Sharon Erickson Nepstad

2.9k total citations
34 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Sharon Erickson Nepstad is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Sharon Erickson Nepstad has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Sharon Erickson Nepstad's work include Political Conflict and Governance (13 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (10 papers) and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (6 papers). Sharon Erickson Nepstad is often cited by papers focused on Political Conflict and Governance (13 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (10 papers) and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (6 papers). Sharon Erickson Nepstad collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Sweden. Sharon Erickson Nepstad's co-authors include Jackie Smith, Charles Chatfield, Ron Pagnucco, Christian Smith, John H. Evans, Robert Wuthnow, Clifford Bob, W. E. Hewitt, Philip Oxhorn and John Burdick and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and Social Problems.

In The Last Decade

Sharon Erickson Nepstad

30 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sharon Erickson Nepstad United States 14 950 437 100 89 82 34 1.2k
Jean L. Cohen United States 18 871 0.9× 687 1.6× 98 1.0× 75 0.8× 28 0.3× 56 1.4k
Marlies Glasius Netherlands 16 786 0.8× 610 1.4× 69 0.7× 98 1.1× 120 1.5× 58 1.2k
Nancy Bermeo United States 18 1.2k 1.3× 1.4k 3.1× 71 0.7× 80 0.9× 130 1.6× 34 1.9k
David Beetham United Kingdom 18 932 1.0× 1.0k 2.3× 94 0.9× 66 0.7× 83 1.0× 52 1.7k
Clifford Bob United States 10 775 0.8× 473 1.1× 89 0.9× 83 0.9× 253 3.1× 30 1.2k
Martin Jacques United Kingdom 6 480 0.5× 409 0.9× 49 0.5× 31 0.3× 80 1.0× 10 1.0k
Matthew Krain United States 15 726 0.8× 423 1.0× 51 0.5× 50 0.6× 72 0.9× 27 1.1k
Anna Leander Denmark 17 754 0.8× 749 1.7× 29 0.3× 59 0.7× 140 1.7× 78 1.3k
Alison Brysk United States 17 762 0.8× 606 1.4× 39 0.4× 164 1.8× 165 2.0× 51 1.2k
Nella Van Dyke United States 17 1.0k 1.1× 625 1.4× 206 2.1× 51 0.6× 34 0.4× 24 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson. (2023). Toward an agency‐centered iterative approach to social movement repression. Sociology Compass. 17(5). 3 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson, et al.. (2022). HOW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE: ATTITUDE SHIFTS IN THE WAKE OF THE GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS*. Mobilization An International Quarterly. 27(4). 429–444. 3 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson. (2021). Religious Support for Civil Resistance Movements: When and How Does It Contribute to Regime Change?. Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. 7. 1 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson, et al.. (2018). LEGITIMATION BATTLES, BACKFIRE DYNAMICS, AND TACTICAL PERSISTENCE IN THE NFL ANTHEM PROTESTS, 2016–2017*. Mobilization An International Quarterly. 23(4). 469–483. 13 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson. (2013). Mutiny and nonviolence in the Arab Spring. Journal of Peace Research. 50(3). 337–349. 126 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson. (2013). Nonviolent Civil Resistance and Social Movements. Sociology Compass. 7(7). 590–598. 12 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson. (2011). Nonviolent Resistance in the Arab Spring: The Critical Role of Military‐Opposition Alliances. Swiss Political Science Review. 17(4). 485–491. 38 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson. (2011). Nonviolent RevolutionsCivil Resistance in the Late 20th Century. Oxford University Press eBooks. 122 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson. (2011). Nonviolent Revolutions: Civil Resistance in the Late 20th Century. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 64 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson. (2008). Religion and War Resistance in the Plowshares Movement. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 39 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson & Stellan Vinthagen. (2008). Strategic Changes and Cultural Adaptations: Explaining Differential Outcomes in the International Plowshares Movement. 13(1). 15. 5 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson. (2007). Oppositional Consciousness Among the Privileged: Remaking Religion in the Central America Solidarity Movement. Critical Sociology. 33(4). 661–688. 13 indexed citations
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Bob, Clifford & Sharon Erickson Nepstad. (2006). Kill a Leader, Murder a Movement? The Impact of Assassination on Social Movements. 1–31. 1 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson & Clifford Bob. (2006). When Do Leaders Matter? Hypotheses on Leadership Dynamics in Social Movements. Mobilization An International Quarterly. 11(1). 1–22. 11 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson. (2005). The Continuing Relevance of Coser’s Theory of Conflict. Sociological Forum. 20(2). 335–337.
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson. (2004). Persistent Resistance: Commitment and Community in the Plowshares Movement. Social Problems. 51(1). 43–60. 85 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson. (2004). Convictions of the Soul. 72 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson, John Burdick, & W. E. Hewitt. (2002). The Church at the Grassroots in Latin America: Perspectives on Thirty Years of Activism. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 31(2). 196–196. 11 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson, et al.. (2000). What Kind of Democracy? What Kind of Market? Latin America in the Age of Neoliberalism. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 29(4). 662–662. 11 indexed citations
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Nepstad, Sharon Erickson, Jackie Smith, Charles Chatfield, & Ron Pagnucco. (1999). Transnational Social Movements and Global Politics: Solidarity Beyond the State. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 28(1). 94–94. 310 indexed citations

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