Social movement studies

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The 910 papers published in Social movement studies in the last decades have received a total of 18.7k indexed citations. Papers published in Social movement studies usually cover Sociology and Political Science (556 papers), Political Science and International Relations (293 papers) and Communication (134 papers) specifically the topics of Social Media and Politics (127 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (113 papers) and Social and Cultural Dynamics (74 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Social movement studies are Sidney Tarrow, Doug McAdam, Charles Tilly, Luke Yates, Cristina Flesher Fominaya, Marianne Maeckelbergh, Neil Hughes, Alica Rétiová, Åsa Wettergren and Mark Tremayne.

In The Last Decade

Social movement studies

779 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Peers

Social movement studies
Comparison fields: 5 of 161
  • Sociology and Political Science 11.4k
  • Political Science and International Relations 5.8k
  • Communication 2.9k
  • Gender Studies 1.9k
  • Public Administration 1.2k
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Countries where authors publish in Social movement studies

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Fields of papers published in Social movement studies

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