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Fredrik Söderbaum

Fredrik Söderbaum

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Political Science
Sweden
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Political Science

D-Index
33
Citations
5099
World Ranking
926
National Ranking
12

Fredrik Söderbaum publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fredrik Söderbaum sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 146 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Fredrik Söderbaum D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fredrik Söderbaum sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Fredrik Söderbaum is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their primary area of research is within the Social Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Development, Political Science and International Relations, Strategy and Management, and Information Systems.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including International Development and Aid, Peacebuilding and International Security, Political Conflict and Governance, Populism and Right-Wing Movements, European Union Policy and Governance, Political Influence and Corporate Strategies, as well as Religion, Society, and Development.

Their recent papers include:

  • Populist (de)legitimation of international organizations (2023) published in International Affairs
  • The origins of legitimation strategies in international organizations: agents, audiences and environments (2023) published in International Affairs
  • Beyond exit: how populist governments disengage from international institutions (2024) published in International Affairs
  • Regional international organizations in Africa as recipients of foreign aid: Why are some more attractive to donors than others? (2023) published in Cooperation and Conflict
  • The Costs of Legitimacy for Political Institutions (2022) published in Global Studies Quarterly

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fredrik Söderbaum are Kilian Spandler, Sören Stapel, Agnese Pacciardi, Tobias Lenz, and Sally Wennergren.

They have published multiple works in respected venues, most notably in International Affairs, International Relations, Development Policy Review, Cooperation and Conflict, and Global Studies Quarterly.

Fredrik Söderbaum has also authored a book titled Contestations of the Liberal International Order, published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Theories of New Regionalism

    Fredrik Söderbaum;Timothy M. Shaw

  • Civilian power or soft imperialism? EU as a global actor and the role of interregionalism

    Björn Hettne;Fredrik Söderbaum

  • Global Politics of Regionalism : Theory and Practice

    Mary Farrell;Louise Fawcett;Andrew Hurrell;René Foqué

  • Introduction: Theories of New Regionalism

    Fredrik Söderbaum

  • Regionalization in a Globalizing World: A Comparative Perspective on Forms, Actors and Processes

    Michael Schulz;Fredrik Söderbaum;Joakim Öjendal

  • Introduction: The EU as a Global Actor and the Role of Interregionalism

    Fredrik Söderbaum;Luk Van Langenhove

  • Rethinking Regionalism

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  • Afro-regions : the dynamics of cross-border micro-regionalism in Africa

    Fredrik Söderbaum;Ian Taylor

  • Theories of new regionalism : a Palgrave reader

    Fredrik Söderbaum;Timothy M. Shaw

  • The political economy of regionalism : the case of southern Africa

    Fredrik Söderbaum

  • The future of regionalism: Old divides, new frontiers

    Björn Hettne;Fredrik Söderbaum

  • The New Regionalism Approach

    Björn Hettne;Fredrik Söderbaum;Fredrik Söderbaum

  • The New Regionalism in Africa

    Fredrik Söderbaum

  • Theorising the Rise of Regionness

    Björn Hettne;Fredrik Söderbaum;Fredrik Söderbaum

  • Contestations of the Liberal International Order

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  • EU Studies and the ‘New Regionalism’: What can be Gained from Dialogue?

    Fredrik Söderbaum;Alberta Sbragia

  • Populist (de)legitimation of international organizations

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  • Comparative Regional Integration and Regionalism

    Fredrik Söderbaum

  • Regionalisation and Civil Society: The Case of Southern Africa

    Fredrik Söderbaum

  • The EU as a Global Player: The Politics of Interregionalism

    Fredrik Soderbaum;Luk Van Langenhove

  • Early, old, new and comparative regionalism: the scholarly development of the field

    Fredrik Söderbaum;Fredrik Söderbaum

  • Civilian Power or Soft Imperialism? EU as a Global Actor and the Role of Interregionalism

    Björn Hettne;Fredrik Söderbaum;Fredrik Söderbaum

  • Contestations of the Liberal International Order: A Populist Script of Regional Cooperation

    Fredrik Söderbaum;Kilian Spandler;Agnese Pacciardi

  • The political economy of regionalism

    Fredrik Söderbaum

  • Intersecting Interregionalism: Regions, Global Governance and the EU

    Francis Baert;Tiziana Scaramagli;Fredrik Söderbaum

  • Theories of regionalism

    Fredrik Söderbaum

  • Legitimation and Delegitimation in Global Governance

    Karin Bäckstrand;Fredrik Söderbaum

  • EU as a Global Actor and the Dynamics of Interregionalism: A Comparative Analysis

    Fredrik Söderbaum;Fredrik Söderbaum;Patrik Stålgren;Luk Van Langenhove

Frequent Co-Authors

Björn Hettne
Björn Hettne University of Gothenburg
Ian Taylor
Ian Taylor University of St Andrews
Timothy M. Shaw
Timothy M. Shaw University of Massachusetts Boston
David Fielding
David Fielding University of Otago
Andrew Hurrell
Andrew Hurrell University of Oxford
Jan Aart Scholte
Jan Aart Scholte Leiden University

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