David Beetham

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

David Beetham is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and History. According to data from OpenAlex, David Beetham has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in History. Recurrent topics in David Beetham's work include Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory (5 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (4 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 papers). David Beetham is often cited by papers focused on Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory (5 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (4 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 papers). David Beetham collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Austria. David Beetham's co-authors include Christopher Lord, Stuart Weir, Wolfgang J. Mommsen, Todd Landman, Gianfranco Poggi, Sarah Bracking, John Lambert, John Keane, Michael Saward and Robyn Eckersley and has published in prestigious journals such as British Journal of Sociology, International Migration Review and European Journal of Political Research.

In The Last Decade

David Beetham

49 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Legitimation of Power 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 200 400 600

Peers

David Beetham
Comparison fields: 5 of 91
  • Political Science and International Relations 1.0k
  • Sociology and Political Science 932
  • Strategy and Management 172
  • Law 103
  • Communication 94
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Countries citing papers authored by David Beetham

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Beetham

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Beetham

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1 13
2 60
3
Assessing the Quality of Democracy: A Practical Guide
48
4
Calidad de la democracia: el gobierno de la ley
2
5 49
6 2
7 34
8 26
9
Legitimacy and the EU
40
10 9
11
Cuestiones sobre la democracia: conceptos, elementos y principios básicos
1
12
Politics and human rights
32
13 59
14 5
15 3
16 13
17 1
18
Beyond Liberal Democracy
2
19 1
20 1

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