Godwin R. Murunga

635 total citations
27 papers, 249 citations indexed

About

Godwin R. Murunga is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Godwin R. Murunga has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 249 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Anthropology, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Godwin R. Murunga's work include African history and culture studies (7 papers), Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (4 papers) and African cultural and philosophical studies (3 papers). Godwin R. Murunga is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (7 papers), Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (4 papers) and African cultural and philosophical studies (3 papers). Godwin R. Murunga collaborates with scholars based in Kenya and United States. Godwin R. Murunga's co-authors include Anders Sjögren and Issa G. Shivji and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Eastern African Studies, Africa Today and Journal of Contemporary African Studies.

In The Last Decade

Godwin R. Murunga

21 papers receiving 193 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Godwin R. Murunga Kenya 8 148 78 38 38 33 27 249
Liisa Laakso Finland 9 175 1.2× 93 1.2× 43 1.1× 59 1.6× 27 0.8× 19 263
Sara Rich Dorman United Kingdom 10 288 1.9× 103 1.3× 132 3.5× 51 1.3× 23 0.7× 29 360
J. Oloka-Onyango United States 10 172 1.2× 100 1.3× 37 1.0× 26 0.7× 15 0.5× 26 253
Dennis Austin United Kingdom 9 140 0.9× 79 1.0× 73 1.9× 24 0.6× 22 0.7× 44 296
George Klay Kieh United States 9 139 0.9× 109 1.4× 28 0.7× 59 1.6× 11 0.3× 38 232
Édouard Bustin United States 11 218 1.5× 96 1.2× 75 2.0× 42 1.1× 14 0.4× 26 314
Leonardo A. Villalón United States 10 242 1.6× 158 2.0× 119 3.1× 55 1.4× 25 0.8× 29 341
Eldred V. Masunungure Zimbabwe 8 237 1.6× 62 0.8× 66 1.7× 25 0.7× 11 0.3× 12 270
Jeremiah I. Dibua Benin 5 175 1.2× 101 1.3× 23 0.6× 39 1.0× 31 0.9× 13 273
Greg Mills South Africa 9 129 0.9× 94 1.2× 19 0.5× 77 2.0× 13 0.4× 66 259

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Godwin R. Murunga

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sjögren, Anders, et al.. (2014). Kenya : the struggle for a new constitutional order. 192. 18 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R.. (2012). The cosmopolitan tradition and fissures in segregationist town planning in Nairobi, 1915–23. Journal of Eastern African Studies. 6(3). 463–486. 9 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R.. (2011). Spontaneous or premeditated?: Post-Election Violence in Kenya. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 2(15). 1882–1888. 8 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R.. (2009). 5 - The Kenya General Elections: Troubling Political Propaganda in an Intellectual Garb. 16–22. 1 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R.. (2008). 4 - Thoughts on Intellectual and Institutional Links Between African and Black Studies. Africa Development. 33(1). 3 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R., et al.. (2007). Kenya: The Struggle for Democracy. 85 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R.. (2006). Contending paradigms in Africa: rationality and the politics of democratization in Kenya and Zambia. University of Nairobi Research Archive (University of Nairobi). 31(1). 193–200. 1 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R.. (2006). Mungiki and the Re-traditionalisation of Society Argument: A Quest for Recognition?. University of Nairobi Research Archive (University of Nairobi). 6 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R.. (2005). Conict in Somalia and Crime in Kenya: Understanding the Trans-Territoriality of Crime. African and Asian Studies. 4(1-2). 137–162. 11 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R.. (2004). African Cultural Identity and Self Writing. 1(1). 1 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R.. (2004). Africanity: Mbembe\'s \'African Modes of Self-Writing\' and the Critics in Public Culture. University of Nairobi Research Archive (University of Nairobi). 2004(1). 1 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R.. (2004). The state, its reform and the question of legitimacy in Kenya. 5. 179–206. 2 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R.. (2002). A critical look at Kenya's non-transition to Democracy. The Journal of Third World Studies. 19(2). 89–112. 2 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R.. (2001). Private universities in the Kenyan higher education experience. 11–15. 2 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R.. (2000). Democracy and Development in Africa.. 31 indexed citations
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Murunga, Godwin R.. (1999). Globalization and the politics of selective blame in Kenya, 1963-1990. University of Nairobi Research Archive (University of Nairobi). 1 indexed citations

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