Théodore Trefon
Impact in
- Development top 5%
- International Development and Aid
- Urban Studies top 5%
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Papers in
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- African Studies and Ethnography 10
- French Urban and Social Studies 8
- Migration, Identity, and Health 4
- Peacebuilding and International Security 3
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- Agriculture and Rural Development Research 15
- Co-authors
- Koen Vlassenroot (2 shared papers)Caroline Michellier (3 shared papers)François Kervyn (3 shared papers)Patrick Pigeon (1 shared paper)Olivier Dewitte (2 shared papers)Éléonore Wolff (4 shared papers)Pierre Petit (2 shared papers)Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Afrique contemporaine (3 papers)Review of African Political Economy (3 papers)South African Journal of International Affairs (1 paper)International Review of Administrative Sciences (1 paper)International Journal of Disaster Risk Science (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- BelgiumNetherlandsDemocratic Republic of the Congo
In The Last Decade
Théodore Trefon
41 papers receiving 332 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 77
- Development 50
- Urban Studies 49
- Anthropology 52
- Sociology and Political Science 218
- Archeology 4
Countries citing papers authored by Théodore Trefon
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Co-authors
The 20 scholars most cited alongside Théodore Trefon, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reinventing Order in the Congo: How People Respond to State Failure in Kinshasa | 2004 | 60 |
| 2 | 2009 | 51 | |
| 3 | 2011 | 50 | |
| 4 | 2009 | 33 | |
| 5 | 2020 | 22 | |
| 6 | 2010 | 18 | |
| 7 | 2012 | 17 | |
| 8 | 2002 | 15 | |
| 9 | 2016 | 14 | |
| 10 | Congo's environmental paradox potential and predation in a land of plenty | 2016 | 13 |
| 11 | 2011 | 12 | |
| 12 | Ordre et désordre à Kinshasa : réponses populaires à la faillite de l'état | 2003 | 11 |
| 13 | 2023 | 10 | |
| 14 | 2013 | 10 | |
| 15 | 2009 | 9 | |
| 16 | 2004 | 9 | |
| 17 | 2004 | 7 | |
| 18 | Parcours administratifs dans un État en faillite : récits de Lubumbashi (RDC) | 2007 | 7 |
| 19 | 2006 | 6 | |
| 20 | Population et pauvreté à Kinshasa | 2000 | 5 |
About Théodore Trefon
Théodore Trefon is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Political Science and International Relations, Anthropology and Urban Studies, having authored 49 papers that have together received 431 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Agriculture and Rural Development Research (15 papers), African Studies and Ethnography (10 papers), French Urban and Social Studies (8 papers), Migration, Identity, and Health (4 papers), Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender (4 papers), African Studies and Geopolitics (4 papers), Urban and Rural Development Challenges (3 papers) and Peacebuilding and International Security (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (50 citations), Urban Studies (49 citations), Anthropology (52 citations), Sociology and Political Science (218 citations) and Archeology (4 citations). Théodore Trefon has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Frequent co-authors include Koen Vlassenroot, Caroline Michellier, François Kervyn, Patrick Pigeon, Olivier Dewitte, Éléonore Wolff, Pierre Petit, Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Matthieu Kervyn and Marie-Soleil Frère. Their work appears in journals such as Afrique contemporaine, Review of African Political Economy, South African Journal of International Affairs, International Review of Administrative Sciences and International Journal of Disaster Risk Science.
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