Michael Shifter

901 total citations
35 papers, 335 citations indexed

About

Michael Shifter is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Shifter has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 335 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Michael Shifter's work include History and Politics in Latin America (7 papers), International Relations in Latin America (7 papers) and Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia (5 papers). Michael Shifter is often cited by papers focused on History and Politics in Latin America (7 papers), International Relations in Latin America (7 papers) and Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia (5 papers). Michael Shifter collaborates with scholars based in United States. Michael Shifter's co-authors include Mark Peceny, Jorge I. Domínguez, David G. Becker, Mayra Buvinić, Daniel Joyce, Brent Scowcroft, Peter Hakim and Inter-American Dialogue and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, Political Science Quarterly and Journal of democracy.

In The Last Decade

Michael Shifter

29 papers receiving 236 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Shifter United States 7 216 195 55 32 30 35 335
Neil A. Englehart United States 10 258 1.2× 178 0.9× 48 0.9× 19 0.6× 17 0.6× 27 367
Feryal M. Cherif United States 4 231 1.1× 158 0.8× 33 0.6× 21 0.7× 20 0.7× 5 301
Gary Prévost United States 8 150 0.7× 100 0.5× 31 0.6× 14 0.4× 21 0.7× 52 246
Aila M. Matanock United States 12 503 2.3× 263 1.3× 51 0.9× 20 0.6× 17 0.6× 38 562
Rick Fawn United Kingdom 12 195 0.9× 272 1.4× 49 0.9× 32 1.0× 18 0.6× 43 378
Benjamin de Carvalho Norway 9 252 1.2× 271 1.4× 77 1.4× 30 0.9× 65 2.2× 46 421
Evgeny Finkel United States 11 296 1.4× 202 1.0× 23 0.4× 35 1.1× 18 0.6× 22 385
Patricia A. Weitsman United States 9 184 0.9× 281 1.4× 53 1.0× 66 2.1× 18 0.6× 14 377
Steven D. Roper United States 12 241 1.1× 364 1.9× 13 0.2× 36 1.1× 44 1.5× 42 485
Øystein H. Rolandsen Norway 12 275 1.3× 180 0.9× 33 0.6× 23 0.7× 79 2.6× 27 365

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Shifter

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Shifter

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shifter, Michael, et al.. (2012). Colombia: la paradoja de pactar. Política exterior. 26(150). 156–164. 1 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael. (2012). The Shifting Landscape of Latin American Regionalism. Current History. 111(742). 56–61. 6 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael. (2011). Central America's Security Predicament. Current History. 110(733). 49–55.
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Shifter, Michael. (2010). Una década del Plan Colombia: por un nuevo enfoque. Política exterior. 24(136). 116–129. 4 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael. (2010). Obama and Latin America: New Beginnings, Old Frictions. Current History. 109(724). 67–73. 1 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael. (2009). Obama's Honduras Problem. Foreign Affairs. 1 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael & Daniel Joyce. (2008). Bolivia, Ecuador y Venezuela, la refundación andina. Política exterior. 22(123). 55–66. 2 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael. (2007). Slouching Toward Authoritarianism. Foreign Affairs. 1 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael. (2006). En busca de Hugo Chávez. 6(3). 2–17. 1 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael. (2005). Bonfire of the Andes. Foreign Affairs. 1 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael, et al.. (2004). State Building in Colombia: Getting Priorities Straight. Journal of international affairs. 58(1). 143. 4 indexed citations
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Becker, David G., Jorge I. Domínguez, & Michael Shifter. (2004). Constructing Democratic Governance in Latin America, 2nd Ed. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 59(1). 231. 2 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael. (2004). The US and Latin America Through the Lens of Empire. Current History. 103(670). 61–67. 4 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael. (2004). Breakdown in the Andes. Foreign Affairs. 83(5). 126–126. 6 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael & Mark Peceny. (2001). Democracy at the Point of Bayonets. Latin American Politics and Society. 43(4). 150–150. 59 indexed citations
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Dialogue, Inter-American, et al.. (2000). Toward greater peace and security in Colombia : forging a constructive U.S. policy : report of an independent task force. 2 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael. (1999). Colombia at war. 116–121. 2 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael. (1999). Colombia on the Brink: There Goes the Neighborhood. Foreign Affairs. 78(4). 14–14. 17 indexed citations
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Buvinić, Mayra, et al.. (1999). Violence in the Americas: a framework for action.. 19 indexed citations
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Shifter, Michael. (1998). United States–Latin American Relations. Current History. 97(616). 49–54. 1 indexed citations

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