Scott Straus

4.1k total citations
53 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Scott Straus is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott Straus has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 27 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 8 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Scott Straus's work include Global Peace and Security Dynamics (20 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (14 papers) and Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (9 papers). Scott Straus is often cited by papers focused on Global Peace and Security Dynamics (20 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (14 papers) and Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (9 papers). Scott Straus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Scott Straus's co-authors include Nicolas van de Walle, Lars Waldorf, Jean-Pierre Chrétien, David Schoenbrun, Evgeny Finkel, Jon Pevehouse, Andrew Kydd, Courtney Hillebrecht, Stathis N. Kalyvas and David K. Leonard and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Analytical Chemistry and American Journal of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

Scott Straus

51 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Scott Straus United States	23	1.5k	758	172	164	138	53	1.9k
Roxanne Lynn Doty United States	18	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 1.4×	133 0.8×	185 1.1×	146 1.1×	27	1.9k
Gérard Prunier Morocco	14	1.1k 0.8×	591 0.8×	122 0.7×	86 0.5×	195 1.4×	51	1.5k
Nick Vaughan‐Williams United Kingdom	25	2.0k 1.4×	877 1.2×	63 0.4×	171 1.0×	44 0.3×	53	2.4k
Julian Reid Finland	16	1.1k 0.8×	419 0.6×	71 0.4×	111 0.7×	84 0.6×	49	1.6k
Alison Brysk United States	17	762 0.5×	606 0.8×	164 1.0×	106 0.6×	165 1.2×	51	1.2k
John Paul Lederach United States	11	1.8k 1.2×	685 0.9×	44 0.3×	155 0.9×	187 1.4×	27	2.3k
John Borneman United States	15	1.2k 0.9×	892 1.2×	143 0.8×	119 0.7×	48 0.3×	64	2.2k
David Rieff United States	11	787 0.5×	469 0.6×	120 0.7×	40 0.2×	152 1.1×	48	1.2k
Jenny Edkins United Kingdom	15	925 0.6×	468 0.6×	128 0.7×	126 0.8×	44 0.3×	42	1.3k
Mara Loveman United States	15	1.3k 0.9×	543 0.7×	75 0.4×	106 0.6×	23 0.2×	22	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Scott Straus

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Fields of papers citing papers by Scott Straus

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott Straus

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Straus, Scott. (2025). Genocide and enslavement. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 49(3). 652–660.

Straus, Scott. (2022). Introduction to the Special Section on Lee Ann Fujii’s Show Time. 3(1). 100–104. 1 indexed citations

Straus, Scott, et al.. (2018). What drives violence against civilians in civil war? Evidence from Guatemala’s conflict archives. Journal of Peace Research. 55(2). 222–235. 22 indexed citations

Pevehouse, Jon, et al.. (2017). Perils of pluralism: Electoral violence and incumbency in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Peace Research. 54(3). 397–411. 54 indexed citations

Stern, Steve J. & Scott Straus. (2014). The Human Rights Paradox: Universality and Its Discontents. 14 indexed citations

Straus, Scott. (2013). The Order of Genocide. Cornell University Press eBooks. 24 indexed citations

Straus, Scott. (2012). Political Science and Genocide. Oxford University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations

Finkel, Evgeny & Scott Straus. (2012). Macro, Meso, and Micro Research on Genocide: Gains, Shortcomings, and Future Areas of Inquiry. Genocide Studies and Prevention. 7(1). 56–67. 29 indexed citations

Straus, Scott & Lars Waldorf. (2011). Remaking Rwanda: State Building and Human Rights after Mass Violence. University of Wisconsin Press eBooks. 382. 78 indexed citations

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Bassett, Thomas J. & Scott Straus. (2011). Defending democracy in Côte d'Ivoire. Foreign Affairs. 90(4). 3 indexed citations

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Straus, Scott, et al.. (2009). Democratization and Electoral Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2007. SSRN Electronic Journal. 61 indexed citations

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Kalyvas, Stathis N., Robert H. Bates, Michael Hechter, et al.. (2008). Order, Conflict, and Violence. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 136 indexed citations

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Straus, Scott. (2007). What Is the Relationship between Hate Radio and Violence? Rethinking Rwanda's “Radio Machete”. Politics & Society. 35(4). 609–637. 84 indexed citations

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Straus, Scott, et al.. (2006). Intimate Enemy: Images and Voices of the Rwandan Genocide. Analytical Chemistry. 95(25). 9680–9686. 13 indexed citations

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Straus, Scott. (2006). Rwanda and Darfur: A Comparative Analysis. Genocide Studies and Prevention. 1(1). 41–56. 5 indexed citations

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Straus, Scott. (2005). Darfur and the Genocide Debate. Foreign Affairs. 84(1). 123–123. 55 indexed citations

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Straus, Scott. (2005). Conspiracy to Murder: The Rwanda Genocide and the International Community. Political Science Quarterly. 120(2). 348–350. 4 indexed citations

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Leonard, David K., et al.. (2004). Africa's Stalled Development: International Causes and Cures. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 38(2). 469–469. 7 indexed citations

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Leonard, David K. & Scott Straus. (2002). Africas Stalled Development. Lynne Rienner Publishers eBooks. 12 indexed citations

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Straus, Scott, et al.. (1999). Moi: The Making of an African Statesman. African Studies Review. 42(3). 205–205. 4 indexed citations

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