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35
Citations
5693
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758
National Ranking
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Overview

Richard Jackson is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand and specializes primarily in the social sciences. Their research spans several interconnected fields including sociology and political science, periodontics, political science and international relations, oncology, and molecular biology. The main topics of Jones's work reflect this multidisciplinary approach, covering areas such as dental health and care utilization, oral microbiology and periodontitis research, global peace and security dynamics, terrorism, counterterrorism, and political violence, gut microbiota and health, cleft lip and palate research, and peace and human rights education.

The list of recent publications authored or co-authored by Richard Jackson includes:

  • "Microbial Indicators of Dental Health, Dysbiosis, and Early Childhood Caries" (2023) published in the Journal of Dental Research
  • "Predicting Dental Caries in Young Children in Primary Health Care Settings" (2023) published in the Journal of Dental Research
  • "How Resistance Can Save Peace Studies" (2025) published in the Journal of Resistance Studies
  • "The Challenges of Pacifism and Nonviolence in the Twenty-First Century" (2023) published in the Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence
  • "Global wealth disparities drive adherence to COVID-safe pathways in head and neck cancer surgery" (2021) published in BJS Open

Jackson's frequent co-authors include:

  • James Glasbey
  • Joana F F Simoes
  • George J. Eckert
  • Barry P. Katz
  • Martha Ann Keels

The primary publication venues where Jackson's work appears include:

  • Journal of Dental Research
  • European Journal of International Security
  • Journal of Resistance Studies
  • Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence
  • BJS Open

Richard Jackson's work bridges multiple disciplines, notably combining social science perspectives with medical and biological research, especially concerning dental health and global security issues. Their research interests involve understanding microbial factors impacting oral health, addressing health inequalities, as well as exploring themes in peace studies and political violence. The breadth of their contributions is documented across a range of journals that reflect this interdisciplinary focus.

Best Publications

  • Writing the War on Terrorism: Language, Politics and Counter-Terrorism

    Richard Dean Wells Jackson

  • Terrorism: A Critical Introduction

    R Jackson;M Breen-Smyth;J Gunning;L Jarvis

  • Critical Terrorism Studies: Framing a New Research Agenda

    R Jackson;J Gunning;M Breen-Smyth

  • Critical Terrorism Studies. A new research agenda.

    R Jackson;M Breen Smyth;J Gunning

  • Constructing Enemies: ‘Islamic Terrorism’ in Political and Academic Discourse

    Richard Dean Wells Jackson

  • the core commitments of critical terrorism studies

    Richard Dean Wells Jackson

  • What's so ‘religious’ about ‘religious terrorism’?

    Jeronimo Willem Gunning;Richard Jackson

  • Critical Terrorism Studies–an introduction

    M Breen-Smyth;J Gunning;R Jackson;G Kassimeris

  • Negotiation or Mediation?: An Exploration of Factors Affecting the Choice of Conflict Management in International Conflict

    Jacob Bercovitch;Richard Jackson

  • Contemporary state terrorism : theory and practice

    Richard Jackson;Eamon Murphy;Scott Poynting

  • The epistemological crisis of counterterrorism

    Richard Jackson

  • Routledge Handbook of Critical Terrorism Studies

    Richard Jackson

  • The ghosts of state terror: knowledge, politics and terrorism studies

    Richard Jackson

  • Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-first Century: Principles, Methods, and Approaches

    Jacob Bercovitch;Richard Dean Wells Jackson

  • Language, policy and the construction of a torture culture in the war on terrorism

    Richard Dean Wells Jackson

  • International Conflict: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Conflicts and Their Management 1945-1995

    Jacob Bercovitch;Richard Jackson

  • Unknown knowns: the subjugated knowledge of terrorism studies

    Richard Jackson

  • Culture, identity and hegemony: Continuity and (the lack of) change in US counterterrorism policy from Bush to Obama

    Richard Jackson

  • Security, Democracy, and the Rhetoric of Counter-Terrorism

    Richard Dean Wells Jackson

  • Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-first Century

    Jacob Bercovitch;Richard Dean Wells Jackson

  • The Case for a Critical Terrorism Studies

    Richard Dean Wells Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacob Bercovitch
Jacob Bercovitch University of Canterbury

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