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Global Political and Social Dynamics

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Sanjay Bhayani
Saurashtra University
2
Marc Kosciejew
University of Malta
3
Sharan Grewal
American University
4
Nicolò Fasola
University of Bologna
5
Carla Monteleone
University of Palermo
6
Asangna Clotilde
College of Healthcare Management
7
Chilaka F.C.
Unknown
8
Modupeolu M. Faseke
Lagos State University
9
Akongnwi Ngwa Nkwah
Unknown
10
Olumuyiwa Adebayo ADETUNJI
Federal College of Education, Kano

Rising Stars Papers

1
SOUTH ASIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
643 cit.
2
The ‘pragmatic’ foreign policy of the Meloni government: between ‘Euro-nationalism’, Atlanticism and Mediterranean activism
Contemporary Italian Politics|2024
29 cit.
3
Institutional change, sovereigntist contestation and the limits of populism: evidence from southern Europe
International Affairs|2024
13 cit.
4
The Divergent Fates of Wartime Israeli and Gazan (Palestinian) Cultural Heritage: A Preliminary Inventory and Conceptual Analysis of Heritagization Processes in GLAMs on Separate Sides of the Israel-Hamas War
Heritage & Society|2024
3 cit.
5
Europe between Russia’s self and others: continuity and transformation in Russia’s perceptions of the European Union
Journal of Contemporary European Studies|2025
2 cit.
6
Hungary's Populist Government and the Contestation of EU Foreign Policy Co‐Operation at the United Nations: Dogs That Bark Do Not Bite?
JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies|2024
1 cit.
7
The Islamist Advantage: The Religious Infrastructure of Electoral Victory
British Journal of Political Science|2025
1 cit.
8
Songwashing and Cultural Boycotting the Eurovision Song Contest: A Soft Power/Disempowerment Analysis of Israel’s Entry to Eurovision 2024 during the Israel-Hamas War
Popular Music & Society|2025
1 cit.
9
Manuale di politica estera italiana
Contemporary Italian Politics|2024
0 cit.
10
Book review: Dancing on Bones: History and Power in China, Russia and North Korea <i>Katie Stallard</i>
Memory Studies|2024
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Celso M. Monjane
University of the Witwatersrand
2
Valerio Vignoli
University of Siena
3
Holger Albrecht
University of Alabama
4
Nancy Annan
Coventry University
5
Uchenna Ebony Amanambu
Unknown
6
Andrea Ortiz
Technische Universität Darmstadt
7
Claudio Gramizzi
Unknown
8
Matteo Mazziotti di Celso
University of Genoa
9
George Spencer Terry
University of Tartu
10
Hans De Marie Heungoup
Unknown

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
From “Anglophone Problem” to “Anglophone Conflict” in Cameroon: Assessing Prospects for Peace
Africa Spectrum|2023
34 cit.
2
Still on the same path? Italian foreign and defence policy in the Enlarged Mediterranean
Mediterranean Politics|2024
19 cit.
3
The social contract in Egypt, Lebanon and Tunisia: What do the people want?
Journal of International Development|2022
15 cit.
4
Who fakes support for the military? Experimental evidence from Tunisia
Democratization|2022
13 cit.
5
Ideological Talk, Strategic Vote: German Parties’ Positions on the Military Intervention in Afghanistan in Parliament
German Politics|2022
10 cit.
6
Italy’s Military Operations Abroad (1945–2020): Data, Patterns, and Trends
International Peacekeeping|2022
7 cit.
7
Unveiling military strategic narratives on social media: a civil–military relations perspective
European Security|2024
7 cit.
8
Trick or treaty? An empirical analysis of the treaty ratification process in Italy
Comparative European Politics|2023
6 cit.
9
The structural roots of Italy’s expanding foreign military deployments
Contemporary Italian Politics|2025
5 cit.
10
Concepts and measures of bureaucratic constraints in European Union laws from <scp>hand‐coding</scp> to <scp>machine‐learning</scp>
Regulation & Governance|2023
4 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Noam Chomsky
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2
Andrej Zaslove
Radboud University Nijmegen
3
David M. Malone
Illinois State University
4
Francis B. Nyamnjoh
University of Cape Town
5
Peter Trubowitz
The University of Texas at Austin
6
Mary Kaldor
London School of Economics and Political Science
7
Jack S. Levy
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
8
William Finnegan
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
9
Joseph T. Hanlon
Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center
10
A. Locatelli
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1989
5.5k cit.
2
Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use.
The Philosophical Review|1988
4.7k cit.
3
<b>Verbal behavior.</b> By B. F. Skinner. (The Century Psychology Series.) Pp. viii, 478. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., 1957.
Language|1959
3.4k cit.
4
Rules and Representations.
The Philosophical Review|1982
2.8k cit.
5
Three models for the description of language
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory|1956
2.8k cit.
6
Three Factors in Language Design
Linguistic Inquiry|2005
2.6k cit.
7
Some Concepts and Consequences of the Theory of Government and Binding
The Modern Language Review|1986
2k cit.
8
On certain formal properties of grammars
Information and Control|1959
1.6k cit.
9
Knowledge of Language
University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy (University of Minnesota)|1975
1.5k cit.
10
Problems of projection
Lingua|2013
1.2k cit.

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