Christopher Clapham
Impact in
- Development top 0.1%
- International Development and Aid
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- African history and culture analysis
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
Papers in
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- African history and culture analysis 48
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics 19
- Anthropology 17
- African history and culture studies 16
- Co-authors
- Gail M. Gerhart (1 shared paper)John W. Harbeson (2 shared papers)Harold G. Marcus (3 shared papers)Robin Theobald (1 shared paper)Vicky Randall (1 shared paper)Alfred Zack-Williams (1 shared paper)John Sorenson (1 shared paper)David Turton (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- African Affairs (17 papers)The International Journal of African Historical Studies (12 papers)Third World Quarterly (7 papers)Africa (6 papers)The American Historical Review (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomGhanaNetherlands
In The Last Decade
Christopher Clapham
118 papers receiving 2.5k citations
Christopher Clapham's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 95
- Development 778
- Political Science and International Relations 1.8k
- Anthropology 555
- Sociology and Political Science 2.0k
- History 270
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | 408 | |
| 2 | Africa and the International System: The Politics of State Survival Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 353 |
| 3 | Private Patronage and Public Power: Political Clientelism in the Modern State | 1982 | 216 |
| 4 | 1997 | 191 | |
| 5 | 1988 | 179 | |
| 6 | 1989 | 148 | |
| 7 | 1998 | 110 | |
| 8 | 2017 | 98 | |
| 9 | 2002 | 80 | |
| 10 | 1994 | 71 | |
| 11 | 1998 | 70 | |
| 12 | Ethnic federalism : the Ethiopian experience in comparative perspective | 2006 | 70 |
| 13 | 1994 | 69 | |
| 14 | 2009 | 65 | |
| 15 | 2006 | 59 | |
| 16 | 2020 | 59 | |
| 17 | 1989 | 58 | |
| 18 | 1999 | 50 | |
| 19 | 1988 | 44 | |
| 20 | 1999 | 43 |
About Christopher Clapham
Christopher Clapham is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science, Development and History, having authored 134 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African history and culture analysis (48 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (19 papers), African history and culture studies (16 papers), International Development and Aid (11 papers), Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (9 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (8 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (3 papers) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (778 citations), Political Science and International Relations (1.8k citations), Anthropology (555 citations), Sociology and Political Science (2.0k citations) and History (270 citations). Christopher Clapham has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ghana and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Gail M. Gerhart, John W. Harbeson, Harold G. Marcus, Robin Theobald, Vicky Randall, Alfred Zack-Williams, John Sorenson, David Turton, Jeffrey Herbst and Edmond J. Keller. Their work appears in journals such as African Affairs, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Third World Quarterly, Africa and The American Historical Review.
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