Michaël Bratton

13.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
98 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Michaël Bratton is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michaël Bratton has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 10 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Michaël Bratton's work include African studies and sociopolitical issues (26 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (24 papers) and International Development and Aid (9 papers). Michaël Bratton is often cited by papers focused on African studies and sociopolitical issues (26 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (24 papers) and International Development and Aid (9 papers). Michaël Bratton collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Michaël Bratton's co-authors include Nicholas van de Walle, Robert Mattes, Gail M. Gerhart, Nicolas van de Walle, Eldred V. Masunungure, Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Devra Moehler, Colin Leys, Göran Hydén and Ravi Bhavnani and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, World Development and American Journal of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

Michaël Bratton

91 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Democratic Experiments in Africa: Regime Transitions in C... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1998 1997 1994 1994 250 500 750

Peers

Michaël Bratton
Comparison fields: 5 of 108
  • Sociology and Political Science 5.2k
  • Political Science and International Relations 3.0k
  • Development 1.5k
  • Economics and Econometrics 781
  • Demography 739
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Countries citing papers authored by Michaël Bratton

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michaël Bratton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michaël Bratton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1
Public Attitudes toward Zimbabwe's 2018 Elections: Downbeat yet Hopeful?
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2 16
3
Do Trustworthy Institutions Matter for Development? Corruption, Trust and Government Performance in Africa
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4 22
5
Liberation Movements in Power: Party and State in Southern Africa
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6 147
7 19
8
Teamwork makes a difference.
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9 36
10 267
11 51
12
Trends in aid to South Africa
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13 157
14 1
15 32
16 37
17 2
18
Peasant and party-state in Zambia : a study of political organization and resource distribution in Kasama District
1
19
Clients or classes? : patterns of resource distribution in rural Zambia
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20 6

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