Fredrik Söderbaum

3.7k total citations
86 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Fredrik Söderbaum is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Development and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Fredrik Söderbaum has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 34 papers in Development and 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Fredrik Söderbaum's work include International Development and Aid (34 papers), European Union Policy and Governance (17 papers) and Peacebuilding and International Security (14 papers). Fredrik Söderbaum is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (34 papers), European Union Policy and Governance (17 papers) and Peacebuilding and International Security (14 papers). Fredrik Söderbaum collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Belgium and Germany. Fredrik Söderbaum's co-authors include Björn Hettne, Timothy M. Shaw, Luk Van Langenhove, Kilian Spandler, Ian Taylor, Alberta Sbragia, Ian Taylor, Michael Schulz, Joakim Öjendal and Jan Aart Scholte and has published in prestigious journals such as International Affairs, Third World Quarterly and New Political Economy.

In The Last Decade

Fredrik Söderbaum

80 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fredrik Söderbaum Sweden 19 922 486 482 123 100 86 1.3k
Shaun Breslin United Kingdom 22 1.1k 1.2× 582 1.2× 550 1.1× 160 1.3× 179 1.8× 77 1.6k
Laurence Whitehead United Kingdom 20 1000 1.1× 1.0k 2.1× 239 0.5× 77 0.6× 129 1.3× 111 1.6k
Lise Rakner Norway 17 310 0.3× 478 1.0× 280 0.6× 57 0.5× 164 1.6× 67 858
Kent Eaton United States 22 793 0.9× 439 0.9× 143 0.3× 43 0.3× 228 2.3× 49 1.1k
Meredith Woo‐Cumings Iran 5 694 0.8× 481 1.0× 192 0.4× 124 1.0× 197 2.0× 10 1.1k
Ray Kiely United Kingdom 16 342 0.4× 428 0.9× 181 0.4× 39 0.3× 81 0.8× 52 777
David Waldner United States 7 524 0.6× 545 1.1× 135 0.3× 101 0.8× 116 1.2× 13 916
Shaheen Mozaffar United States 18 843 0.9× 972 2.0× 208 0.4× 70 0.6× 124 1.2× 39 1.5k
Rorden Wilkinson United Kingdom 17 477 0.5× 262 0.5× 312 0.6× 224 1.8× 63 0.6× 71 872
Ramesh Thakur Australia 19 757 0.8× 563 1.2× 279 0.6× 49 0.4× 92 0.9× 147 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Fredrik Söderbaum

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fredrik Söderbaum

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lenz, Tobias & Fredrik Söderbaum. (2025). Comparative Regionalism beyond Europe versus the rest. Review of International Studies. 51(5). 889–905.
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Spandler, Kilian, et al.. (2024). Beyond exit: how populist governments disengage from international institutions. International Affairs. 100(5). 2025–2045. 11 indexed citations
3.
Stapel, Sören & Fredrik Söderbaum. (2023). European foreign aid to regional organisations in Africa: bullies, overseers, micromanagers and samaritans. Third World Quarterly. 44(8). 1699–1717. 3 indexed citations
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Söderbaum, Fredrik, et al.. (2023). Legitimation struggles in international organizations: the case of the African Union. Globalizations. 21(5). 821–838. 5 indexed citations
5.
Bäckstrand, Karin & Fredrik Söderbaum. (2018). Legitimation and Delegitimation in Global Governance. Oxford University Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations
6.
Scholte, Jan Aart & Fredrik Söderbaum. (2017). A Changing Global Development Agenda?. Forum for Development Studies. 44(1). 1–12. 22 indexed citations
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Söderbaum, Fredrik. (2015). Rethinking the Politics of Transboundary Water Management: The Case of the Zambezi River Basin. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Söderbaum, Fredrik, et al.. (2014). Intersecting Interregionalism Regions, Global Governance and the EU. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 12 indexed citations
9.
Lombaerde, Philippe De & Fredrik Söderbaum. (2013). Reading the Intellectual History of Regionalism. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Lombaerde, Philippe De & Fredrik Söderbaum. (2013). Classical regional integration (1945-1970). Sage eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Söderbaum, Fredrik. (2013). Rethinking Regions and Regionalism. SSRN Electronic Journal. 13 indexed citations
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Söderbaum, Fredrik, et al.. (2012). Introduction — The End of the Development-Security Nexus?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Schulz, Michael & Fredrik Söderbaum. (2010). Theorizing the EU's Role in Regional Conflict Management. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Söderbaum, Fredrik. (2007). Regionalisation and Civil Society: The Case of Southern Africa. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Söderbaum, Fredrik & Ian Taylor. (2007). Micro-regionalism in West Africa : evidence from two case studies. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 3 indexed citations
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Hettne, Björn & Fredrik Söderbaum. (2005). Intervening in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: The Role of Regional Cooperation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Hettne, Björn & Fredrik Söderbaum. (2005). Civilian power or soft imperialism? EU as a global actor and the role of interregionalism. UNU Collections (United Nations University). 10(4). 535–552. 68 indexed citations
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Söderbaum, Fredrik & Timothy M. Shaw. (2003). Theories of new regionalism : a Palgrave reader. Palgrave Macmillan eBooks. 62 indexed citations
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Hettne, Björn & Fredrik Söderbaum. (1999). Towards Global Social Theory. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Hettne, Björn & Fredrik Söderbaum. (1998). The New Regionalism Approach. SSRN Electronic Journal. 32 indexed citations

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