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29
Citations
5664
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1239
National Ranking
207

Overview

David Beetham was affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their academic work focused primarily on social sciences, with notable contributions in the fields of sociology, political science, and international relations.

Their research covered several main topics, including:

  • Political Theology and Sovereignty
  • Political Economy and Marxism
  • Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy

Beetham's recent publications were associated mostly with the Journal of Political Power. A key paper published in 2022 was titled "Politics without violence? Towards a post-Weberian enlightenment", appearing in the Journal of Political Power.

The scholar's work engaged with complex themes surrounding authority, power structures, and political theory, often intersecting with Marxist political economy and the political philosophies of Hannah Arendt. Their exploration of political theology and sovereignty was among the central strands of their research output.

In terms of publication venues, the most frequented was the Journal of Political Power, where their contributions were concentrated.

Beetham's research ensemble did not include frequent co-authors, indicating a predominantly independent scholarly approach.

Best Publications

  • The Legitimation of Power

    David Beetham

  • Defining and measuring democracy

    David Beetham

  • Legitimacy and the European Union

    David Beetham;Christopher Lord

  • The Future of Representative Democracy

    Sonia Alonso;John Keane;Wolfgang Merkel

  • International IDEA handbook on democracy assessment

    Iain Kearton;Sarah Bracking;Stuart Weir;David Beetham

  • Legitimizing the EU: Is there a ‘Post‐parliamentary Basis’ for its Legitimation?

    Christopher Lord;David Beetham

  • Assessing the Quality of Democracy: A Practical Guide

    David Beetham;Edzia Carvalho;Todd Landman;Stuart Weir

  • Liberal Democracy and the Limits of Democratization

    David Beetham

  • Democracy Under Blair: A Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom

    David Beetham;Anthony Barker;Iain Byrne;Pauline Ngan

  • Conditions for democratic consolidation

    David Beetham

  • Theorising Democracy and Local Government

    Unknown

  • Legitimacy and the EU

    David Beetham;Christopher Lord

  • What Future for Economic and Social Rights

    David Beetham

  • Freedom as the Foundation

    David Beetham

  • Towards a universal framework for democracy assessment

    David Beetham

  • From Socialism to Fascism: The Relation between Theory and Practice in the Work of Robert Michels: I. From Marxist Revolutionary to Political Sociologist

    David Beetham

  • Political Power and Democratic Control in Britain

    David Beetham;Stuart Weir

  • Political power and democratic control in Britain : the Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom

    Stuart Weir;David Beetham

  • The International IDEA Handbook on Democracy Assessment

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  • Revisiting Legitimacy, Twenty Years On

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  • Introducing Democracy: 80 Questions and Answers

    David Beetham;Kevin Boyle

  • The contradictions of democratization by force: the case of Iraq

    David Beetham

  • Democracy: A Beginner's Guide

    David Beetham

  • Political Legitimacy

    Unknown

  • In Defence of Legitimacy

    David Beetham

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J. Lord
Christopher J. Lord Institute of Cancer Research
Todd Landman
Todd Landman University of Nottingham

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