Michael Saward

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Michael Saward is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Saward has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Michael Saward's work include Political Philosophy and Ethics (12 papers), Social Media and Politics (6 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (5 papers). Michael Saward is often cited by papers focused on Political Philosophy and Ethics (12 papers), Social Media and Politics (6 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (5 papers). Michael Saward collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Australia. Michael Saward's co-authors include Engin F. Isin, Ingrid van Biezen, Anja Schaefer, Jessica Pykett, Robert E. Goodin, David Beetham, Sherilyn MacGregor, John Keane, Robyn Eckersley and Bernhard Weßels and has published in prestigious journals such as Perspectives on Politics, Political Studies and Economy and Society.

In The Last Decade

Michael Saward

36 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Saward United Kingdom	19	811	545	271	188	138	38	1.3k
Nadia Urbinati United States	21	1.8k 2.2×	1.2k 2.2×	431 1.6×	151 0.8×	129 0.9×	91	2.5k
David Beetham United Kingdom	18	1.0k 1.3×	932 1.7×	94 0.3×	57 0.3×	172 1.2×	52	1.7k
Robert Rohrschneider United States	25	1.6k 2.0×	883 1.6×	272 1.0×	129 0.7×	423 3.1×	57	2.2k
Pierre Birnbaum France	11	1.5k 1.8×	1.1k 2.0×	150 0.6×	117 0.6×	206 1.5×	86	2.1k
Nella Van Dyke United States	17	625 0.8×	1.0k 1.9×	206 0.8×	166 0.9×	132 1.0×	24	1.5k
Clifford Bob United States	10	473 0.6×	775 1.4×	89 0.3×	83 0.4×	199 1.4×	30	1.2k
José María Maravall Spain	11	1.1k 1.3×	645 1.2×	106 0.4×	63 0.3×	184 1.3×	25	1.5k
Clive Bean Australia	20	917 1.1×	816 1.5×	278 1.0×	162 0.9×	77 0.6×	73	1.5k
Sarah Birch United Kingdom	26	1.7k 2.1×	1.2k 2.3×	258 1.0×	228 1.2×	201 1.5×	88	2.3k
Anna Lührmann Sweden	20	1.3k 1.6×	1.3k 2.3×	160 0.6×	67 0.4×	111 0.8×	47	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Saward

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All Works

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Saward, Michael. (2021). Democratic Design. 26 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (2020). Making Representations: Claim, Counterclaim and the Politics of Acting for Others. Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick). 17 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (2019). Theorizing about Democracy. Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick). 6(2). 1–11. 6 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (2015). Agency, design and ‘slow democracy’. Time & Society. 26(3). 362–383. 20 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael, et al.. (2013). Nationalism, Self-determination and Secession. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 1 indexed citations

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Isin, Engin F. & Michael Saward. (2013). Enacting European Citizenship. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 58 indexed citations

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Oger, Sonia Alonso Sáenz De, Nadia Urbinati, Klaus von Beyme, et al.. (2011). The Future of Representative Democracy. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 60 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (2011). Slow theory: taking time over transnational democratic representation. Ethics & Global Politics. 4(1). 1–18. 20 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (2009). A conversation with Benjamin Barber. Contemporary Political Theory. 8(2). 224–236. 1 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (2008). Representation and Democracy: Revisions and Possibilities. Sociology Compass. 2(3). 1000–1013. 45 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (2008). In Place of 'Global Democracy'. Ethical Perspectives. 15(4). 507–526. 3 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (2008). Making Representations: Modes and Strategies of Political Parties. European Review. 16(3). 271–286. 27 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (2007). Democracy : critical concepts in political science. Routledge eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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Goodin, Robert E. & Michael Saward. (2005). Dog Whistles and Democratic Mandates. The Political Quarterly. 76(4). 471–476. 21 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (2001). Reconstructing Democracy: Current Thinking and New Directions. Government and Opposition. 36(4). 559–581. 17 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (2001). Democratic Innovation: Deliberation, Representation and Association. 49 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (2000). Direct and Deliberative Democracy 1. 2 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (1996). Democracy and Competing Values. Government and Opposition. 31(4). 467–486. 4 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (1991). The Terms of Democracy. Open Research Online (The Open University). 60 indexed citations

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Saward, Michael. (1990). Cooption and Power: Who Gets What from Formal Incorporation. Political Studies. 38(4). 588–602. 6 indexed citations

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