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D-Index
29
Citations
5443
World Ranking
1243
National Ranking
209

Research.com Recognitions

  • 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

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Social science
  • Law
  • Politics

His primary areas of investigation include Political economy, Economic system, Democracy, Politics and Social capital. His Political economy study incorporates themes from Amnesty, Social movement organization, New social movements, Environmentalism and Revolving door. William A. Maloney has researched Economic system in several fields, including Public economics and Public administration.

His study in Democracy is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Development economics, Civil society and Voluntary association. In general Politics study, his work on Interest group often relates to the realm of Stock, thereby connecting several areas of interest. His Social science study combines topics in areas such as Scrutiny and Positive economics.

His most cited work include:

  • Researching Interest Group Politics in Europe and Elsewhere: Much We Study, Little We Know? (248 citations)
  • Interest Groups and Public Policy: The Insider/Outsider Model Revisited (216 citations)
  • Social Capital and Urban Governance: Adding a More Contextualized ‘Top-down’ Perspective: (160 citations)

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

William A. Maloney mostly deals with Politics, Political economy, Public administration, Democracy and Social capital. His research investigates the connection between Politics and topics such as Social science that intersect with problems in Positive economics. He interconnects Economic system and New social movements in the investigation of issues within Political economy.

His studies examine the connections between Public administration and genetics, as well as such issues in Civil society, with regards to Democratic governance and Multi-level governance. His studies deal with areas such as Public relations and Media studies as well as Democracy. In general Social capital, his work in Social reproduction is often linked to Individual capital linking many areas of study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Politics (23.23%)
  • Political economy (22.22%)
  • Public administration (21.21%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2020)?

  • Politics (23.23%)
  • Democracy (20.20%)
  • Media studies (9.09%)

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

His main research concerns Politics, Democracy, Media studies, Public administration and Interest group. His Politics research incorporates elements of Social science, Economic history and Public relations. His research integrates issues of Representation and Civil society in his study of Democracy.

The Civil society study combines topics in areas such as Collective action, Social capital and Youth participation. His research in Social capital intersects with topics in Political economy, Voluntary association, Development economics, Empowerment and Legitimacy. His Public administration research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Civic engagement, Professionalization and Market economy.

Between 2009 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • The INTEREURO project: Logic and structure (45 citations)
  • New Participatory Dimensions in Civil Society: Professionalization and Individualized Collective Action (33 citations)
  • New Modes of Participation and Norms of Citizenship (21 citations)

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

  • Social science
  • Law
  • Politics

William A. Maloney focuses on Politics, Political communication, Public policy, Professionalization and Civil society. The various areas that William A. Maloney examines in his Politics study include Social capital and Entrepreneurship. His research in Professionalization focuses on subjects like Welfare state, which are connected to Public administration.

His Civil society research integrates issues from Political economy, Voluntary association, Development economics, Empowerment and Legitimacy. His work investigates the relationship between Comparative politics and topics such as Opportunity structures that intersect with problems in Social science. His study in the field of Comparative research is also linked to topics like Structure.

Best Publications

  • Researching Interest Group Politics in Europe and Elsewhere: Much We Study, Little We Know?

    Jan Beyers;Rainer Eising;William Maloney

  • The protest business? : mobilizing campaign groups

    A. G. Jordan;William A. Maloney

  • Interest Groups and Public Policy: The Insider/Outsider Model Revisited

    William A. Maloney;Grant Jordan;Andrew M. McLaughlin

  • Social Capital and Urban Governance: Adding a More Contextualized ‘Top-down’ Perspective:

    William Maloney;Graham Smith;Gerry Stoker

  • Social Capital and Associations in European Democracies: A Comparative Analysis

    William A. Maloney;Sigrid Roßteutscher

  • Democracy and interest groups : enhancing participation?

    G Jordan;W Maloney

  • Defining Interests: Disambiguation and the Need for New Distinctions?

    Grant Jordan;Darren Halpin;William Maloney

  • Corporate Lobbying in the European Community

    Andrew m. Mclaughlin;Grant Jordan;William A. Maloney

  • Social capital and associational life

    William A. Maloney;Graham Smith;Gerry Stoker

  • Democracy and Interest Groups

    Grant Jordan;William A. Maloney

  • The INTEREURO Project: Logic and structure

    Jan Beyers;Laura Chaqués Bonafont;Andreas Dür;Rainer Eising

  • Accounting for Sub Governments

    Grant Jordan;William A. Maloney

  • Social Capital and Associations in European Democracies

    William A. Maloney;Sigrid Roftteutscher;Mariona Ferrer-Fons;Manuela C.Aiani

  • The dynamics of policy change: Lobbying and water privatisation

    Jeremy J. Richardson;William A. Maloney;Wolfgang Rüdig

  • Managing policy change in Britain : the politics of water

    William A. Maloney;Jeremy J. Richardson

  • Civic Orientations: Does Associational Type Matter?

    William A. Maloney;Jan W. van Deth;Sigrid Ro#x B;teutscher

  • CHARACTERIZING AGRICULTURAL POLICY‐MAKING

    Grant Jordan;William A. Maloney;Andrew M. McLAUGHLIN

  • How Bumble-Bees Fly: Accounting for Public Interest Participation:

    Grant Jordan;William A. Maloney

  • Building Social Capital in City Politics: Scope and Limitations at the Inter‐organisational Level

    Graham Smith;William Maloney;Gerry Stoker

  • The European Automobile Industry: Multi Level Governance, Policy and Politics

    William A. Maloney;Andrew McLaughlin

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan W. van Deth
Jan W. van Deth University of Mannheim
Jan Beyers
Jan Beyers University of Antwerp
Rainer Eising
Rainer Eising Ruhr University Bochum
Gerry Stoker
Gerry Stoker University of Southampton
Graham Smith
Graham Smith University of Westminster
Jale Tosun
Jale Tosun Heidelberg University
Markus Freitag
Markus Freitag University of Bern
Jeremy Richardson
Jeremy Richardson University of Oxford
Wolfgang Rudig
Wolfgang Rudig University of Strathclyde
Paul Cairney
Paul Cairney University of Stirling

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