Most cited papers in European Politics and Security

European Politics and Security

What are the most cited papers in European Politics and Security?

The most cited paper in European Politics and Security is "Federal Republic of Germany" (Hartmut Esser, Hermann Korte, 1985), with 907 citations. Next come "The Europeanization of Central and Eastern Europe" (877) and "Handbook of international and intercultural communication" (730).

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Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 79 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Federal Republic of Germany Hartmut Esser, Hermann Korte · Cambridge University Press eBooks Book chapter	10 Oct 1985	907
2	The Europeanization of Central and Eastern Europe Alexandru Călin Grigorescu · Perspectives on Politics	18 May 2006	877
3	Handbook of international and intercultural communication Jolene Koester · International Journal of Intercultural Relations	1991	730
4	European populism in the shadow of the great recession Davide Vittori · Acta Politica	24 Jun 2016	649
5	Identity, migration and the new security agenda in Europe Ken Booth · International Affairs	1994	637
6	Minority Cultures and the Cosmopolitan Alternative Jeremy Waldron · University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Open access	2025	630
7	Undivided Loyalties Sean Carey · European Union Politics	Dec 2002	595
8	The Two Sides of Euroscepticism Petr Kopecký, Cas Mudde · European Union Politics	Sep 2002	555
9	Transnational Identities: Becoming European in the EU Gerard Delanty · Perspectives on Politics	Mar 2005	462
10	Hard Power, Soft Power, Smart Power Ernest J. Wilson · The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science	13 Feb 2008	408
11	Contemporary Euroscepticism in the party systems of the European Union candidate states of Central and Eastern Europe Paul A. Taggart, Aleks Szczerbiak · European Journal of Political Research	2004	365
12	The Sustainability and Future of Unrecognized Quasi-States Pål Kolstø · Journal of Peace Research Open access	Nov 2006	332
13	The PopuList: An Overview of Populist, Far Right, Far Left and Eurosceptic Parties in Europe Caterina Froio, Stijn van Kessel, Andrea L. P. Pirro et al. · SPIRE (Sciences Po) Open access	Dec 2019	293
14	Russian ‘deniable’ intervention in Ukraine: how and why Russia broke the rules Roy Allison · International Affairs	Nov 2014	273
15	National Identity in Ukraine: Impact of Euromaidan and the War Volodymyr Kulyk · Europe Asia Studies	20 Apr 2016	239
16	European energy politics after Ukraine: The road ahead Jan Osička, Filip Černoch · Energy Research & Social Science	Aug 2022	236
17	Discursive Shifts in Ethno-Nationalist Politics: On Politicization and Mediatization of the “Refugee Crisis” in Poland Michał Krzyżanowski · Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies	4 Oct 2017	229
18	The European Nation State. Its Achievements and Its Limitations. On the Past and Future of Sovereignty and Citizenship Jürgen Habermas · Ratio Juris	Jun 1996	223
19	Foreign policy analysis: continuity and change in its second generation Richard G. Little · International Affairs	Oct 1995	222
20	When does the EU Make a Difference? Conditionality and the Accession Process in Central and Eastern Europe Tim Haughton · Political Studies Review	13 Apr 2007	209
21	Strangers No More: Immigration and the Challenges of Integration in North America and Western Europe Peggy Levitt · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews	18 Oct 2016	204
22	Europe is a State of Mind: Identity and Europeanization in the Balkans1 Jelena Subotić · International Studies Quarterly	23 Mar 2011	203
23	Violent borders: refugees and the right to move Boštjan Rogelj · Dela Open access	31 Dec 2017	197
24	From Soviet Nomenklatura to Russian Élite Olga V. Kryshtanovskaya, STEPHEN E. WHITE · Europe Asia Studies	Jul 1996	190
25	How likely is it that the European Union will dis integrate? A critical analysis of competing theoretical perspectives Douglas Webber · European Journal of International Relations	4 Jan 2013	182
26	Vladimir Putin's last stand: the sources of Russia's Ukraine policy Andreï P. Tsygankov · Post-Soviet Affairs	4 Feb 2015	180
27	National Identity and Foreign Policy: Nationalism and Leadership in Poland, Russia, and Ukraine Robert Legvold, Ilya Prizel · Foreign Affairs	1999	179
28	Matching Computer-Based Information Systems with Organizational Structures Richard P. Leifer · MIS Quarterly	Mar 1988	167
29	The War in Ukraine and Migration to Poland: Outlook and Challenges Maciej Duszczyk, Paweł Kaczmarczyk · Intereconomics Open access	May 2022	166
30	Near Abroad: Putin, the West and the Contest Over Ukraine and the Caucasus Alexander B. Murphy, John A. Agnew, Klaus J. Dodds et al. · The AAG Review of Books Open access	2 Oct 2018	161
31	Models of citizenship: Defining European identity and citizenship Gerard Delanty · Citizenship Studies Open access	Nov 1997	161
32	From Cooperative to Contested Europe? The Conflict in Ukraine as a Culmination of a Long-Term Crisis in EU–Russia Relations Hiski Haukkala · Journal of Contemporary European Studies	2 Jan 2015	156
33	No friend of democratization: Europe's role in the genesis of the ‘Arab Spring’ Rosemary Hollis · International Affairs	2012	148
34	Shedding Russianness, recasting Ukrainianness: the post-Euromaidan dynamics of ethnonational identifications in Ukraine Volodymyr Kulyk · Post-Soviet Affairs	29 Mar 2018	147
35	European attitudes to refugees after the Russian invasion of Ukraine Alexandru D Moise, James Dennison, Hanspeter Kriesi · West European Politics Open access	13 Jul 2023	145
36	The EU and Conflict Resolution: Promoting Peace in the Backyard Nathalie Tocci	2007	144
37	Rude Awakening Social and Media Change in Central and Eastern Europe Karol Jakubowicz · Javnost - The Public Open access	2001	143
38	Living with Non-recognition: State- and Nation-building in South Caucasian Quasi-states Pål Kolstø, Helge Blakkisrud · Europe Asia Studies Open access	24 Apr 2008	143
39	Pre-departure Integration Strategies in the European Union: Integration or Immigration Policy? Kees Groenendijk · European Journal of Migration and Law	2011	132
40	War refugees from Ukraine in Poland – one year after the Russian aggression. Socioeconomic consequences and challenges Maciej Duszczyk, Agata Górny, Paweł Kaczmarczyk et al. · Regional Science Policy & Practice Open access	26 Jan 2023	129
41	In every crisis an opportunity? European Union integration in defence and the War on Ukraine Daniel Fiott · Journal of European Integration	3 Apr 2023	128
42	Altering States: Ethnographies of Transition in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union Michele Rivkin‐Fish · American Ethnologist	May 2001	128
43	Everyone Loses: The Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet Eurasia Angela Stent · Journal of Cold War Studies	2018	127
44	Eastern Enlargement Ten Years On: Transcending the East–West Divide? Rachel A. Epstein, Wade Jacoby · JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies	4 Nov 2013	125
45	Migration and the Externalities of European Integration Christian G. Wolff · Journal of Refugee Studies	Dec 2003	123
46	European Integration and Ethnoregionalist Parties Lieven De Winter, Margarita Gómez-Reino Cachafeiro · Party Politics	Jul 2002	123
47	Tutors and Pupils: International Organizations, Central European Elites, and Western Models Wade Jacoby · Governance	Apr 2001	121
48	Bulgaria Christian Takoff · Tort and insurance law Book chapter	2008	120
49	Looking back: The year 1989 as a cultural and civilizational break Piotr Sztompka · Communist and Post-Communist Studies	Jun 1996	118
50	The hour of Europe : Western powers and the breakup of Yugoslavia Josip Glaurdić Open access	2011	118

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