Contemporary Political Theory

11.2k citations
1.0k papers · indexed · active since 1950

Contemporary Political Theory

561 papers receiving 5.4k citations

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Contemporary Political Theory
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  • Political Science and International Relations 4.1k
  • Sociology and Political Science 5.8k
  • Philosophy 1.1k
  • Gender Studies 809
  • Communication 579
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About Contemporary Political Theory

The 1.0k papers published in Contemporary Political Theory in the last decades have received a total of 11.2k indexed citations . Papers published in Contemporary Political Theory usually cover Philosophy (175 papers), Political Science and International Relations (332 papers) and Sociology and Political Science (392 papers) specifically the topics of Political Philosophy and Ethics (148 papers), Critical Theory and Philosophy (90 papers), Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy (84 papers), Foucault, Power, and Ethics (71 papers), Political Theology and Sovereignty (58 papers), Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (41 papers), Political Economy and Marxism (40 papers) and Political Theory and Influence (28 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Contemporary Political Theory are Lars Cornelissen, Adam David Morton, John Schwarzmantel, Michael Saward, Glen Coulthard, James A. Chamberlain, Andrew Robinson, Lasse Thomassen, Brian Milstein and Simon Tormey.

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