William E. Connolly

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

William E. Connolly is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, William E. Connolly has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in William E. Connolly's work include Critical Theory and Philosophy (6 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (5 papers) and Political Philosophy and Ethics (4 papers). William E. Connolly is often cited by papers focused on Critical Theory and Philosophy (6 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (5 papers) and Political Philosophy and Ethics (4 papers). William E. Connolly collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ireland. William E. Connolly's co-authors include Thomas McCarthy, Robert K. Neary, Alan Ryan, Janet Coleman, David R. Segal, David Miller, Michael H. Best, Judith Butler, Michael W. Smith and Jane Bennett and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and American Political Science Review.

In The Last Decade

William E. Connolly

84 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

The terms of political discourse 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 100 200 300 400

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William E. Connolly United States 27 1.9k 1.2k 480 334 243 94 3.4k
Arnold I. Davidson United States 19 2.6k 1.3× 1.0k 0.9× 500 1.0× 210 0.6× 221 0.9× 48 4.8k
François Ewald France 23 2.8k 1.5× 1.2k 1.0× 453 0.9× 200 0.6× 215 0.9× 72 5.1k
Michel Senellart France 14 1.9k 1.0× 898 0.8× 203 0.4× 157 0.5× 156 0.6× 46 3.4k
Étienne Balibar France 28 2.9k 1.5× 1.3k 1.1× 638 1.3× 96 0.3× 328 1.3× 242 4.4k
Francesca Moore Australia 4 1.3k 0.7× 388 0.3× 314 0.7× 243 0.7× 192 0.8× 5 3.1k
Peter Burke United States 36 1.8k 0.9× 867 0.7× 269 0.6× 143 0.4× 249 1.0× 290 5.0k
Ron Eyerman Sweden 28 2.7k 1.4× 829 0.7× 291 0.6× 92 0.3× 268 1.1× 71 4.4k
Michael J. Shapiro United States 28 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 284 0.6× 96 0.3× 127 0.5× 124 2.6k
Michel de Certeau 21 1.9k 1.0× 574 0.5× 392 0.8× 396 1.2× 359 1.5× 75 4.4k
Reinhart Koselleck France 21 1.5k 0.8× 927 0.8× 341 0.7× 105 0.3× 182 0.7× 85 3.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William E. Connolly

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William E. Connolly

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Connolly, William E.. (2025). The Anthropocene as abstract machine. 16(0). 35–45. 1 indexed citations
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Connolly, William E.. (2020). The Fragility of Things: Self-Organizing Processes, Neoliberal Fantasies, and Democratic Activism. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 5 indexed citations
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Connolly, William E.. (2018). Bodies, Microbes and the Planetary. Theory & Event. 21(4). 962–967. 2 indexed citations
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Connolly, William E.. (2017). Trump, the Working Class, and Fascist Rhetoric. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 20(1). 23–37. 11 indexed citations
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Connolly, William E.. (2017). Facing the Planetary: Entangled Humanism and the Politics of Swarming. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 34 indexed citations
7.
Connolly, William E.. (2015). The Fragility of Things and a General Strike. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 18(3). 1 indexed citations
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Connolly, William E.. (2010). Complexity and Relevance. European Political Science. 10(2). 210–219. 1 indexed citations
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Connolly, William E.. (2008). Habermas, Deleuze and Capitalism. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 11(4).
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Connolly, William E.. (2005). Pluralism. 196 indexed citations
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Smith, Michael W. & William E. Connolly. (2005). The Effects of Interpretive Authority on Classroom Discussions of Poetry: Lessons from One Teacher. Communication Education. 54(4). 271–288. 13 indexed citations
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Butler, Judith & William E. Connolly. (2000). Politics, Power and Ethics: A Discussion Between Judith Butler and William Connolly. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 4(2). 17 indexed citations
13.
Connolly, William E.. (2000). Nietzsche and the Nobility of Democracy. International Studies in Philosophy. 32(3). 51–59.
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Connolly, William E.. (1999). Assembling the Left. boundary 2. 26(3). 47–54. 6 indexed citations
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Connolly, William E.. (1998). The New Cult of Civilizational Superiority. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 2(4). 4 indexed citations
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Connolly, William E.. (1996). Suffering, justice, and the politics of becoming. Culture Medicine and Psychiatry. 20(3). 251–277. 37 indexed citations
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Connolly, William E.. (1996). Suffering, Justice, and the Politics of Becoming. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Terence, William E. Connolly, Peter Dews, & Alan Małachowski. (1990). Review Symposium on Richard Rorty. History of the Human Sciences. 3(1). 6 indexed citations
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Best, Michael H. & William E. Connolly. (1976). The politicized economy. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 19 indexed citations

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