Michael Neureiter Curriculum Vitae May 2018 CONTACT INFORMATION Email: min24@pitt.edu Department of Political Science Web: https://neureitermichael.wordpress.com/ 4600 Wesley W. Posvar Hall Skype: michael_deu Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Phone: +1 (217) 493-5702 RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Migration and migration policy; democracy promotion and the protection of international human rights; mass media and public opinion; quantitative methods and program evaluation ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, August 2018 present EDUCATION Ph.D. in Political Science, April 2018 Fields: International Relations and Research Methodology Dissertation Title: On the Origins and Effects of Contemporary Immigrant Integration Policy in Western Europe. Committee: Steven E. Finkel (chair), Daniela Donno, Jude C. Hays, and M. Najeeb Shafiq (Department of Administrative and Policy Studies) M.A. in Political Science, May 2015 Fields: International Relations and Research Methodology M.A. in Political Science Eastern Illinois University, December 2012 Fields: Comparative Politics and International Relations B.A. in Political Science and Sociology Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, July 2011 Semester abroad: Augustana College (fall 2010) 1
PUBLICATIONS AND WORKING PAPERS Journal Articles Can Human Rights Conditionality Reduce Repression? Examining the European Union s Economic Agreements. Forthcoming. Review of International Organizations (with Daniela Donno). Sources of Media Bias in Coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The 2010 Gaza Flotilla Raid in German, British, and U.S. Newspapers. 2017. Israel Affairs 23(1): 66-86. Organized Labor and Democratization in Southeast Asia. 2013. Asian Survey 53(6): 1063-1086. Book Reviews The Case against Military Intervention: Why We Do It and Why It Fails, by Donald M. Snow. 2016. Civil Wars 18(3): 382-386. Fallen Elites: The Military Other in Post-Unification Germany, by Andrew Bickford. 2012. The Journal of Slavic Military Studies 25(1): 119-121. Policy Publications and Reports Effects of U.S. Foreign Assistance on Democracy Building with Steven E. Finkel, Anibal Perez-Linan, and Chris A. Belasco. 2018. Report submitted to the United States Agency for International Development. Midline Report for Impact Evaluation of the Peace through Development Program II (P-DEV II) in Chad, Niger, and Burkina Faso with Steven E. Finkel, Chris A. Belasco, Caitlin C. Corrigan, and Bruno Hoepers. 2016. Report submitted to the United States Agency for International Development. Evaluating Legal Institutional Reforms in Countries with Weak Rule of Law with Steven E. Finkel, Chris A. Belasco, Caitlin C. Corrigan, and Bruno Hoepers. 2016. Report submitted to the School of Law. Working Papers Evaluating the Effects of Immigrant Integration Policies in Western Europe Using a Difference-in- Differences Approach (revise and resubmit at Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies). Where Terror Lies: Social Desirability and Support for Violent Extremism in the Sahel with Steven E. Finkel, John F. McCauley, Christian Gineste, and Chris A. Belasco (under review). The Limits of Delegation: Evidence from the Export-Import Bank with Michael Aklin (under review). Contextual Violence and Support for Violent Extremism: Evidence from the Sahel with Steven E. Finkel, John F. McCauley, and Chris A. Belasco (in preparation). The Politics of Immigrant Integration Policy in Europe (in preparation). Integration Policy, Immigrant Welfare Access, and Public Attitudes toward Immigrants (in preparation). Trajectories of Immigrant Integration: Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel (in preparation). Inference with Difference-in-Differences: Results from Monte Carlo Simulations (in preparation). 2
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2018 International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA The Effect of Immigrant Integration Policy on Attitudes toward Immigration: Evidence from Two Survey Experiments in the United Kingdom. Where Terror Lies: Social Desirability and Support for Violent Extremism in the Sahel with Steven E. Finkel, John F. McCauley, Christian Gineste, and Chris A. Belasco. 2017 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL The Politics of Immigrant Integration Policy in Europe. 2017 Pennsylvania Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Moon, PA The Politics of Immigrant Integration Policy in Europe. 2016 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA An Evaluation of Immigrant Integration Policies in Western Europe. Contextual Violence and Support for Violent Extremism with Steven E. Finkel, John F. McCauley, and Chris A. Belasco. 2016 Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Grad Expo, Pittsburgh, PA Evaluating the Effects of Immigrant Integration Policies in Western Europe Using a Difference-in- Differences Approach. 2015 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL Humanitarianism or Imperialism? Human Rights Violations and Third-Party Interventions in Civil Wars. 2015 Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Grad Expo, Pittsburgh, PA Humanitarianism or Imperialism? Human Rights Violations and Third-Party Interventions in Civil Wars. 2014 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC The Conditional Effect of Human Rights Clauses with Daniela Donno. 2012 International Studies Association Midwest Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO Sources of Media Bias in Coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The 2010 Gaza Flotilla Raid in German, British, and U.S. Newspapers. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate Teaching International Organization (Instructor of Record,, fall 2018) Undergraduate Teaching International Migration in the 21st Century (Instructor of Record,, fall 2018) International Migration in the 21st Century (Instructor of Record,, summer 2017) Introduction to Political Theory and Philosophy (Teaching Fellow,, spring 2015) Introduction to International Relations (Teaching Assistant, Eastern Illinois University, fall 2012) Introduction to Comparative Politics (Teaching Assistant, Eastern Illinois University, spring 2012) 3
Other Teaching Experience Immigration in the 21st Century (Instructor of Record, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, summer 2017) Pedagogy University Teaching Practicum (, spring 2016) AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS Klinzing Grant for Dissertation Research on Contemporary Europe, 2017-2018 Lieberman Award, 2017 Social Sciences Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 2016-2017 Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Summer Fellowship, 2016 Grad Expo Outstanding Presenter Award, 2016 World History Center Graduate Travel Award, 2015 Robert and Kathryn Augustine Distinguished Master s Thesis Award Eastern Illinois University, 2014 Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Fellowship, 2013-2014 Distinguished Graduate Student Award for the Program in Political Science Eastern Illinois University, 2013 Asian Studies Paper Award Eastern Illinois University, 2012 Max Weber Fellowship Elite Network of Bavaria, 2008-2013 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE Membership American Political Science Association International Studies Association Midwest Political Science Association European Political Science Association 4
Referee British Journal of Political Science Human Rights Review Social Sciences Faculty Search Committee Member Political Theory (tenure track),, 2014-2015 Student Mentoring Political Science Alumni Mentor, Eastern Illinois University, 2016-present University Honors College Research Mentor,, spring 2016 Peer Mentor,, 2014-present Peer Graduate Advisor, Eastern Illinois University, fall 2012 Global Ambassador, Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, 2009-2010 RELATED SKILLS Languages German (native) English (fluent) Software Stata (advanced) SPSS (advanced) Microsoft Office (advanced) LaTeX (intermediate) R (intermediate) REFERENCES Steven E. Finkel Daniel H. Wallace Professor of Political Science finkel@pitt.edu Daniela Donno Associate Professor of Political Science donno@pitt.edu Ryan Hendrickson Professor of Political Science Eastern Illinois University rchendrickson@eiu.edu Steven Roper Professor of Political Science Florida Atlantic University ropers@fau.edu 5