Sam Hickey

4.5k total citations
72 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Sam Hickey is a scholar working on Development, Sociology and Political Science and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Sam Hickey has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Development, 32 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 21 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Sam Hickey's work include International Development and Aid (39 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (20 papers) and Human Rights and Development (14 papers). Sam Hickey is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (39 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (20 papers) and Human Rights and Development (14 papers). Sam Hickey collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Uganda. Sam Hickey's co-authors include Giles Mohan, Tom Lavers, Andries du Toit, Frederick Golooba‐Mutebi, Diana Mitlin, Sarah Bracking, Anthony Bebbington, Badru Bukenya, Abdul‐Gafaru Abdulai and Jeremy Seekings and has published in prestigious journals such as World Development, Energy Research & Social Science and The Journal of Development Studies.

In The Last Decade

Sam Hickey

70 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Sam Hickey	915	585	480	433	301	72	2.0k
Andy Sumner	1.1k 1.2×	456 0.8×	334 0.7×	378 0.9×	547 1.8×	137	2.2k
Emma Mawdsley	1.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.9×	819 1.7×	186 0.4×	239 0.8×	63	2.5k
Bradley C. Parks	1.1k 1.2×	1.3k 2.2×	435 0.9×	547 1.3×	662 2.2×	54	2.6k
Thandika Mkandawire	730 0.8×	399 0.7×	521 1.1×	149 0.3×	319 1.1×	55	1.7k
Mick Moore	1.5k 1.7×	677 1.2×	923 1.9×	558 1.3×	970 3.2×	118	3.9k
Jean Grugel	661 0.7×	324 0.6×	583 1.2×	87 0.2×	126 0.4×	78	1.5k
Tony Addison	586 0.6×	398 0.7×	200 0.4×	237 0.5×	522 1.7×	105	1.4k
Samuel Bazzi	888 1.0×	476 0.8×	199 0.4×	327 0.8×	727 2.4×	37	1.9k
Stuart Corbridge	1.9k 2.1×	364 0.6×	1.5k 3.2×	173 0.4×	447 1.5×	92	3.5k
Christina Malmberg Calvo	793 0.9×	149 0.3×	268 0.6×	399 0.9×	545 1.8×	11	1.9k

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Paterson, Matthew, et al.. (2025). Capturing the disruptive nature of green energy transitions: A political economy approach. Energy Research & Social Science. 123. 104039–104039. 1 indexed citations

Hickey, Sam. (2023). Pockets of Effectiveness and the Politics of State-building and Development in Africa. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 7 indexed citations

Kelsall, Tim, et al.. (2022). Political Settlements and Development. Econstor (Econstor). 24 indexed citations

Hickey, Sam, et al.. (2022). Reframing the politics of natural resource governance in Africa: Insights from the local content legislation process in Ghana. Politics & Policy. 50(1). 119–136. 8 indexed citations

Hickey, Sam & Naomi Hossain. (2019). The Politics of Education in Developing Countries. Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation). 19 indexed citations

Bukenya, Badru & Sam Hickey. (2019). The Shifting Fortunes of the Economic Technocracy in Uganda: Caught Between State-Building and Regime Survival?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

Hickey, Sam & Badru Bukenya. (2016). The politics of promoting social cash transfers in Uganda. Working Paper Series. 8 indexed citations

Hickey, Sam, et al.. (2016). Building Democracy from Below: Lessons from Western Uganda. The Journal of Development Studies. 53(10). 1584–1599. 5 indexed citations

Abdulai, Abdul‐Gafaru & Sam Hickey. (2014). Rethinking the politics of development in Africa? How the 'political settlement' shapes resource allocation in Ghana. African Affairs. 1 indexed citations

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Hickey, Sam. (2013). Thinking About the Politics of Inclusive Development: Towards a Relational Approach. SSRN Electronic Journal. 52 indexed citations

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Hickey, Sam, et al.. (2013). Social exclusion, adverse incorporation and chronic poverty. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 134–159. 3 indexed citations

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Niño‐Zarazúa, Miguel, Armando Barrientos, David Hulme, & Sam Hickey. (2012). Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa. Getting the Politics Right. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London). 3 indexed citations

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Hickey, Sam. (2011). Toward a Progressive Politics of Belonging? Insights from a Pastoralist "Hometown" Association. Africa Today. 57(4). 28–47. 3 indexed citations

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Hickey, Sam. (2010). The Government of Chronic Poverty: From Exclusion to Citizenship?. The Journal of Development Studies. 46(7). 1139–1155. 41 indexed citations

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Golooba‐Mutebi, Frederick & Sam Hickey. (2010). Governing Chronic Poverty under Inclusive Liberalism: The Case of the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund. The Journal of Development Studies. 46(7). 1216–1239. 46 indexed citations

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Hickey, Sam. (2009). The politics of protecting the poorest: Moving beyond the ‘anti-politics machine’?. Political Geography. 28(8). 473–483. 34 indexed citations

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Hickey, Sam & Andries du Toit. (2007). Adverse Incorporation, Social Exclusion and Chronic Poverty. SSRN Electronic Journal. 130 indexed citations

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Hickey, Sam & Sarah Bracking. (2005). Exploring the Politics of Poverty Reduction: From representation to a politics of justice?. World Development. 10 indexed citations

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Hickey, Sam & Sarah Bracking. (2005). Exploring the Politics of Chronic Poverty: From Representation to a Politics of Justice?. World Development. 33(6). 851–865. 100 indexed citations

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Hickey, Sam & Karen Moore. (2001). Chronic Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A Select Annotated Bibliography with Special Reference to Remote Rural Areas. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations

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