Political Theory

26.7k citations
1.7k papers · · active since 1950

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    • Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought 134
    • Political Philosophy and Ethics 230
    • American Constitutional Law and Politics 166
    • Political Theory and Influence 107
    • Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy 92

Political Theory

950 papers receiving 15.6k citations

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Political Theory
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  • Political Science and International Relations 13.5k
  • Philosophy 4.9k
  • Communication 2.3k
  • Sociology and Political Science 13.9k
  • Public Administration 861
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About Political Theory

The 1.7k papers published in Political Theory in the last decades have received a total of 26.7k indexed citations . Papers published in Political Theory usually cover Philosophy (351 papers), Political Science and International Relations (569 papers), Sociology and Political Science (449 papers), History (80 papers) and Religious studies (32 papers) specifically the topics of Political Philosophy and Ethics (230 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (166 papers), Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought (134 papers), Critical Theory and Philosophy (114 papers), Political Theory and Influence (107 papers), Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy (92 papers), Political Economy and Marxism (71 papers) and Political Theology and Sovereignty (58 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Political Theory are John S. Dryzek, Lynn M. Sanders, Wendy Brown, Michael Walzer, Iris Marion Young, Martha C. Nussbaum, Bernard Manin, Simone Chambers, Jane Bennett and Arash Abizadeh.

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