Colin Murray

4.2k citations
107 papers · 2.4k · 2 hit papers · h-index 20

Impact in

    • African history and culture studies
    • Anthropological Studies and Insights
  • Urban Studies top 0.5%
    • Urban and Rural Development Challenges

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Colin Murray

93 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Colin Murray's Hit Papers

The Anti-Politics Machine: 'Development', Depoliticization and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho. 1994 · 846 citations
8460+14+29Years since publication250500750

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Colin Murray
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  • Anthropology 415
  • Urban Studies 251
  • Development 144
  • Law 381
  • Sociology and Political Science 1.4k
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All Works

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The Anti-Politics Machine: 'Development', Depoliticization and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho.
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1994846
2
Families Divided: The Impact of Migrant Labour in Lesotho.
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1982294
3 1987155
4 199592
5 199088
6 198071
7 200270
8 198968
9 200161
10 199253
11 198751
12 198736
13 200934
14 198732
15 197730
16 198127
17
Transformations on the highveld : the Tswana & Southern Sotho
198027
18 200026
19
From granary to labour reserve: an economic history of Lesotho.
198022
20 197620

About Colin Murray

Colin Murray is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Law, Anthropology and Soil Science, having authored 107 papers that have together received 2.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include European and International Law Studies (16 papers), African history and culture studies (15 papers), Legal Issues in South Africa (15 papers), South African History and Culture (14 papers), Irish and British Studies (9 papers), International Law and Human Rights (9 papers), Land Rights and Reforms (8 papers) and Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (415 citations), Urban Studies (251 citations), Development (144 citations), Law (381 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (1.4k citations). Colin Murray has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include James Ferguson, Rita S. Gallin, Laurine Platzky, Cherryl Walker, Belinda Bozzoli, Mamphela Ramphele, James Cobbe, Gavin Williams, Daniel Wincott and Andrew D. Spiegel. Their work appears in journals such as The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Journal of Southern African Studies, African Affairs, African Studies and Journal of Religion in Africa.

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