Stefanie Walter is Full Professor for International Relations and Political Economy at the Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich. She studied public administration and economics at the University of Konstanz and received her PhD in 2007 from ETH Zurich. Before coming to Zurich, she held positions at Harvard University (2008/9) and the University of Heidelberg (2009-13). Her research examines distributional conflicts, political preferences and policymaking related to globalization and financial crises. Current projects examine the backlash against globalization and challenges to international cooperation.