaching Positions
Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University (at American
University since 1999/ Assistant Professor from 1993 - 1999)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Government and Hispanic American Studies,
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1992-1993.
Visiting Assistant Professor/Watson Institute Research Fellow,
Latin American Studies and Political Science, Brown University, Providence,
Rhode Island, 1990-1992.
Assistant Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies,
Monterey, California, 1988-1990.
Instructor, St. Lawrence University, Canton, N.Y. 1987-1988.
Publications
Books
Police Power and Race Riots: Urban Unrest in Paris and New York 1960- 2010
(currently under review)
Shantytown Protest in Pinochet's Chile, Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1995.
Articles
“Repression and State Violence.” 2011. Swiss Political Science Review: Debating the
Arab Spring 17 (4).
“Police Power, Race Riots and Urban Unrest in Paris and New York.” 2009. Lo
Squaderno. N 14. (lead article in this Italian journal)
“Police Power and Race Riots in Paris.” 2007. Politics and Society Vol. 35 No. 4.
December. (lead article).
“Riots in France: The 2005 uprisings in the Parisian suburbs.” 2007. TamKang journal of
International Affairs. Taipei: April.
“Crime Wars and Racial Intolerance in New York and Paris ” 2006. Center for the Study
of Globalization and Cultural Differences (CSGD) Working Papers London: Sage:
Summer.
“Crime Wars: A Comparison of Policing Practices in New York and Paris.” 2005.
American Consortium on Europe Studies: Cases on Transatlantic Relations. URL:
http://www.american.edu/aces/cases.htm
“Violence, Identity and Spaces of Contention in Argentina, Chile and Colombia.” Social
Research. 2000, Vol. 67, no 3 (Fall): 773-802.
"Racism, Drug Policy and AIDS." Political Science Quarterly 1998. 113 (3): 427-446.
"Framing Puerto Rican Identity: Political Opportunity Structures and Neighborhood
Organizing in New York City." in Mobilization: An International Journal 1997. 2(2):
227-245.
"Tyrant in the Dock." NACLA (North American Congress on Latin America): Report on
the Americas. 1999. Volume 32, no 4 (January/February).
"Musica Against Drugs: Using Salsa to Fight AIDS." NACLA Report on the Americas.
1994. Vol. XXVIII (2): 26-27.
"Chile: The Underside of the Miracle." NACLA Report on the Americas. 1993. Vol.
XXVI (4): 30-32.
"Mobilization at the Grassroots: Shantytown Resistance in Authoritarian Chile." Latin
American Perspectives: Military Rule and the Struggle for Democracy in Chile. Winter
1991, Issue 68, Volume 18 (1): 92-112.
"La mobilizacíon de las bases: Poblaciones marginales y resistencia en Chile autoritario,"
in Gabriel Salazar, ed. Proposiciones: Chile Historia y "Bajo Pueblo. Augusto 1990.
Numero 19. Santiago: Ediciones SUR: 223-243."
Edited Journals
COPS: Crime, Disorder and Authoritarian Policing a special issue of the journal
NACLA: Report on the Americas, co-edited with Fred Rosen. “Introduction” co-authored
with Paul Amar. September/October 2003, Volume XXXVII, No. 2.
Book Chapters
“Made in Marseilles” in Guy Ben-Porat, “Policing Divided Societies,” under review.
"Crime Wars and Racial Intolerance in New York and Paris." 2006. New Developments
in Asia Pacific and the World. Taipei.
“Political Opportunities and Framing Puerto Rican Identity in New York City.” 2005. in
Hank Johnston, Frames of Protest: Social Movements and the Framing Process.
Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. (revised reprint)
"Chile the Underside of the Miracle." 1995. in Fred Rosen and Diedre McFadyen, eds.
Free Trade and Economic Restructuring in Latin America. New York: Monthly Review:
1995:151-156 (reprint).
"Radical Opposition Parties and Squatters Movements in Pinochet's Chile." 1992. in
Arturo Escobar and Sonia E. Alvarez, eds., The Making of Social Movements in Latin
America: Identity, Strategy and Democracy Boulder: Westview: 260-275.
Book Reviews
A review of Javier Auyero, Routine Politics and Violence in Argentina: The Gray Zone
of State Power. Mobilization volume 13, number 2. June 2008.
A review of Madeleine Davis, ed. The Pinochet Case: Origins, Progress and
Implications. Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe/European
Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. April 2005.
A review of Javier Auyero Poor Peoples Politics: Peronist Survival Networks and the
Legacy of Evita. Mobilization. 7(2) 2002.
A review of David Jordan Drug Politics: Dirty Money and Democracies, Political
Science Quarterly, 114 (4) Winter 1999-2000: 717-719.
A review of Anthony Marx, Making Race and Nation: A Comparison of the United
States, South Africa and Brazil. Mobilization: An International Journal. Vol 4. Fall 1999.
Number 2: 261-263.
A review of Samuel A. Morley, Poverty and Inequality in Latin America. in Political
Science Quarterly. 111 (2). Summer 1996: 381.
A review of Laura Woliver From Outrage to Action: The Politics of Grass-roots Dissent,
in Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews, 23 (6). November 1994: 811.
Recent Honors and Fellowships
Fellow at Columbia University Center for Scholars at Reid Hall Paris 2001-2002;
Member of APSA selection committee for the Harold Laswell Award for best doctoral
dissertation in Public Policy (2000-2001); Aaron Diamond postdoctoral Research
Fellowship, 1993-1996; New Faculty Grant, American University, September 1994;
Watson Institute Research Fellowship, Brown University 1990-1991; Summer Travel
Grant, Institute of International Studies, Brown University, Summer 1991; Summer
Research Grant, Comparative Development Studies Center, Brown University, Summer
1991; Visiting Scholar, Institute of Latin American and Iberian Studies, Columbia
University, New York, New York, 1991-1992.
Organized Conferences
Organized and co-chaired (with Diane Singerman) conference on “Middle East
Uprisings: social movement and comparative perspectives,” a public panel, followed by a
private round table, March 25, 2011 at American University
Organized and hosted international conference in Paris on “New Security States: Zero
Tolerance, Race biased policing, and “Dangerous Communities” in Comparative
Perspective.” June 6-7, 2002 at Reid Hall, Columbia Institute for Scholars, Paris.
Chaired, moderated or acted as discussant on panels
Author meets critics: Eric Schneider, Smack: Heroin and the American City. Discussant.
Chair Michael Katz, Social Science History Association Conference, Long Beach,
California, November 12 – 15, 2009
“Redefining the public: Contested views from civil society actors.” Discussant
At Latin America Studies Conference. Puerto Rico. March 2006.”
“Labor Relations Varieties and Democratic Outcomes.” Discussant at American Political
Science Association Conference. Washington DC. September 2005.
"Urban Politics, Spatial Conflict and Community Change: New York and Beyond."
Chaired at American Sociology Association Conference. New York. August 20
1996.
"Crossing Borders: Latinos and Identity." Discussant at Latin American Studies
Association Conference. Guadalajara. April 19, 1997.
"Organizing in the Global Economy." Discussant at Latin American Studies Association
Conference. Atlanta. March 12, 1994.
"Redefining the Left: Opposition Strategies in the New Democracies." Discussant Latin
American Studies Association Conference. Los Angeles. September
24, 1992
"The Consolidation of Democracy in Chile." Moderated at Brown University. November
6, 1991.
Papers presented
“The Beret and the Burqa” with Michael Wertz at American University, Kay Chapel,
American University, October 19, 2011.
“Through Martin Luther King’s Eyes,” with Julian Bond and Joshua Woodfork, at
American University, October 14, 2011.
“American Multiculturalism since 9-11: Challenges and Prospects” conference of the
Association of Americans for Civic Responsibility and the Maxwell School,
Syracuse University. Paul Greenberg House in Washington DC, May 4, 2011
“Middle East Uprisings from the perspective of the southern cone of Latin America” on
“Middle East Uprisings: Social Movement and Comparative Perspectives’ March
25, 2011.
“Race, Space and Organized Crime: Why Marseilles did not Burn in 2005,” Social
Science History Association Conference. Chicago, Illinois. November 18-21,
2010.
“Policing Minority Populations in Paris, New York and Marseille” on panel “Policing in
Divided Societies.” subsection on Social Control of the Israeli Sociology
Association, Tel Aviv, Israel. May 9, 2010.
“Police Power and Race Riots in Paris and New York,” presented April 31, 2010 in
Manchester, England, Comparative Social Movements conference at University
of Manchester.
“Riots in France.” Kojo Nnamdi show (WAMU). October 23 2006.
“Immigrant Crisis in Europe: Racial or Religious.” East West Connection, Fireplace
Mansion. November 18, 2006.
Keynote address. Orlando Letelier/Ronnie Moffit memorial, Sheradon Circle,
Washington DC. September 2006.
“Crime Wars and Racial Intolerance in Paris and New York.” Tamkung University.
Taipei, May 6 2006.
“Roots of Rage and the French Riots.” At Institute of Policy Studies and at American
University, November 2005.
“Latin America Revolutions and their Impact on the American Left.” Conference on
“Remaking Revolution.” Hobart William Smith. April 17, 2004
“Race Biased Policing and the International Diffusion of the New York Model”
conference on “Police and Police Violence in the Americas.” Long Island
University (Brooklyn Campus). April 23, 2004
“Crime Wars and Racial Intolerance.” Columbia University. February 17, 2003.
University (Brooklyn Campus). April 23, 2004
“Crime Wars and Racial Intolerance.” University of Maryland. October 5 2002.
“The War against Iraq.” Talks in seven cities in Brittany, France. interviews in 6
French newspapers, one French television channel and the BBC. February 2003.
“War as a vehicle to fight Terrorism and Human Rights Violations.” University of
Rennes, France. Feb 12, 2003.
“Zero Tolerance in New York: The New Global Model?” Reid Hall, Paris. June 6
2002.
“Preliminary notes on race biased policing in New York and Paris” Reid Hall, Paris.
October 2001 and February 2002
Keynote address: "Winners and Losers in the Drug War." Conference on “Drug Policy.”
University of Northern Iowa, April 5, 2000.
“Racism, Drug Policy and AIDS.” Interview on the Black Eagle (Radio) Nov 18 1998.
"Racism, Drug Policy and AIDS." American Sociological Association Conference.
August,1998, San Francisco
"Contrasting Experiences of Gender and Identity: Mobilizing Women in Chile, Argentina
and the U.S." American Political Science Association Conference. Boston.
August 1998.
"Urban Social Movements and Political Identity Formation in Santiago, Chile and New
York City." Latin American Studies association. Chicago. September 1998.
"Racism, AIDS and the Drug War," Monmouth College. Monmouth Illinois. October 18
"Racism, AIDS and the Drug War." CLOSE-UP, in April 1997 at American University.
"Racial Inequality, AIDS and Drugs" at "National Jobs For ALL
Teach in." American University. October 12. American University.
"Political Culture, Ethnic Identity and Neighborhood Organizing." American
Sociological Association Conference. New York. August 20, 1996.
"Ethnic Identity, Political Culture and Organizing Against Drugs and AIDS in Puerto
Rican New York." Aaron Diamond Foundation Annual Meeting. New York
Hospital. October 1995.
"The Use of Ethnographic methodology to study AIDS and Drug prevention efforts."
Aaron Diamond Foundation. April 5, 1995. Briefed Mrs. Irene Diamond. June
1995.
"The Economic, Social and Labor Agenda of the current Chilean government."
Briefing for the new U.S. ambassador to Chile, Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon, at
Meridian House, Washington DC. Oct. 21, 1994.
"Urban Life: Santiago," given at foreign service officer's conference on "Inter-American
Studies: Southern Cone," Oct. 6, 1994.
"Ethnographic Methods," presented at meeting of Aaron Diamond Fellows in
June 12,1994, and at City University of New York, panel on "Fighting Back."
Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, July 13, 1994.
"Organizing Against Drug Abuse and AIDS in New York City," Aaron
Diamond Foundation's annual meeting, October 4, 1994. Earlier versions
presented at Latin American Studies Association Conference, in Atlanta, on April
12, 1994, Brooklyn College, on April 18, 1994, Hunter College Center on AIDS,
Drugs and Community Health, on June 12 1994, Aaron Diamond Foundation,
March 1994.
"The Social and Political Impact of Privatization and Structural Readjustment in
Chile,” international conference on "The Political Economy of Privatization and
Public Enterprise in Eastern Europe in Light of Global Experience." Brown
University. April, 24-25, 1992.
"Pobladores after Pinochet: Grassroots Strategies in the New Democracy.” New England
Council on Latin America. Smith College, Amherst Mass.October 5, 1991.
"Radical Opposition Parties and Squatters Movements in Pinochet's Chile."
Latin American Studies Association Conference in Washington DC. April 5, 1991
"Shantytown Resistance in Authoritarian Chile," Committee on Latin
American and Iberian Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge Mass. February
25, 1991,
"Popular Movements in Chile." City University of New York. November 25, 1990.
"The Future of Democracy in Chile" World Affairs Council, Monterey, Ca., March 21,
1990.
"Popular Movements under Pinochet." presented at the Latin American Studies
Association conference in Miami, Dec. 4, 1989 and at Columbia University, Oct.
2, 1989.
"Chile in Transition," World Affairs Council, Monterey, California, May 11, 1989.
"Transition and Transformation in Santiago's Shantytowns, 1982-1989."
presented at an International conference on "Transition and Transformation in
Chile," held March 13-14, 1989 at the Institute of the Americas, University of
California at San Diego.
"Protest in Santiago's Shantytowns." University of California at Santa Cruz, February,
1989.
"Mobilization at the Grassroots: Shantytown Resistance in Authoritarian Chile."
presented at the New England Council on Latin American Studies, at Wellesley,
October 22, 1988.
"Economic Policy and Social Mobilization in Chile." presented with Jose Cademartori
(the Chilean Minister of Economy under Salvador Allende, 1973), at the Institute
of Latin American and Iberian Studies, Columbia University, April 22, 1988.
"The United States and Chile: Foreign Policy and Human Tragedy." presented in March
1987 at Pace University.
"Protesting Pinochet." University of Virginia. May 1987.
"The Making of an Apple Republic: Economic Restructuring and Deindustrialization in
Chile." Rural Sociology Conference. San Francisco. May 1982.
Funding and Implementation of Community based projects
Raised $2,000 for Chilean Shantytown Youth and $17,000 for a community based health
care "teaching center" in the poblacion Yungay.
Field Research
Field Research in Marseilles, July 2010. Conducted field research in Marseille’s poor
African and North African neighborhoods
Field Research in New York, July – August, 2008 and 2009, May – June 2010,
Interviewed police officers, men and women whose sons were killed by police
and neighborhood activists organizing around the issue of police violence
Field Research in Paris, September, 2001- June 2002, June 2003, October 2003, June
2004. October 2004, June 2005, December 2005, June 2006, June 2007, June
2008, June 2009, July 2010, July- August 2011.Conducted ethnographic research
on policing, neighborhood organizing and riots in Parisian banlieues
Field Research in New York City, June 1993-Sept 1996 , June - August, 2001
Conducted ethnographic research on neighborhood organizing around drug abuse
and AIDS and interviewed former 1960s activists, particularly founders of the
Young Lords Party and the Real Great Society
Field Research in Chile, July 1990 - August 1990, July 1989-December 1989,
September 1985 - January 1987, June – August 1983, July – August 1975.
Participant observation and ethnographic research on the mobilization of
resistance against the Pinochet dictatorship.
Languages
Spanish and French