Bernhard Weßels

3.6k citations
71 papers · 783 indexed · h-index 14

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Papers in

    • Electoral Systems and Political Participation 18
    • Populism, Right-Wing Movements 11
    • European Union Policy and Governance 8
    • Public Administration and Political Analysis 5
    • Social Policy and Reform Studies 4
    • Social Media and Politics 7

Bernhard Weßels

58 papers receiving 687 citations

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Bernhard Weßels
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  • Political Science and International Relations 629
  • Communication 143
  • Strategy and Management 134
  • Public Administration 23
  • Sociology and Political Science 267
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Bernhard Weßels, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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1 202017
2 20174
3 20171
4 20161
5 20163
6
Democracy barometer: a new approach to evaluating the quality of democratic systems
20151
7 20131
8 20135
9 2011104
10 201160
11
What Shapes Electoral Choice Options? Institutional Determinants of the Distinctiveness of Choice Options
20061
12 20022
13
Interest Groups in the EU: the Emergence of Contestation Potential
20001
14
Political Representation and Political Integration in Europe: Is it possible to square the circle?
19995
15 19971
16
Verbände in vergleichender Perspektive : Beiträge zu einem vernachlässigten Feld
19972
17 199713
18 19931
19
Politische Klasse und politische Institutionen : Probleme und Perspektiven der Elitenforschung : Dietrich Herzog zum 60. Geburtstag
19911
20 199111

About Bernhard Weßels

Bernhard Weßels is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Communication, Public Administration, Strategy and Management and Philosophy, having authored 71 papers that have together received 783 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (18 papers), Populism, Right-Wing Movements (11 papers), European Union Policy and Governance (8 papers), Social Media and Politics (7 papers), Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (7 papers), Public Administration and Political Analysis (5 papers), Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 papers) and German legal, social, and political studies (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Political Science and International Relations (629 citations), Communication (143 citations), Strategy and Management (134 citations), Public Administration (23 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (267 citations). Bernhard Weßels has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Wolfgang Merkel, Lisa Müller, Marc Bühlmann, Hermann Schmitt, Richard Rose, Heiko Giebler, Sören Holmberg, Richard Herrera, Peter Esaiasson and Jacques Thomassen. Their work appears in journals such as European Journal of Political Research, Electoral Studies, Global Policy, Politische Vierteljahresschrift and Acta Politica.

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