Stephen K. White

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Stephen K. White is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen K. White has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 11 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Stephen K. White's work include Critical Theory and Philosophy (18 papers), Foucault, Power, and Ethics (6 papers) and Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (5 papers). Stephen K. White is often cited by papers focused on Critical Theory and Philosophy (18 papers), Foucault, Power, and Ethics (6 papers) and Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (5 papers). Stephen K. White collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Stephen K. White's co-authors include Nigel Dodd, Jürgen Habermas, Axel Honneth, Romand Coles, Tracy B. Strong, Mark E. Warren, John S. Dryzek, Nancy S. Love, Kenneth Baynes and Georgia Warnke and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Political Science Review and British Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Stephen K. White

52 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Between Facts and Norms: Contributions to a Discourse The... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 100 200 300
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Between Facts and Norms: Contributions to a Discourse Theory of Law and Democracy
    1997 394 citations Nigel Dodd, Jürgen Habermas et al. British Journal of Sociology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen K. White United States 14 677 448 208 171 117 62 1.3k
Aletta J. Norval United Kingdom 16 575 0.8× 395 0.9× 93 0.4× 86 0.5× 96 0.8× 31 1.0k
Adam B. Seligman United States 16 1.2k 1.8× 468 1.0× 104 0.5× 113 0.7× 144 1.2× 61 1.8k
James Farr United States 15 744 1.1× 610 1.4× 161 0.8× 61 0.4× 125 1.1× 43 1.5k
Michael Freeden United Kingdom 21 1.1k 1.7× 1.3k 3.0× 145 0.7× 125 0.7× 97 0.8× 74 2.2k
Pierre Rosanvallon France 22 1.0k 1.5× 989 2.2× 108 0.5× 214 1.3× 94 0.8× 99 2.0k
Sylvère Lotringer United States 13 890 1.3× 283 0.6× 192 0.9× 89 0.5× 158 1.4× 37 1.7k
John Keane Bulgaria 12 1.1k 1.6× 525 1.2× 110 0.5× 308 1.8× 95 0.8× 16 1.7k
Paul K. Conkin United States 13 567 0.8× 469 1.0× 150 0.7× 64 0.4× 122 1.0× 58 1.3k
Krishan Kumar United States 22 1.1k 1.6× 566 1.3× 125 0.6× 90 0.5× 109 0.9× 96 1.9k
Paul Patton Australia 15 839 1.2× 293 0.7× 241 1.2× 92 0.5× 94 0.8× 75 1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen K. White

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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White, Stephen K.. (2025). The Aesthetics of Democratic Power: Sensibility, Normativity, and the Sublime. Constellations. 32(2). 264–272.
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White, Stephen K., et al.. (2024). Fermilab s Transition to Token Authentication. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information).
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White, Stephen K.. (2021). Agonism, Democracy, and the Moral Equality of Voice. Political Theory. 50(1). 59–85. 5 indexed citations
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White, Stephen K.. (2017). Book Review: Habermas: A Biography, by Stefan Müller-Doohm. Political Theory. 46(6). 963–970. 1 indexed citations
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Wahl, Rachel & Stephen K. White. (2017). Deliberation, Accountability, and Legitimacy: A Case Study of Police-Community Forums. Polity. 49(4). 489–517. 9 indexed citations
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White, Stephen K.. (2016). CHALLENGE TO CRITICAL THEORY.
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White, Stephen K.. (2015). Continental and Analytic lenses in relation to the communicative action paradigm: Reconstructive thoughts. European Journal of Political Theory. 15(2). 189–204. 1 indexed citations
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White, Stephen K.. (2015). A More Democratic Bearing. Political Theory. 43(6). 707–729. 1 indexed citations
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White, Stephen K.. (2001). Sustaining Affirmation. Princeton University Press eBooks. 20 indexed citations
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White, Stephen K.. (2000). Affirmation and Weak Ontology in Political Theory: Some Rules and Doubts. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 4(2). 2 indexed citations
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White, Stephen K.. (1998). Excitable Speech: A Politics of the Performative. Judith ButlerThe Psychic Life of Power: Theories in Subjection. Judith Butler. The Journal of Politics. 60(3). 881–884. 2 indexed citations
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Dodd, Nigel, Jürgen Habermas, & Stephen K. White. (1997). Between Facts and Norms: Contributions to a Discourse Theory of Law and Democracy. British Journal of Sociology. 48(2). 329–329. 394 indexed citations breakdown →
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White, Stephen K.. (1996). Books in Review. Political Theory. 24(1). 128–132. 2 indexed citations
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White, Stephen K., Romand Coles, Nancy S. Love, et al.. (1995). The Cambridge Companion to Habermas. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 58 indexed citations
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White, Stephen K.. (1992). Natural Virtue and Perfect Virtue in Aristotle. Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium of Ancient Philosophy. 8. 5 indexed citations
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White, Stephen K.. (1991). Paths to A Postmodern Ethics and Politics. Political Theory. 19(1). 103–104.
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White, Stephen K.. (1990). Theory and Politics. International Studies in Philosophy. 22(1). 97–97. 1 indexed citations
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White, Stephen K.. (1988). The recent work of Jürgen Habermas reason, justice, and modernity. 88 indexed citations
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White, Stephen K.. (1979). Rationality and the Foundations of Political Philosophy: An Introduction to the Recent Work of Jurgen Habermas. The Journal of Politics. 41(4). 1156–1171. 5 indexed citations

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