André Bächtiger

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

André Bächtiger is a scholar working on Communication, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, André Bächtiger has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Communication, 26 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in André Bächtiger's work include Social Media and Politics (33 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (17 papers) and Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (6 papers). André Bächtiger is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (33 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (17 papers) and Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (6 papers). André Bächtiger collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Australia. André Bächtiger's co-authors include Marco R. Steenbergen, Jürg Steiner, Markus Spörndli, Maija Setälä, Kimmo Grönlund, Simon Niemeyer, John Parkinson, Michael A. Neblo, John S. Dryzek and Dominik Wyss and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, American Political Science Review and Journal of Conflict Resolution.

In The Last Decade

André Bächtiger

47 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

The crisis of democracy and the science of deliberation 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200 250
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The crisis of democracy and the science of deliberation
    2019 273 citations John S. Dryzek, André Bächtiger et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
André Bächtiger Switzerland 23 1.4k 1.3k 956 274 262 48 2.5k
Simone Chambers United States 23 1.5k 1.0× 1.7k 1.3× 1.6k 1.7× 340 1.2× 263 1.0× 55 3.4k
James S. Fishkin United States 23 1.3k 0.9× 1.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.4× 222 0.8× 174 0.7× 119 3.2k
Michael A. Neblo United States 19 1.0k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 875 0.9× 171 0.6× 133 0.5× 65 2.0k
Maija Setälä Finland 21 867 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 745 0.8× 190 0.7× 120 0.5× 48 1.8k
Sofie Mariën Belgium 24 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 1.5k 1.6× 139 0.5× 133 0.5× 61 2.7k
Robert C. Luskin United States 18 1.3k 1.0× 1.7k 1.3× 1.4k 1.4× 135 0.5× 121 0.5× 31 2.8k
Jürg Steiner United States 15 893 0.6× 960 0.7× 647 0.7× 167 0.6× 171 0.7× 52 1.7k
Jennifer Earl United States 27 1.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 2.5k 2.6× 159 0.6× 303 1.2× 56 3.7k
Rune Slothuus Denmark 17 849 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 107 0.4× 88 0.3× 30 2.4k
John Parkinson United Kingdom 15 903 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 795 0.8× 322 1.2× 101 0.4× 32 2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of André Bächtiger

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bächtiger, André, et al.. (2024). Empowered Minipublics for Democratic Renewal? Evidence from Three Conjoint Experiments in the United States, Ireland, and Finland. American Political Science Review. 119(3). 1393–1410. 6 indexed citations
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Wyss, Dominik, et al.. (2023). Empowering local citizens: assessing the inclusiveness of a digital democratic innovation for co-creating a Voting Advice Application. Local Government Studies. 50(1). 174–203. 2 indexed citations
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Bächtiger, André, et al.. (2023). Reflecting on the boundaries of the demos: A virtual deliberative experiment with German citizens. European Journal of Political Research. 63(2). 498–519.
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Niemeyer, Simon, et al.. (2023). How Deliberation Happens: Enabling Deliberative Reason. American Political Science Review. 118(1). 345–362. 29 indexed citations
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Bächtiger, André, et al.. (2022). Attitudes vs. actions? Direct-democratic preferences and participation of populist citizens. West European Politics. 46(1). 241–254. 12 indexed citations
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Bächtiger, André, et al.. (2022). Catching the ‘Deliberative Wave’? How (Disaffected) Citizens Assess Deliberative Citizen Forums. British Journal of Political Science. 53(1). 239–247. 36 indexed citations
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Bächtiger, André, et al.. (2020). Democracy without Shortcuts: Introduction to the Special Issue. Journal of Deliberative Democracy. 16(2). 17 indexed citations
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Bächtiger, André & Edana Beauvais. (2020). Taking the Goals of Deliberation Seriously: A Differentiated View on Equality and Equity in Deliberative Designs and Processes. Journal of Deliberative Democracy. 12(2). 26 indexed citations
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Curato, Nicole, André Bächtiger, Kim Strandberg, & Graham Smith. (2020). Introducing the <i>Journal of Deliberative Democracy</i>. Journal of Deliberative Democracy. 16(1). 2 indexed citations
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Curato, Nicole, André Bächtiger, & Kim Strandberg. (2019). A New Leaf for Public Deliberation. Journal of Deliberative Democracy. 15(3). 1 indexed citations
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Bächtiger, André, et al.. (2016). What drives the polarisation and moderation of opinions? Evidence from a Finnish citizen deliberation experiment on immigration. European Journal of Political Research. 56(1). 23–45. 30 indexed citations
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Gerber, Marlène, et al.. (2016). Deliberative Abilities and Influence in a Transnational Deliberative Poll (EuroPolis). British Journal of Political Science. 48(4). 1093–1118. 55 indexed citations
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Grönlund, Kimmo, André Bächtiger, & Maija Setälä. (2014). Deliberative mini-publics : involving citizens in the democratic process. 296 indexed citations
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Baccaro, Lucio, et al.. (2014). Small Differences that Matter: The Impact of Discussion Modalities on Deliberative Outcomes. British Journal of Political Science. 46(3). 551–566. 34 indexed citations
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Bächtiger, André, et al.. (2011). Deliberation in Swiss Direct Democracy : A Field Experiment on the Expulsion Initiative. MADOC (University of Mannheim). 3 indexed citations
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Dryzek, John S., André Bächtiger, & Karolina M. Milewicz. (2011). Toward a Deliberative Global Citizens’ Assembly. Global Policy. 2(1). 33–42. 50 indexed citations
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Bächtiger, André, et al.. (2009). Discourse Quality Index 2: An Updated Measurement Instrument for Deliberative Process. Paper presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, Illinois, 3. April 2009. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 1 indexed citations
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Hangartner, Dominik, et al.. (2007). Mixing Habermas with Bayes: Methodological and Theoretical Advances in the Study of Deliberation. Swiss Political Science Review. 13(4). 607–644. 11 indexed citations
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Linder, Wolf & André Bächtiger. (2005). What drives democratisation in Asia and Africa?. European Journal of Political Research. 44(6). 861–880. 33 indexed citations
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Bächtiger, André & Marco R. Steenbergen. (2004). The Real World of Deliberation. A Comparative Study of its Favorable Conditions in Legislatures. Cadmus - EUI Research Repository (European University Institute). 21 indexed citations

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