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Political Science
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2023

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Political Science D-index 63 Citations 39,419 264 World Ranking 43 National Ranking 23

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award

2016 - Mattei Dogan Prize from International Political Science Association

2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

2007 - Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science For her visionary analysis of the significance of the state for revolutions, welfare and political trust, pursued with theoretical depth and empirical evidence.

1994 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

1993 - Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)

1989 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

1979 - C. Wright Mills Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Politics

Her primary areas of study are Politics, Public administration, State, Democracy and Political economy. Theda Skocpol combines subjects such as Context, Economic history, Comparative history and Comparative historical research with her study of Politics. Theda Skocpol has researched Public administration in several fields, including Government, Social policy, Social movement and Duty.

Her work deals with themes such as Civil society, Infrastructural power, Marxist philosophy and China, which intersect with State. Her research in Democracy intersects with topics in Social group, Depression, Legislature, Public involvement and Citizen journalism. Her Political economy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both General election, Presidential system and Great Depression.

Her most cited work include:

  • States and social revolutions : a comparative analysis of France, Russia, and China (3272 citations)
  • Bringing the State Back in (2551 citations)
  • Protecting soldiers and mothers : the political origins of social policy in the United States (1773 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Politics, Political economy, Public administration, Democracy and State. The concepts of her Politics study are interwoven with issues in Government, Social science and Economic history. Her research investigates the connection between Political economy and topics such as Development economics that intersect with issues in China.

Her Public administration study also includes fields such as

  • Economic growth most often made with reference to Social policy,
  • Health care and related Legislation. Her Democracy study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Gender studies, Voluntary association and Civic engagement. Her State study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Economic system.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Politics (30.51%)
  • Political economy (28.14%)
  • Public administration (25.08%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2010-2020)?

  • Public administration (25.08%)
  • Political economy (28.14%)
  • Politics (30.51%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Theda Skocpol mainly investigates Public administration, Political economy, Politics, Tea party and Democracy. Her work carried out in the field of Public administration brings together such families of science as Medicaid, Opposition, Health care reform and Health insurance, Health reform. As a part of the same scientific study, Theda Skocpol usually deals with the Political economy, concentrating on Presidency and frequently concerns with Economic growth.

As part of the same scientific family, Theda Skocpol usually focuses on Politics, concentrating on Health care and intersecting with State. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Government, Political action and Interest group. Theda Skocpol has included themes like Social policy and Civic engagement in her Government study.

Between 2010 and 2020, her most popular works were:

  • The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism (515 citations)
  • The Koch Network and Republican Party Extremism (85 citations)
  • Business Associations, Conservative Networks, and the Ongoing Republican War over Medicaid Expansion. (42 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Politics

Her primary areas of investigation include Politics, Political economy, Public administration, Democracy and Presidency. In the subject of general Politics, her work in Politics of the United States is often linked to Mass incarceration, thereby combining diverse domains of study. Her Political economy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Compromise and Interest group.

Her Public administration research incorporates elements of New Deal, Civil society and Health care reform. Her Democracy research incorporates themes from Government, Control and Political action. As a member of one scientific family, Theda Skocpol mostly works in the field of Presidency, focusing on Tea party and, on occasion, Advertising.

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Best Publications

Bringing the State Back in

Peter B. Evans;Dietrich Rueschemeyer;Theda Skocpol.
(1985)

5929 Citations

Historical Institutionalism in Contemporary Political Science

Ira Katznelson;Helen V. Milner;Theda Skocpol;Paul Pierson.
Political Science: State of the Discipline (2002)

1894 Citations

The Role of Theory in Comparative Politics: A Symposium

Atul Kohli;Peter Evans;Peter J. Katzenstein;Adam Przeworski.
World Politics (1995)

299 Citations

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