Schwarzenegger's fields of research include crime prevention, family violence, cybercrime, homicide, abortion and end-of-life decisions (i.e. assisted suicide).
In 2018 they signed an agreement to build a coalition to promote sustainable finance between the USC Schwarzenegger Institute and the Regions of Climate Action R20 (now: Catalytic) and University of Zurich.
Swiss Medical Weekly 139 (2009), 333-338 Schwarzenegger Christian, Manzoni Patrik, Studer David, Leanza Catia: Attitudes towards euthanasia and assisted suicide in Switzerland - Results of a national study, in: André Kuhn et al.
Geburtstag, Bern: Stämpfli Verlag, 425-446 Sarah Summers, Christian Schwarzenegger, Gian Ege, Finlay Young: The Emergence of EU Criminal Law.
European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 2018, 1-15 Gian Ege, Andreas Schloenhardt, Christian Schwarzenegger (eds.
Berlin/Bern Carl Grossmann Verlag 2020 Gian Ege, Sena Hangartner, Christian Schwarzenegger, Kanako Takayama (eds.