Political Studies 69.0k citations
2.8k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Topics Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Philosophy and Ethics Social Policy and Reform Studies Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Political Studies
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Political Science and International Relations 40.1k Sociology and Political Science 30.5k Communication 7.6k Strategy and Management 6.9k Economics and Econometrics 6.2k European Journal of Political Research United Kingdom
Perspectives on Politics United States
British Journal of Political Science United States
West European Politics United Kingdom
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science United States
Comparative Political Studies United States
Public Choice United States
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management United States
Political Research Quarterly United States
Political Science Quarterly United States
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About Political Studies The 2.8k papers published in Political Studies in the last decades have received a total of 69.0k indexed citations . Papers published in Political Studies usually cover Political Science and International Relations (1.6k papers), Public Administration (121 papers) and Communication (205 papers) specifically the topics of Electoral Systems and Political Participation (516 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (325 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (271 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Political Studies are R. A. W. Rhodes , Rosemary C. R. Taylor , Peter A. Hall , Margaret Canovan , David Marsh , Russell J. Dalton , Vivien A. Schmidt , David P. Dolowitz , Christoffer Green‐Pedersen and Keith Dowding .
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