Claude Lefort

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Claude Lefort is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Claude Lefort has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Claude Lefort's work include Political Theory and Influence (12 papers), Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory (8 papers) and European Political History Analysis (7 papers). Claude Lefort is often cited by papers focused on Political Theory and Influence (12 papers), Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory (8 papers) and European Political History Analysis (7 papers). Claude Lefort collaborates with scholars based in France and Brazil. Claude Lefort's co-authors include Guy Rocher, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Olivier Mongin, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Michael B. Smith, Cornélius Castoriadis, Edgar Morín, John Thompson, Jules Michelet and John O’Neill and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Modern Language Journal and The Philosophical Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Claude Lefort

47 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Democracy and Political Theory. 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 100 200 300 400 500

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Claude Lefort France 13 907 653 294 135 84 58 1.4k
Tracy B. Strong United States 10 694 0.8× 474 0.7× 301 1.0× 73 0.5× 60 0.7× 48 1.1k
Thomas Hobbes 19 512 0.6× 502 0.8× 529 1.8× 84 0.6× 68 0.8× 100 1.3k
Fred Dallmayr United States 17 682 0.8× 484 0.7× 257 0.9× 65 0.5× 27 0.3× 150 1.3k
Martin E. Marty United States 25 1.3k 1.4× 581 0.9× 148 0.5× 207 1.5× 31 0.4× 207 1.8k
Bonnie Honig United States 16 741 0.8× 486 0.7× 192 0.7× 52 0.4× 45 0.5× 60 1.1k
John Milbank United Kingdom 18 793 0.9× 285 0.4× 439 1.5× 141 1.0× 52 0.6× 100 1.4k
Andrew Arato United States 17 784 0.9× 638 1.0× 130 0.4× 47 0.3× 175 2.1× 93 1.4k
Terence Ball United States 15 484 0.5× 471 0.7× 152 0.5× 99 0.7× 49 0.6× 67 1.0k
Richard Wolin United States 19 577 0.6× 329 0.5× 409 1.4× 69 0.5× 18 0.2× 83 1.1k
Georg G. Iggers United States 19 702 0.8× 418 0.6× 144 0.5× 379 2.8× 30 0.4× 103 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Claude Lefort

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Claude Lefort

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lefort, Claude. (2023). Fragilité et fécondité des démocraties. Raisons politiques. N° 91(3). 51–59.
2.
Lefort, Claude. (2016). Les droits de l’homme et la pensée politique de gauche au Brésil. Problèmes d Amérique latine. N° 98(3). 11–20. 1 indexed citations
3.
Lefort, Claude. (2007). Le temps présent : écrits, 1945-2005. Belin eBooks. 3 indexed citations
4.
Lefort, Claude. (2004). La incertidumbre democrática: ensayos sobre lo político. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 9. 44–8. 7 indexed citations
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Merleau-Ponty, Maurice, et al.. (2003). L'institution : dans l'histoire personnelle et publique ; Le problème de la passivité : le sommeil, l'inconscient, la mémoire : notes de cours au Collège de France (1954-1955). Belin eBooks. 32 indexed citations
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Michelet, Jules & Claude Lefort. (2002). La cité des vivants et des morts : préfaces et introductions. Belin eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Lefort, Claude. (2002). El derecho internacional, los derechos humanos y la acción política. Veterinary Research Communications. 47(2). 939–946.
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Lefort, Claude. (2000). Nation et souveraineté. Les Temps Modernes. 25–46. 3 indexed citations
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Lefort, Claude. (2000). Les Formes de l'histoire : essais d'anthropologie politique. Gallimard eBooks. 30 indexed citations
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Lefort, Claude, et al.. (1994). Das Sichtbare und das Unsichtbare : gefolgt von Arbeitsnotizen. W. Fink eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Lefort, Claude. (1993). The Question of Democracy. Politička misao : časopis za politologiju. 30(3). 180–189. 14 indexed citations
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Lefort, Claude. (1992). Écrire, à l'épreuve du politique. 10 indexed citations
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Lefort, Claude, et al.. (1991). Modern Democracy and Political Philosophy. 14. 241–252. 1 indexed citations
14.
Morín, Edgar, Claude Lefort, & Cornélius Castoriadis. (1988). Mai 68: la breche ; suivi de Vingt ans après. 8 indexed citations
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Lefort, Claude. (1986). Le travail de l'œuvre Machiavel. Gallimard eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Lefort, Claude. (1981). L'invention démocratique : les limites de la domination totalitaire. Fayard eBooks. 33 indexed citations
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Lefort, Claude. (1978). "Sur une colonne absente" : écrits autour de Merleau-Ponty. Gallimard eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Lefort, Claude. (1976). Un homme en trop : réflexions sur "l'Archipel du Goulag". Éditions du Seuil eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Léonard, Pierre, et al.. (1976). Le discours de la servitude volontaire . La Boétie et la question du politique. Payot eBooks. 1 indexed citations
20.
Morín, Edgar, Claude Lefort, & Cornélius Castoriadis. (1968). Mai 1968 : la Brèche, premières réflexions sur les événements. Fayard eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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