Hi – I’m Robert Schuett, Chairman of the Austrian Political Science Association (ÖGPW)
Representing a community of 500 political science professionals
Bridging theory and practice
My focus is on international relations, politics, security, and intelligence
For 20 years, I’ve done scholarly and government work, specifically in national security and foreign affairs.
See the full list of publications and my (occasional) public appearances here.
ÖGPW Chairman Robert Schuett Delivers a Keynote on Geopolitics for First Ladies and Gentlemen in Vienna (18 June 2025)
Photo credit: Carina Karlovits/HBF
With Madam President of the Slovak Republic (2019-2024), Zuzana Čaputová, at the Hofburg:
Photo credit: Carina Karlovits/HBF
Presenting my Hans Kelsen’s Political Realism book to First Lady (“First Volunteer”) of the Republic of Austria, Doris Schmidauer, at the Hofburg:
Photo credit: Carina Karlovits/HBF
Chairing an “Intelligence Studies” panel
Guest on a podcast about intelligence in international society:
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More InformationParticipating in a panel discussion on Ukraine’s 10-Point Peace Formula and the June 2024 Switzerland Summit on Peace in Ukraine:
Hosting a Fulbright Lecture by Ido Oren (University of Florida) on U.S. foreign policy:
Leading a panel discussion on political realism in international relations:
Diplomatic Academy
At DA Vienna, I teach courses on «Geopolitics» and «Transatlantic Relations», in addition to supervising graduate theses.
Salzburg University
I was awarded the Habilitation (venia docendi) by the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg in 2021. At PLUS, I teach courses in political and international relations theory.
Durham University
I did my PhD at Durham University, and I proudly serve the University and community as a longstanding «Honorary Fellow».
My Books
Hans Kelsen’s Political Realism (2021)
- Challenges conventional views of Hans Kelsen and foreign-policy realism in International Relations theory
A totally unexpected Kelsen – Biographical. Philosophical. A light on our times.
George Soros, Founder, Open Society Foundations, New York
The Edinburgh Companion to Political Realism (2018)
- The first reference work to explore the 2000-year history of political realism and reassess its place in today’s world
Contributors include Erica Benner, Samir Puri, John Bew, David Martin Jones, Lindsay Cohn, William Scheuerman, Neville Morley, Stuart Gray, Ayelet Haimson-Lushkov, Miles Hollingworth, Tim Spiekerman, Kody Cooper, Grace Roosevelt, Paul Kirkland, Robert Howse, Kenneth McIntyre, David Mayers, Douglas Klusmeyer, Joshua Cherniss, John Mueller, Uriel Abulof, Masa Okuyama, Peter Iver Kaufman, Cecelia Lynch, Tom Switzer, Richard Forno, Alex Wilner, Todd Breyfogle
The Concept of the State in International Relations: Philosophy, Sovereignty, and Cosmopolitanism (2015)
- A critical reassessment of the concepts of the state and sovereignty in international relations theory
This superb collection ranges across historical, theoretical, and empirical land-scapes, providing challenging and incisive insights into key issues of our time. A first rate-book.
Michael C. Williams, Professor, University of Ottawa
Political Realism, Freud, and Human Nature in International Relations (2010)
- Provides an important reappraisal of the concept of human nature in contemporary realist international-political theory
This book makes an important contribution to the burgeoning literature that is
Richard Little, Professor Emeritus, University of Bristol
currently re-examining the essential characteristics of political realism.
Tennis diplomacy
The Diplomatic Academy Tennis Club, founded by the wonderful Viktoriya Teliha, is a whole lot of fun.
With warm regards
Robert Schuett