David Keen
Impact in
- Development top 0.5%
- International Development and Aid
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- Political Conflict and Governance
- Peacebuilding and International Security
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Papers in
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- Global Peace and Security Dynamics 8
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East 6
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- Political Conflict and Governance 5
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration 3
- Global Security and Public Health 3
- Peacebuilding and International Security 3
- Co-authors
- Mats Berdal (4 shared papers)Ruben Andersson (2 shared papers)Vivian Lee (1 shared paper)Kenneth Wilson (1 shared paper)Keith Diaz Moore (1 shared paper)Richard Clarke (1 shared paper)Dominique Cliquet (1 shared paper)Norbert Mercier (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Disasters (4 papers)Conflict Security and Development (2 papers)Political Geography (1 paper)Development in Practice (1 paper)International Peacekeeping (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomFranceAustria
In The Last Decade
David Keen
49 papers receiving 1.1k citations
David Keen's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 85
- Development 242
- Sociology and Political Science 1.2k
- Political Science and International Relations 635
- General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 173
- Gender Studies 104
Countries citing papers authored by David Keen
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Fields of papers citing papers by David Keen
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Co-authors
The 14 scholars most cited alongside David Keen, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 53 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The economic functions of violence in civil wars | 1998 | 357 |
| 2 | Conflict and collusion in Sierra Leone Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 315 |
| 3 | 2000 | 165 | |
| 4 | 1997 | 72 | |
| 5 | 2000 | 71 | |
| 6 | 2012 | 57 | |
| 7 | 1997 | 54 | |
| 8 | “Since I am a dog, beware my fangs”: beyond a ‘rational violence’ framework in the Sierra Leonean war | 2002 | 50 |
| 9 | Conflict & collusion in Sierra Leone | 2005 | 49 |
| 10 | Greedy Elites, Dwindling Resources, Alienated Youths The Anatomy of Protracted Violence in Sierra Leone | 2003 | 44 |
| 11 | Endless War?: Hidden Functions of the "War on Terror" | 2006 | 37 |
| 12 | 2004 | 29 | |
| 13 | 1991 | 27 | |
| 14 | The functions of famine in Southwestern Sudan: implications for relief | 1994 | 26 |
| 15 | 1996 | 24 | |
| 16 | 1993 | 21 | |
| 17 | 2013 | 20 | |
| 18 | The New Protectorates: International Tutelage and the Making of Liberal States | 2011 | 19 |
| 19 | 2006 | 18 | |
| 20 | Benefits of Famine: A Political Economy of Famine and Relief in Southwestern Sudan, 1983-9 | 2008 | 18 |
About David Keen
David Keen is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, History and Anthropology, having authored 53 papers that have together received 1.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Global Peace and Security Dynamics (8 papers), Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (6 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (5 papers), Health and Conflict Studies (4 papers), Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (3 papers), Migration, Refugees, and Integration (3 papers), Global Security and Public Health (3 papers) and Peacebuilding and International Security (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (242 citations), Sociology and Political Science (1.2k citations), Political Science and International Relations (635 citations), General Economics, Econometrics and Finance (173 citations) and Gender Studies (104 citations). David Keen has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Austria. Frequent co-authors include Mats Berdal, Ruben Andersson, Vivian Lee, Kenneth Wilson, Keith Diaz Moore, Richard Clarke, Dominique Cliquet, Norbert Mercier, Chris Bramall and Jean‐Luc Schwenninger. Their work appears in journals such as Disasters, Conflict Security and Development, Political Geography, Development in Practice and International Peacekeeping.
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