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97
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146602
World Ranking
8
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Mattei Dogan Prize from International Political Science Association
  • 2014 - Helen Dinerman Prize, World Association of Public Opinion Research
  • 2011 - Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science For contributing innovative ideas about the relevance and roots of political culture in a global context, transcending previous mainstream approaches of research.
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Overview

Ronald Inglehart was affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spanned several areas within the social sciences, with particular focus on sociology, political science, social psychology, and communication. The scientist contributed to subfields including sociology and political science, social psychology, communication, and political science and international relations.

Their work addressed multiple topics in social science research, prominently including cultural differences and values, social and intergroup psychology, social media and politics, sociopolitical dynamics in Russia, and electoral systems and political participation.

Inglehart published several papers throughout their career, with recent publications including:

  • Non-invariance? An Overstated Problem With Misconceived Causes, 2021, Sociological Methods & Research
  • Review of Payne Kenneth, Strategy, Evolution, and War: From Apes to Artificial Intelligence, 2020, Political Psychology
  • Review of Jennifer Fitzgerald (2018). Close to Home: Local Ties and Voting Radical Right in Europe (Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology). By Jennifer Fitzgerald. Cambridge University Press. 2018., 2020, Political Psychology
  • Cultura política y democracia estable, 2024, Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas

Frequent co-authors included Christian Welzel, Lennart Brunkert, and Stefan Kruse.

Inglehart's research appeared primarily in the following publication venues:

  • Political Psychology
  • Sociological Methods & Research
  • Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas

The scientist's contributions were recognized with several awards throughout their career:

  • Mattei Dogan Prize from International Political Science Association, 2014
  • Helen Dinerman Prize, World Association of Public Opinion Research, 2014
  • Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science, 2011, for work on the relevance and roots of political culture in a global context
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2009
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2006

Best Publications

  • Modernization and Postmodernization: Cultural, Economic, and Political Change in 43 Societies

    Ronald Inglehart

  • The silent revolution

    Ronald Inglehart

  • Culture Shift in Advanced Industrial Society

    Ronald Inglehart

  • The Silent Revolution: Changing Values and Political Styles Among Western Publics

    Ronald F. Inglehart

  • Modernization, Cultural Change, and Democracy: The Human Development Sequence

    Ronald Inglehart;Christian Peter Welzel

  • Modernization, cultural change, and the persistence of traditional values.

    Ronald Inglehart;Wayne E. Baker

  • Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide

    Pippa Norris;Ronald Inglehart

  • Rising Tide: Gender Equality and Cultural Change Around the World

    Ronald Inglehart;Pippa Norris

  • The Silent Revolution in Europe: Intergenerational Change in Post-Industrial Societies

    Ronald Inglehart

  • Sacred and Secular

    Pippa Norris;Ronald Inglehart

  • Trump, Brexit, and the Rise of Populism: Economic Have-Nots and Cultural Backlash

    Ronald F. Inglehart;Pippa Norris

  • Rising Tide: List of Figures

    Ronald Inglehart;Pippa Norris

  • Modernization, Cultural Change, and Democracy: THE CONSEQUENCES OF VALUE CHANGE

    Unknown

  • Sacred and Secular: The Consequences of Secularization

    Pippa Norris;Ronald Inglehart

  • Cultural Backlash: Trump, Brexit, and Authoritarian Populism

    Pippa Norris;Ronald Inglehart

  • Changing Values among Western Publics from 1970 to 2006

    Ronald F. Inglehart

  • The Renaissance of Political Culture

    Ronald Inglehart

  • Development, Freedom, and Rising Happiness: A Global Perspective (1981–2007)

    Ronald Inglehart;Roberto Foa;Christopher Peterson;Christian Welzel

  • Public Support for Environmental Protection: Objective Problems and Subjective Values in 43 Societies

    Ronald Inglehart

  • Expert interpretations of party space and party locations in 42 societies

    John Huber;Ronald Inglehart

  • Post-Materialism in an Environment of Insecurity

    Ronald Inglehart

  • Changing Mass Priorities: The Link between Modernization and Democracy

    Ronald Inglehart;Christian Welzel

  • Globalization and Postmodern Values

    Ronald Inglehart

  • Value Change in Industrial Societies

    Ronald Inglehart;Scott C. Flanagan

  • Modernization and Postmodernization

    Ronald Inglehart

  • The Political Consciousness of Post-Industrialism@@@The Silent Revolution: Changing Values and Political Styles among Western Publics.

    James D. Wright;Ronald Inglehart

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Welzel
Christian Welzel Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Pippa Norris
Pippa Norris Harvard University
Paul R. Abramson
Paul R. Abramson University of California, Los Angeles
M. Kent Jennings
M. Kent Jennings University of California, Santa Barbara
Mark Tessler
Mark Tessler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Patrick Bernhagen
Patrick Bernhagen University of Stuttgart
David Leblang
David Leblang University of Virginia
Ed Diener
Ed Diener University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jan W. van Deth
Jan W. van Deth University of Mannheim
Frank M. Andrews
Frank M. Andrews University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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