Gavin Williams

1.7k total citations
59 papers, 893 citations indexed

About

Gavin Williams is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Soil Science and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gavin Williams has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 893 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Soil Science and 6 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Gavin Williams's work include Land Rights and Reforms (7 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (6 papers) and South African History and Culture (6 papers). Gavin Williams is often cited by papers focused on Land Rights and Reforms (7 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (6 papers) and South African History and Culture (6 papers). Gavin Williams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. Gavin Williams's co-authors include Frank Parkin, Elizabeth Francis, Judith Heyer, Margaret Peil, Charles van Onselen, Joachim Ewert, Colin Murray, Nick Vink, Brian Williams and Robert Melson and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, World Development and British Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Gavin Williams

52 papers receiving 577 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gavin Williams United Kingdom	16	440	187	141	132	107	59	893
Lionel Cliffe United Kingdom	21	521 1.2×	201 1.1×	250 1.8×	209 1.6×	178 1.7×	66	924
Issa G. Shivji Tanzania	17	455 1.0×	220 1.2×	130 0.9×	238 1.8×	167 1.6×	67	983
Andrew Coulson United Kingdom	16	229 0.5×	212 1.1×	77 0.5×	134 1.0×	113 1.1×	47	864
John S. Saul Canada	18	573 1.3×	208 1.1×	46 0.3×	265 2.0×	53 0.5×	93	1.1k
Michael Cowen United Kingdom	12	502 1.1×	217 1.2×	55 0.4×	125 0.9×	123 1.1×	19	925
M. Anne Pitcher United States	15	348 0.8×	160 0.9×	80 0.6×	201 1.5×	96 0.9×	36	745
Colin Bundy United Kingdom	10	480 1.1×	77 0.4×	129 0.9×	204 1.5×	108 1.0×	31	791
Martin Doornbos Netherlands	16	353 0.8×	228 1.2×	59 0.4×	76 0.6×	74 0.7×	57	641
Dharam Ghai Switzerland	16	309 0.7×	263 1.4×	41 0.3×	50 0.4×	49 0.5×	67	872
Paul Nugent United Kingdom	21	740 1.7×	336 1.8×	54 0.4×	393 3.0×	44 0.4×	72	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gavin Williams

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Williams, Gavin. (2016). Slaves, Workers, and Wine: The ‘Dop System’ in the History of the Cape Wine Industry, 1658–1894. Journal of Southern African Studies. 42(5). 893–909. 14 indexed citations

Williams, Gavin, et al.. (2014). Não vamos esquecer (We will not forget). Review of African Political Economy. 41(139). 2 indexed citations

Williams, Gavin. (2012). Learn HTML5 and JavaScript for Android. Apress eBooks. 1 indexed citations

Williams, Gavin. (2005). Black Economic Empowerment in the South African Wine Industry. Journal of Agrarian Change. 5(4). 476–504. 37 indexed citations

Williams, Gavin, et al.. (1998). Liberalizing markets and reforming land in South Africa. Journal of Contemporary African Studies. 16(1). 65–94. 26 indexed citations

Williams, Gavin. (1996). Setting the agenda: a critique of the World Bank's rural restructuring programme for South Africa. Journal of Southern African Studies. 22(1). 139–166. 39 indexed citations

Williams, Gavin. (1996). Ruth first's contribution to African studies. Journal of Contemporary African Studies. 14(2). 197–220. 3 indexed citations

Williams, Gavin. (1996). Transforming labour tenants. 8 indexed citations

Williams, Gavin. (1994). Why structural adjustment is necessary and why it doesn't work. Review of African Political Economy. 21(60). 41 indexed citations

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Williams, Brian & Gavin Williams. (1992). Science for Development. Perspectives in biology and medicine. 36(1). 64–78. 8 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin. (1991). Capitalists, peasants and land in Africa: A comparative perspective. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Institutional Repository on DSpace (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg). 3 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin. (1988). Why is there no agrarian capitalism in Nigeria?. Journal of Historical Sociology. 1(4). 345–398. 8 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin. (1988). The World Bank in rural Nigeria, revisited: a review of the World Bank's Nigeria: agricultural sector review 1987. Review of African Political Economy. 15(43). 9 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin. (1988). Transformation:Critical perspectives on Southern Africa. Social Dynamics. 14(1). 57–66. 1 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin, et al.. (1987). ‘All the King's Horses and All the King's Men couldn't put Humpty-Dumpty Together Again’. IDS Bulletin. 18(3). 1–6. 16 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin. (1987). Primitive Accumulation: The Way to Progress?. Development and Change. 18(4). 637–659. 20 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin. (1986). Rural Development: Partners and Adversaries. 11–23. 5 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin, et al.. (1978). Capitalist and petty commodity production in Nigeria: A note. World Development. 6(9-10). 1103–1104. 12 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin. (1974). Structure and Conflict in Nigeria. African Affairs. 73(290). 114–115. 32 indexed citations

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Williams, Gavin & Frank Parkin. (1973). Class, Inequality and Political Order: Social Stratification in Capitalist and Communist Societies. British Journal of Sociology. 24(3). 386–386. 134 indexed citations

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