2026 Jens Steffek: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	29	1269	1148	68	64	105	4503

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Political Science

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Overview

Jens Steffek is affiliated with the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. Their research primarily centers on political science and international relations within the broader social sciences.

Their recent publications cover various topics in international studies and governance. Notable papers include:

"The Standardization of "Good Governance" in the Age of Reflexive Modernity" (2021), published in Global Studies Quarterly
"Triangulating the Legitimacy of International Organizations: Beliefs, Discourses, and Actions" (2023), published in International Studies Review
"Terminological Entrepreneurs and Discursive Shifts in International Relations: How a Discipline Invented the "International Regime"" (2020), published in International Studies Review

Jens Steffek has also been associated with other authors in recent highly cited works such as:

"It's Ordered Chaos: What Really Makes Polycentrism Work" (2021) by Maria Koinova in International Studies Review
"Emergency Politics After Globalization" (2021) by Monika Heupel in International Studies Review

Frequent co-authors in Jens Steffek's work include:

Günther Hellmann
Marcus Müller
Hubert Heinelt
Yannick Lasshof
Maria Koinova

The major publication venues for Jens Steffek comprise:

International Studies Review
Global Studies Quarterly
Critical Policy Studies
Journal of Political Ideologies
International Studies Perspectives

The main fields of study focus on social sciences with specialization in:

Political Science and International Relations
Sociology and Political Science
Development
Strategy and Management
History

Jens Steffek's research addresses central topics including:

International Relations and Foreign Policy
European Union Policy and Governance
International Development and Aid
Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
Political Philosophy and Ethics
Global Peace and Security Dynamics

Best Publications

The Legitimation of International Governance: A Discourse Approach:

Jens Steffek

578
Citations
Global Governance, Participation and the Public Sphere

Patrizia Nanz;Jens Steffek

531
Citations
Civil society participation in European and global governance : a cure for the democratic deficit?

Jens Steffek;Claudia Kissling;Patrizia Nanz

402
Citations
Emergent Patterns of Civil Society Participation in Global and European Governance

Jens Steffek;Patrizia Nanz

269
Citations
Introduction: Legitimacy in an Age of Global Politics

Achim Hurrelmann;Steffen Schneider;Jens Steffek

161
Citations
Assessing the Democratic Quality of Deliberation in International Governance: Criteria and Research Strategies

Patrizia Nanz;Jens Steffek

155
Citations
Public Accountability and the Public Sphere of International Governance

Jens Steffek

141
Citations
Explaining cooperation between IGOs and NGOs – push factors, pull factors, and the policy cycle

Jens Steffek

135
Citations
Evaluating Transnational NGOs: Legitimacy, Accountability, Representation

Jens Steffek;Kristina Hahn

133
Citations
Discursive legitimation in environmental governance

Jens Steffek

133
Citations
Legitimacy in an Age of Global Politics

Achim Hurrelmann;Steffen Schneider;Jens Steffek

124
Citations
Accountability or “Good Decisions”? The Competing Goals of Civil Society Participation in International Governance

Jens Steffek;Maria Paola Ferretti

122
Citations
Legitimacy in International Relations: From State Compliance to Citizen Consensus

Jens Steffek

111
Citations
The output legitimacy of international organizations and the global public interest

Jens Steffek

87
Citations
Evaluating Transnational NGOs

Jens Steffek;Kristina Hahn

86
Citations
Embedded Liberalism and its Critics: Justifying Global Governance in the American Century

Jens Steffek

80
Citations
Zivilgesellschaftliche Partizipation und die Demokratisierung internationalen Regierens

Jens Steffek;P. Nanz

59
Citations
Explaining Patterns of Transnational Participation: The Role of Policy Fields

Jens Steffek

58
Citations
Civil society participation in European and global governance

Jens Steffek;Claudia Kissling;Patrizia Nanz

52
Citations
Why IR Needs Legitimacy: A Rejoinder

Jens Steffek

44
Citations
The limits of proceduralism: Critical remarks on the rise of ‘throughput legitimacy’

Jens Steffek

37
Citations
It's Ordered Chaos: What Really Makes Polycentrism Work

Maria Koinova;Maryam Zarnegar Deloffre;Frank Gadinger;Zeynep Sahin Mencutek

27
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcus Müller University of Göttingen

Hanspeter Kriesi European University Institute

Donatella Della Porta Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa

Thomas Risse Freie Universität Berlin

Jan Aart Scholte Leiden University

Robert C. Luskin The University of Texas at Austin

James S. Fishkin Stanford University

Pamela Johnston Conover University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

External Links

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