Sean Phelan

824 total citations
35 papers, 347 citations indexed

About

Sean Phelan is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Sean Phelan has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 347 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Communication, 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Sean Phelan's work include Media Studies and Communication (12 papers), Social Media and Politics (11 papers) and Populism, Right-Wing Movements (4 papers). Sean Phelan is often cited by papers focused on Media Studies and Communication (12 papers), Social Media and Politics (11 papers) and Populism, Right-Wing Movements (4 papers). Sean Phelan collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Belgium and Australia. Sean Phelan's co-authors include Lincoln Dahlberg, Pieter Maeseele, Martin Hirst, Elizabeth Gray and Shannon Simpson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration and Discourse & Society.

In The Last Decade

Sean Phelan

35 papers receiving 315 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sean Phelan New Zealand 10 159 126 97 44 31 35 347
Ivor Gaber United Kingdom 12 153 1.0× 189 1.5× 108 1.1× 32 0.7× 20 0.6× 48 383
Nicole Doerr Denmark 12 195 1.2× 114 0.9× 128 1.3× 40 0.9× 18 0.6× 28 393
Erik Hedling Sweden 6 134 0.8× 59 0.5× 107 1.1× 43 1.0× 34 1.1× 36 333
Suzanne Vromen United States 5 182 1.1× 110 0.9× 97 1.0× 31 0.7× 40 1.3× 13 388
Arlene Dávila United States 11 263 1.7× 54 0.4× 33 0.3× 55 1.3× 23 0.7× 36 450
Alex Law United Kingdom 10 138 0.9× 35 0.3× 79 0.8× 24 0.5× 15 0.5× 48 300
Antonio Reyes United States 6 123 0.8× 81 0.6× 83 0.9× 23 0.5× 95 3.1× 11 329
Vicki Mayer United States 11 204 1.3× 122 1.0× 23 0.2× 104 2.4× 26 0.8× 41 450
Chip Berlet Ireland 7 215 1.4× 55 0.4× 121 1.2× 29 0.7× 6 0.2× 18 319
Chris Greer United Kingdom 12 369 2.3× 71 0.6× 124 1.3× 105 2.4× 29 0.9× 23 513

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sean Phelan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Phelan, Sean, et al.. (2024). Promoting Nursing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Through Virtual Reality Learning. JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration. 54(11). 638–644. 1 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean, et al.. (2023). Special Issue Introduction. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 1–26. 1 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean & Pieter Maeseele. (2023). Where is ‘the political’ in the journal Political Communication? On the hegemonic articulation of a disciplinary identity. Annals of the International Communication Association. 47(2). 202–221. 5 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean. (2023). Seven theses about the so-called culture war(s) (or some fragmentary notes on ‘cancel culture’). Cultural Studies. 39(1). 63–88. 14 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean. (2022). Friends, enemies, and agonists: Politics, morality and media in the COVID-19 conjuncture. Discourse & Society. 33(6). 744–757. 3 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean. (2021). Media critique in a very online world. 1 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean. (2019). Neoliberalism, the Far Right, and the Disparaging of “Social Justice Warriors”. Communication Culture and Critique. 12(4). 455–475. 31 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean, et al.. (2019). ‘Just doing their job?’ Journalism, online critique and the political resignation of Metiria Turei. Journalism. 22(7). 1665–1681. 3 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean, et al.. (2017). The Morality and Political Antagonisms of Neoliberal Discourse: Campbell Brown and the Corporatization of Educational Justice. International journal of communication. 11. 21. 7 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean. (2016). ‘Its Neoliberalism Stupid’. 2. 1 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean. (2013). The rise and fall of neo-liberalism: the collapse of an economic order?. Critical Discourse Studies. 10(1). 117–119. 4 indexed citations
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Hirst, Martin, et al.. (2012). Scooped : the politics and power of journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand. 13 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean. (2012). The University, the Media and the Politics of Voice. TOPIA Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies. 28. 180–187. 1 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean, et al.. (2011). Diversity Awards: Incentives for Enhancing Campus Climate at the Postsecondary Level. 77(4). 15–812. 2 indexed citations
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Dahlberg, Lincoln & Sean Phelan. (2011). Discourse Theory and Critical Media Politics. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 48 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean. (2011). MEDIA CRITIQUE, AGONISTIC RESPECT AND THE (IM)POSSIBILITY OF A “REALLY QUITE PRETENTIOUS” LIMINAL SPACE. Journalism Practice. 5(3). 272–286. 1 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean, et al.. (2009). The Paradoxes of Media Globalization: On the Banal “World” of New Zealand Journalism. International journal of communication. 4. 27. 3 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean, et al.. (2008). THE “RADICAL”, THE “ACTIVIST” AND THE HEGEMONIC NEWSPAPER ARTICULATION OF THE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND FORESHORE AND SEABED CONFLICT. Journalism Studies. 10(2). 220–237. 15 indexed citations
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Phelan, Sean. (2007). The discursive dynamics of neo-liberal consensus. Journal of Language and Politics. 6(1). 7–28. 10 indexed citations

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