William M. Lafferty

3.4k total citations
44 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

William M. Lafferty is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, William M. Lafferty has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in William M. Lafferty's work include Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy (6 papers), Social Media and Politics (5 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (4 papers). William M. Lafferty is often cited by papers focused on Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy (6 papers), Social Media and Politics (5 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (4 papers). William M. Lafferty collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United Kingdom and United States. William M. Lafferty's co-authors include Eivind Hovden, James Meadowcroft, Oluf Langhelle, Oddbjørn Knutsen, Carlo Aall, Lars Otto Næss, Audun Ruud, Katarina Eckerberg and Karl Georg Høyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Global Environmental Change, Comparative Political Studies and British Journal of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

William M. Lafferty

40 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William M. Lafferty Norway 16 570 468 421 352 289 44 1.6k
Barry G. Rabe United States 21 688 1.2× 781 1.7× 311 0.7× 451 1.3× 568 2.0× 74 1.9k
JoAnn Carmin United States 19 768 1.3× 896 1.9× 202 0.5× 273 0.8× 227 0.8× 38 1.8k
Ernest R. Alexander United States 24 376 0.7× 390 0.8× 390 0.9× 332 0.9× 332 1.1× 70 2.1k
Lennart J. Lundqvist Sweden 20 295 0.5× 282 0.6× 278 0.7× 248 0.7× 243 0.8× 57 1.2k
Daniel J. Fiorino United States 11 402 0.7× 644 1.4× 297 0.7× 211 0.6× 228 0.8× 26 1.5k
Pieter Leroy Netherlands 21 726 1.3× 460 1.0× 287 0.7× 204 0.6× 155 0.5× 47 1.6k
Tim Rayner United Kingdom 18 741 1.3× 425 0.9× 309 0.7× 263 0.7× 461 1.6× 38 1.5k
Duncan Russel United Kingdom 23 706 1.2× 392 0.8× 459 1.1× 315 0.9× 343 1.2× 49 1.7k
Po Garden Thailand 12 1.2k 2.1× 619 1.3× 420 1.0× 261 0.7× 196 0.7× 15 2.3k
Louis Albrechts Belgium 25 592 1.0× 528 1.1× 359 0.9× 674 1.9× 296 1.0× 70 2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William M. Lafferty

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lafferty, William M.. (2014). Sustainable Communities in Europe. 19 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M.. (2013). From the Earth Summit to Local Agenda 21. University of Twente Research Information. 33 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M., et al.. (2009). Quality Kilowatts: A normative-empirical approach to the challenge of defining and providing sustainable electricity in developing countries. University of Twente Research Information. 3 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M. & Audun Ruud. (2009). Promoting Sustainable Electricity in Europe: Challenging the Path Dependence of Dominant Energy Systems. University of Twente Research Information. 25 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M.. (2003). Political Evaluation: Premises, Approaches and Methods. University of Twente Research Information. 1 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M. & Eivind Hovden. (2003). Environmental policy integration: towards an analytical framework. Environmental Politics. 12(3). 1–22. 463 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M.. (2000). Implementing sustainable development : strategies and initiatives in high consumption societies. University of Twente Research Information. 38 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M.. (1999). Introduction: The Pursuit of Sustainable Development—Concepts, Policies and Arenas. International Political Science Review. 20(2). 123–128. 9 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M. & James Meadowcroft. (1998). Democracy and the Environment: Problems and Prospects. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 207 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M.. (1996). The politics of sustainable development: Global norms for national implementation. Environmental Politics. 5(2). 185–208. 88 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M., et al.. (1993). The Challenge of new technology and macro-political change. Oxford University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M.. (1984). Decision-Making Involvement in Norway: The Nature and Scope of Citizen Access in a Social Democratic Polity. European Journal of Political Research. 12(1). 43–58. 6 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M. & Oddbjørn Knutsen. (1984). Leftist and Rightist Ideology in a Social Democratic State: An Analysis of Norway in the Midst of the Conservative Resurgence. British Journal of Political Science. 14(3). 345–367. 26 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M.. (1981). Participation and democracy in Norway : the "distant democracy" revisted. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M.. (1980). Sex and Political Participation: An Exploratory Analysis of the “Female Culture”. European Journal of Political Research. 8(3). 323–347. 8 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M.. (1972). Contexts, levels, and the language of comparison : Alternative research. Social Science Information. 11(2). 63–91. 2 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M.. (1972). Industrialization and Labor Radicalism in Norway: An Ecological Analysis. Scandinavian Political Studies. 7(A7). 157–175. 4 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M.. (1971). Economic development and the response of labor in Scandinavia : a multi-level analysis. Universitetsforlaget eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Lafferty, William M.. (1970). Industrialization and Labor Response: Notes Toward the Construction of a Multi-Level Data Structure. Acta Sociologica. 13(3). 161–188. 3 indexed citations

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