Politics and Society in Latin America Leaderboard

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Papers

1

The Coloniality of Academic Freedom and the Palestine Exception

Middle East Critique|2024

51 cit.

2

Blending in or standing out? Gendered political communication in 24 democracies

American Journal of Political Science|2024

26 cit.

3

Inside the ivory tower, the view from a “space invader”: An exploratory study into the ways racialized PhD students experience white ignorance in elite universities in the UK

Sociology Compass|2024

12 cit.

4

The sociopolitical turn in mathematics education and decolonial theory

London Review of Education|2024

11 cit.

5

No votes for old men: Leaders' age and youth turnout in comparative perspective

European Journal of Political Research|2024

10 cit.

6

Vote Buying, Norms, Context, and Trust in Elections

Comparative Political Studies|2024

5 cit.

7

Big Data and Ideational Institutionalism. Reconsidering the Possibilities and Limitations of Google Ngram in the Study of Ideas

Politische Vierteljahresschrift|2024

5 cit.

8

Partisan Poll Watchers and Americans’ Perceptions of Electoral Fairness

Public Opinion Quarterly|2024

4 cit.

9

Embracing decolonial theory in critical whiteness studies

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education|2025

4 cit.

10

Choosing Women: Party elites’ preferences in the candidate selection process

British Journal of Political Science|2025

2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1

Michele Suina

Indian Health Board

2

Tariq Thachil

California University of Pennsylvania

3

Rodrigo M. Medel

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

4

Jessica Zarkin

Claremont McKenna College

5

6

7

Australian National University

8

Jennifer Pribble

University of Richmond

9

Giancarlo Visconti

University of Maryland, College Park

10

B. Ruby Rich

University of California, Santa Cruz

Emerging Leaders Papers

1

The Security–Sustainability Nexus: Lithium Onshoring in the Global North

Global Environmental Politics|2022

161 cit.

2

The Consequences of Militarized Policing for Human Rights: Evidence from Mexico

Comparative Political Studies|2023

36 cit.

3

Social Policy Expansion and Retrenchment in Latin America: Causal Paths to Successful Reform

Journal of Social Policy|2023

21 cit.

4

Voting against Women: Political Patriarchy, Islam, and Representation in Indonesia

Politics & Gender|2023

21 cit.

5

Why do people engage in violent tactics during a protest campaign? Understanding radical activist through regionalist mobilizations in Chile

Social Science Quarterly|2022

18 cit.

6

After the Flood: Disasters, Ideological Voting and Electoral Choices in Chile

Political Behavior|2022

18 cit.

7

Who Does the Caring? Gender Disparities in COVID-19 Attitudes and Behaviors

Politics & Gender|2022

16 cit.

8

The Silent Militarization: Explaining the Logic of Military Members' Appointment As Police Chiefs

Comparative Politics|2023

16 cit.

9

Who pays for crime? Criminal violence, right-wing incumbents, and electoral accountability in Latin America

Electoral Studies|2022

15 cit.

10

Land Mafias in Indonesia

Critical Asian Studies|2023

11 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1

Publics and Counterpublics

Public Culture|2002

3.7k cit.

2

Informal Institutions and Comparative Politics: A Research Agenda

Perspectives on Politics|2004

3.1k cit.

3

Collective Identity and Social Movements

Annual Review of Sociology|2001

2.8k cit.

4

Elections Without Democracy: The Rise of Competitive Authoritarianism

Journal of democracy|2002

2.7k cit.

5

Fear of a Queer Planet: Queer Politics and Social Theory.

Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1994

2.5k cit.

6

The Study of Critical Junctures: Theory, Narrative, and Counterfactuals in Historical Institutionalism

World Politics|2007

2.3k cit.

7

Sex in Public

Critical Inquiry|1998

2k cit.

8

Rationality and Power: Democracy in Practice.

Social Forces|1999

1.5k cit.

9

Movements, Countermovements, and the Structure of Political Opportunity

American Journal of Sociology|1996

1.5k cit.

10

Emotions and Social Movements: Twenty Years of Theory and Research

Annual Review of Sociology|2011

1.4k cit.

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