Publications

Peer-reviewed articles:

  1. Steinert, Christoph V., and Hannah Smidt. (2025). The backlash against civil society participation in international organizations: The case of human rights complaints mechanisms. British Journal of Political Science forthcoming.
  2. Reinsberg, Bernhard, and Christoph V. Steinert. (2025) „The French duty of vigilance law: Reconciling human rights and firm profitability.“ Review of International Political Economy forthcoming.
  3. Steinert, Christoph V., Angela Heucher, Lena Taube, Lea Smidt, Tobias Polak, and Martin Bruder. (2025). Perceptions of human rights complaint mechanisms: The case of German international development cooperation. Journal of Human Rights 24(2): 217-235.
  4. Steinert, Christoph V., and Daniel Kazenwadel. (2024) How User Language Affects Conflict Fatality Estimates in ChatGPT. Journal of Peace Research.
  5. Steinert, Christoph V. (2024) Elitist Remedies? Complaint Resources and Representation in International Human Rights Bodies. International Studies Quarterly 68(2).
  6. Steinert, Christoph V., and David Weyrauch. (2024) The Belt and Road Initiative and Voting Patterns in the UN General Assembly. Research and Politics.
  7. Steinert, Christoph V. (2024) Policy-Specific Human Rights Shaming: Evidence from the Other Letters of the UN Special Procedures. Journal of Human Rights 23(4): 385-403.
  8. Horz, Carlo, Moritz Marbach, and Christoph V. Steinert. (2023) Environmental Pollution and Authoritarian Politics. Journal of Politics 85(2): 524-536.
  9. Felix Schulte, and Christoph V. Steinert. (2023) Repression and backlash protests: Why leader arrests backfire. International Interactions 49(1).
  10. Steinert, Christoph V., and Christoph Dworschak. (2023) Political imprisonment and protest mobilization: Evidence from the GDR. Journal of Conflict Resolution 67(7-8): 1564-1591.
  11. Steinert, Christoph V. (2023) The duration of political imprisonment: Evidence from China. Conflict Management and Peace Science 40(4): 349-372.
  12. Steinert, Christoph V. (2023) The impact of domestic surveillance on political imprisonment: Evidence from the former GDR. Journal of Conflict Resolution 67(1): 38-65.
  13. Weyrauch, David, and Christoph V. Steinert. (2021) Intrinsic or instrumental: Human rights alignment in intergovernmental organizations. Review of International Organizations 17: 89-115.
  14. Steinert, Christoph V. (2020) Who is a political prisoner? Journal of Global Security Studies 6(3).
  15. Steinert, Christoph V., and Andrea Ruggeri. (2020) Who are our experts? Predictors of participation in expert surveys. Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 26(4).
  16. Steinert, Christoph V.. (2019) Trial fairness before impact: Tracing the link between post-conflict trials and peace stability. International Interactions 45(6): 1003-1031.
  17. Steinert, Christoph V., Sabine Carey, and Janina I. Steinert. (2019) Spoilers of peace: Pro-government militias as risk factors for post-conflict recurrence. Journal of Peace Research 56(2): 249-263.
  18. Steinert, Christoph V., and Nikoleta Yordanova. (2016) Alliance with the enemy: Why the CDU and the Greens formed their first coalition in a large German federal state. German Politics 25(1): 54-72.
  19. Steinert, Christoph V. et al. (2016) Impact of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (UN-CRPD) on mental health care research – a systematic review. BMC Psychiatry 16:166.
  20. Steinert, Christoph V. (2014) Globale Verantwortlichkeit und traditionelles Souveränitätsdenken: Gründe für die Haltung zur Responsibility to Protect von nicht-westlichen Staaten. MenschenRechtsMagazin 2/2014.

Others:

  1. Steinert, Christoph V. (2025) Wie die Sprache der Suchanfragen in ChatGPT Informationen beeinflusst. Gastbeitrag für AlgorithmWatch, January 31.
  2. Steinert, Christoph V. (2024) Reprisals for UN Cooperation: The Plight of Human Rights Defenders in Repressive States. Foraus-Blog, July 23.
  3. Steinert, Christoph V. (2024) Politische Gefangene und ihre Befreiung. Für Vielfalt. Zeitschrift für Menschen- und Minderheitsrechte, Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker, 55, 3/2024.
  4. Steinert, Christoph V. (2024) UN Human Rights Council Members: Champions or Challengers of Human Rights? Foraus-Blog, May 6.
  5. Steinert, Christoph V. (2024) How Independent are Independent Human Rights Experts? Foraus-Blog, January 12.
  6. Steinert, Christoph V. (2023) Unequal Access to UN Human Rights Bodies CSS Policy Perspective of the ETH Zurich Center for Security Studies, Volume 11/6.
  7. Steinert, Christoph V. (2023) Was ist politische Haft? Amnesty Journal, 04/2023, pp. 60-61.
  8. Dworschak, Christoph, and Christoph V. Steinert. (2023) Putting ideas behind bars: Here’s why it doesn’t work. Political Violence @ A Glance, January 5, 2023.
  9. Steinert, Christoph V. (2022) Why do Russia and Ukraine exchange their prisoners? The Washington Post Monkey Cage, May 28, 2022.
  10. Steinert, Christoph V. (2021) Unknown Identities: The Political Prisoners of Xinjiang. Political Violence @ A Glance, January 27, 2021.
  11. Steinert, Christoph V. (2020) Gewaltsame Ausschreitungen als sich selbst erfüllende Prophezeiung? TAZ Blog, November 3, 2020.
  12. Steinert, Christoph V. (2020) When states obscure illegal imprisonment. OpenGlobalRights, October 5, 2020.
  13. Steinert, Christoph V. (2020) Politische Gefangene in der Türkei . TAZ Blog, June 16, 2020.
  14. Steinert, Christoph V. (2019) Beware of Victor’s Justice. Political Violence @ A Glance, August 30, 2019.
  15. Steinert, Christoph V. (2018)  Why pro-government militias spoil peace agreements. OXPOL: The Oxford University Politics Blog, July 28, 2018.
  16. Steinert, Christoph V. (2017) United People Organization. A vision for progress and a better world order. The Lighthouse Journal of the Oxford International Relations Society Issue 14/ Hilary Term.
  17. Steinert, Christoph V. (2016) The impact of societal preferences on national monetary policy outcomes: A revival of economic pluralism. Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science 31(2): 26-52.

Book chapter:

  1. Schilling-Vacaflor A, and Christoph V. Steinert (2017) (Neo-)Extraktivismus statt nachhaltiger Entwicklung: Grenzen des lateinamerikanischen Wachstumsmodells.“ In: Entwicklungstheorie von heute – Entwicklungspolitik von morgen. Burchardt et al. (ed.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag.

Book review:

  1. The Peacemaker’s Paradox: Pursuing Justice in the Shadow of Conflict. By: Priscilla Hayner. Review published in Journal of Peace Research – Book Notes 2019.