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Citations
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World Ranking
325
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48

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Mary Kaldor is affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several areas within the social sciences, particularly focusing on sociology, political science, international relations, economics, and gender studies. The scope of their work includes peacebuilding and international security, political conflict and governance, migration and refugee issues, as well as gender, security, and conflict.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics and appear in various academic journals. These include:

  • Identity formation and the political marketplace, 2020, published in Conflict Security and Development
  • Gender and New Wars, 2020, published in Stability International Journal of Security and Development
  • Human Security: Practical Possibilities, 2020, published in LSE Public Policy Review
  • Introduction: Civicness in conflict, 2022, published in Journal of Civil Society
  • Commentary on Kögler: Analysing the Ukraine war through a 'new wars' perspective, 2023, published in European Journal of Social Theory

Mary Kaldor has also contributed to book publications, including a title published by the London School of Economics and Political Science:

  • Security and justice reform in difficult places: findings from the CRP, 2021

Their frequent co-authors include Saskia Sassen, Marika Theros, Alex de Waal, Christine Chinkin, and Henry Radice. The variety of co-authors points to collaborative work across topics in political science and social theory.

Mary Kaldor's contributions are found in several key publication venues, such as Conflict Security and Development, Stability International Journal of Security and Development, Journal of Civil Society, European Journal of Social Theory, and LSE Public Policy Review.

The main fields of study they engage with include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • General Health Professions
  • Gender Studies

Their research topics focus on:

  • Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Turkey's Politics and Society
  • Gender, Security, and Conflict
  • Religion, Society, and Development
  • Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics

Mary Kaldor has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom, reflecting their standing within the social science community.

Best Publications

  • New and Old Wars: Organised Violence in a Global Era

    Mary Kaldor

  • New and Old Wars : Organized Violence in a Global Era

    Mary Kaldor

  • Global Civil Society: An Answer to War

    Mary Kaldor

  • Global civil society

    Helmut K. Anheier;Marlies Glasius;Mary Kaldor

  • The Global Political Economy

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  • Introducing global civil society

    Helmut. K Anheier;Marlies Glasius;Mary Kaldor

  • New and Old Wars

    Mary Kaldor

  • The idea of global civil society

    Mary Kaldor

  • Human security: a new strategic narrative for Europe

    Mary Kaldor;Mary Martin;Sabine Selchow

  • Global civil society 2001

    Helmut K. Anheier;Marlies Glasius;Mary Kaldor

  • Civil Society and Accountability

    Mary Kaldor

  • The Baroque Arsenal

    Mary Kaldor

  • In defence of new wars

    Mary Kaldor

  • Global civil society 2004/5

    Helmut K. Anheier;Mary Kaldor;Marlies Glasius

  • The ‘bubbling up’ of subterranean politics in Europe

    Mary Kaldor;Sabine Selchow

  • Global civil society 2003

    Mary Kaldor;Helmut Anheier;Marlies Glasius

  • Democratization in central and east European countries

    Mary Kaldor;Ivan Vejvoda

  • Nationalism and Globalisation

    Mary Kaldor

  • Human Security: Reflections on Globalization and Intervention

    Mary Kaldor

  • Democratic institutions and politics in contexts of inequality, poverty, and conflict: a conceptual framework

    Robin Luckham;Mary Kaldor;Anne Marie Goetz

  • 'Civilising' globalisation? The implications of the 'battle in Seattle'

    Mary Kaldor

  • Global civil society 2002

    Marlies Glasius;Mary Kaldor;Helmut Anheier

  • The Baroque Arsenal.

    Thomas L. McNaugher;Mary Kaldor

  • The Global Civil Society Yearbook

    Helmut Anheier;Mary Kaldor;Marlies Glasius

Frequent Co-Authors

Marlies Glasius
Marlies Glasius University of Amsterdam
Christine Chinkin
Christine Chinkin London School of Economics and Political Science
Richard A. Falk
Richard A. Falk Princeton University
Alex de Waal
Alex de Waal Tufts University
Koen Vlassenroot
Koen Vlassenroot Ghent University
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Joseph E. Stiglitz Columbia University
David Held
David Held Durham University
Danny Quah
Danny Quah National University of Singapore
Anne Marie Goetz
Anne Marie Goetz New York University
John C. Campbell
John C. Campbell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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