Global Norms in Local Contexts

Melissa Schnyder is a faculty member in the Doctorate of Global Security program within the School of Security and Global Studies at American Public University. Her research focuses on transnational social movements, human security policy issues, and European Union politics, with a focus on the political participation and influence of non-state actors. As a former Fulbright Fellow to the European Union, she was based at the Institute for European Studies in Brussels, Belgium where she conducted extensive fieldwork and interviews with policymakers in the European Commission, elected officials in the European Parliament, and NGO practitioners. She has been a visiting researcher at universities in Belgium and France, has assisted with research projects at the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ Transatlantic Center in Brussels, and has been invited to speak at transnational symposia in Europe and the United States. Her research has been published in a variety of international peer-reviewed journals. Past monographs include Activism, NGOs, and the State: Multilevel Responses to Immigration Politics in Europe, and Advocating for Refugees in the European Union: Norm-based Strategies by Civil Society Organizations (with Noha Shawki).