William A. Gamson

35.4k citations
116 papers · 20.0k indexed · 12 hit papers · h-index 41

William A. Gamson

105 papers receiving 16.5k citations

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William A. Gamson
Comparison fields: 5 of 157
  • Communication 4.4k
  • Public Administration 1.2k
  • Sociology and Political Science 10.9k
  • Political Science and International Relations 5.7k
  • Gender Studies 1.7k
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All Works

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#Work
1 20180
2 200545
3 200053
4 19991
5 19995
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Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politicsbreakdown →
19992130
7
Comparative Perspectives on Social Movementsbreakdown →
19962012
8 199698
9
Movements and Media as Interacting Systemsbreakdown →
1993615
10 19852
11 198412
12
What's news : a game simulation of TV news : participant's manual
19844
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The political culture of social welfare policy
19834
14
Utilitarian Logic in the Resource Mobilization Perspective
1977174
15
Catalyzing Rebellion: An Introduction to the Mobilization in Miniature Project
19761
16
SIMSOC : simulated society : participant's manual with selected readings
19693
17 196651
18 196229
19 196140
20 19601

About William A. Gamson

William A. Gamson is a scholar working on Communication, Sociology and Political Science and Philosophy, having authored 116 papers that have together received 20.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Social Media and Politics (6 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (5 papers), Rhetoric and Communication Studies (5 papers), Media Studies and Communication (5 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (5 papers), Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (5 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (4 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Communication (4.4k citations), Public Administration (1.2k citations) and Sociology and Political Science (10.9k citations). William A. Gamson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Israel. Frequent co-authors include Andre Modigliani, Sidney Tarrow, James G. March, Jerry M. Lewis, Dieter Rucht, Gadi Wolfsfeld, Sheldon Stryker, Jürgen Gerhards, David Croteau and William Hoynes. Their work appears in journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Sociological Forum and Social Forces.

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