Hans Peter Schmitz
Professor
he/him
Bob and Carol Mattocks Distinguished Professor in Nonprofit Leadership
Caldwell Hall 220
Education
PhD Social and Political Sciences European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole
M.A. Political Science, History, and European Ethnology Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Area(s) of Expertise
Hans Peter Schmitz is an expert on international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), philanthropy, and global advocacy. In his recent work, he explored the role of digital media and billionaire philanthropy in shaping the broader context of global non-governmental activism. His scholarship emphasizes how institutional and normative constraints limit the ability of organized activism to accomplishing lofty missions.
Publications
- The Giving Pledge , International Encyclopedia of Civil Society (2024)
- Who Governs Transnational NGOs? A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Board Composition , Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs (2024)
- Board Diversity of International NGOs , Academy of Management Conference (2023)
- Collaborative Advocacy: Fostering Transformative Outcomes, Hope is not a Strategy , Leadership and Positioning in Health and Human Services (2023)
- Philanthropy and Heroism , Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies (2023)
- Self-Awareness and Self-Study. Informal Leadership Development in the Public Sector , International Leadership Association Conference (2023)
- Vigilantes beyond Borders: NGOs as Enforcers of International Law, Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni and J. C. Sharman (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2022), 248 pp., cloth $99.95, paperback $29.95, eBook $29.95. , Ethics & International Affairs (2023)
- Coronado Floral Association. Bringing together California’s Coronado Community , (2022)
- Forum: New Perspectives on Transnational Non-State Actors—A Forum Honoring the Work of Thomas Risse , International Studies Review (2022)
- The Routledge Companion to Nonprofit Management , Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs (2022)