Katharina Holzinger

Katharina Holzinger (born 1957) is a German political scientist with a focus on international politics. Since 2021, she is the Rector of the University of Konstanz.

Academic career On 9 December 2020, Katharina Holzinger was elected to succeed Kerstin Krieglstein as Rector of the University of Konstanz.

Research interests Holzinger's research priorities include national international environmental policy; the European Union; theories of political decision-making; internal conflict, conflict management, bargaining and arguing; as well as traditional forms of governance. She was a member of the Cluster of Excellence "Cultural Foundations of Integration" (2007–2019) and the Graduate School "Decision Science" (2013–2019).

Publications (selection)

Traditional Political Institutions in Contemporary Politics (ed., with Kate Baldwin), Special Issue of Comparative Political Studies 52 (12), 2019. Transnational Common Goods. Strategic Constellations, Collective Action Problems, and Multi-level Provision. Palgrave-Macmillan, New York 2008. Environmental Policy Convergence in Europe? The Impact of International Institutions and Trade (with Christoph Knill and Bas Arts). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2008. Die Europäische Union: Analysekonzepte und Theorien (with Frank Schimmelfennig, Berthold Rittberger, Christoph Knill, Dirk Peters, Wolfgang Wagner). Schöningh-UTB, Paderborn 2005.