Margit van Wessel

1.1k total citations
39 papers, 591 citations indexed

About

Margit van Wessel is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Margit van Wessel has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 591 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Communication and 8 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Margit van Wessel's work include Social Media and Politics (8 papers), International Development and Aid (8 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (8 papers). Margit van Wessel is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (8 papers), International Development and Aid (8 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (8 papers). Margit van Wessel collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Australia and Uganda. Margit van Wessel's co-authors include Anabela Carvalho, Séverine van Bommel, Pieter Maeseele, Peter H. Feindt, Mariola Acosta, Laurence Jassogne, Edidah Ampaire, Jennifer Twyman, Dorothea Hilhorst and Sarbeswar Sahoo and has published in prestigious journals such as World Development, The Journal of Development Studies and Political Studies.

In The Last Decade

Margit van Wessel

36 papers receiving 539 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Margit van Wessel Netherlands 13 257 84 67 64 61 39 591
Robert M. Vanderbeck United Kingdom 19 791 3.1× 150 1.8× 58 0.9× 28 0.4× 62 1.0× 45 1.1k
Angelique Haugerud United States 13 300 1.2× 143 1.7× 165 2.5× 47 0.7× 42 0.7× 35 714
Julie Cupples New Zealand 17 536 2.1× 48 0.6× 140 2.1× 32 0.5× 30 0.5× 61 961
Alison E. Adams United States 14 319 1.2× 39 0.5× 69 1.0× 64 1.0× 49 0.8× 62 716
Karen Brock India 12 471 1.8× 74 0.9× 133 2.0× 92 1.4× 39 0.6× 21 875
Joni Seager United States 15 311 1.2× 57 0.7× 82 1.2× 30 0.5× 59 1.0× 41 656
Jeffrey C. Bridger United States 16 395 1.5× 116 1.4× 71 1.1× 80 1.3× 170 2.8× 33 934
Nazneen Kanji United Kingdom 15 276 1.1× 64 0.8× 105 1.6× 113 1.8× 35 0.6× 33 690
Zhu Hong China 15 390 1.5× 15 0.2× 89 1.3× 57 0.9× 31 0.5× 68 867
Gary Paul Green United States 11 461 1.8× 107 1.3× 48 0.7× 171 2.7× 25 0.4× 24 852

Countries citing papers authored by Margit van Wessel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Margit van Wessel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Margit van Wessel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Margit van Wessel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Margit van Wessel based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Margit van Wessel. Margit van Wessel is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wessel, Margit van, et al.. (2025). Faith-based organizations and religious nationalism. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 18(2). 279–301.
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Bukenya, Badru, Emmanuel Kumi, Thomas Yeboah, et al.. (2025). Northern NGO-centrism in localisation processes: reproducing power inequities in the aid field. Development in Practice. 1–11.
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Wessel, Margit van. (2024). Reimagining Transcalar Civil Society Advocacy Collaborations: Starting from the Global South. Studies in Comparative International Development. 60(3). 543–567.
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Wessel, Margit van, et al.. (2021). Collaboration, Co-Optation or Navigation? The Role of Civil Society in Disaster Governance in India. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 32(4). 795–808. 14 indexed citations
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Acosta, Mariola, Margit van Wessel, Séverine van Bommel, & Peter H. Feindt. (2021). Examining the promise of ‘the local’ for improving gender equality in agriculture and climate change adaptation. Third World Quarterly. 42(6). 1135–1156. 12 indexed citations
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Wessel, Margit van, et al.. (2021). Representation by Development Organizations: Evidence From India and Implications for Inclusive Development. The Journal of Environment & Development. 30(1). 98–123. 5 indexed citations
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Wessel, Margit van, et al.. (2021). The Construction of (Non-)Responsibility in Governance Networks. SAGE Open. 11(3). 4 indexed citations
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Wessel, Margit van, et al.. (2020). Complementarities in CSO Collaborations: How Working with Diversity Produces Advantages. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 32(4). 717–730. 6 indexed citations
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Acosta, Mariola, Margit van Wessel, Séverine van Bommel, et al.. (2019). What does it Mean to Make a ‘Joint’ Decision? Unpacking Intra-household Decision Making in Agriculture: Implications for Policy and Practice. The Journal of Development Studies. 56(6). 1210–1229. 99 indexed citations
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Wessel, Margit van, et al.. (2019). The Chick Diffusion: How Newspapers Fail to Meet Normative Expectations Regarding Their Democratic Role in Public Debate. Journalism Studies. 21(5). 636–658. 8 indexed citations
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Wessel, Margit van, Dorothea Hilhorst, L.W.M. Schulpen, & Kees Biekart. (2019). Government and civil society organizations: Close but comfortable? Lessons from creating the Dutch “Strategic Partnerships for Lobby and Advocacy”. Development Policy Review. 38(6). 728–746. 12 indexed citations
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Acosta, Mariola, Margit van Wessel, Séverine van Bommel, et al.. (2019). The power of narratives: Explaining inaction on gender mainstreaming in Uganda’s climate change policy. Development Policy Review. 38(5). 555–574. 20 indexed citations
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Cieslik, Katarzyna, Cees Leeuwis, Art Dewulf, et al.. (2018). Addressing socio-ecological development challenges in the digital age: Exploring the potential of Environmental Virtual Observatories for Connective Action (EVOCA). NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences. 86-87(1). 2–11. 31 indexed citations
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Wessel, Margit van. (2018). Narrative Assessment: A new approach to evaluation of advocacy for development. Evaluation. 24(4). 400–418. 13 indexed citations
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Wessel, Margit van. (2017). Depoliticisation in Livestock Farming Governance: Turning Citizen Concerns into Consumer Responsibilities. Sociologia Ruralis. 58(3). 522–542. 6 indexed citations
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Wessel, Margit van. (2014). The communicative constitution of representation and exclusion. Citizenship Studies. 18(6-7). 758–775. 3 indexed citations
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Wessel, Margit van, et al.. (2013). Flexibility in water management planning as an intra-organisational issue. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 58(1). 156–174. 2 indexed citations
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Hilhorst, Dorothea, et al.. (2013). MFS II Joint Evaluation of International Lobbying and Advocacy : Baseline Report. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 2 indexed citations
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Wessel, Margit van. (2004). Talking about Consumption. Cultural Dynamics. 16(1). 93–116. 62 indexed citations
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Wessel, Margit van. (1998). Wealth and its social worth : Consumers in the land of Gandhi. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 25(4). 562–587. 5 indexed citations

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