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Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy

Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 6.2k research works in it since 1951. 19.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the political thought of Hannah Arendt, focusing on topics such as totalitarianism, judgment, biopolitics, human rights, democracy, responsibility, sovereignty, violence, plurality, and memory. The papers delve into Arendt's theories and their relevance in contemporary political discourse.

  • Totalitarianism
  • Judgment
  • Biopolitics
  • Human Rights
  • Democracy
  • Responsibility
  • Sovereignty
  • Violence
  • Plurality
  • Memory
Research works
6.2k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
1.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+27%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy research?

By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (282 and 132 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 282 works
  2. 2 Germany 132 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 129 works
  4. 4 Brazil 62 works
  5. 5 Spain 43 works
  6. 6 Canada 39 works
  7. 7 Australia 35 works
  8. 8 France 33 works
  9. 9 Italy 30 works
  10. 10 Türkiye 25 works

How concentrated that is

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United States: 34.8%Germany: 16.3%United Kingdom: 16.0%Brazil: 7.6%6 others listed: 25.3%35%largest
United States282 · 34.8%Germany132 · 16.3%United Kingdom129 · 16.0%Brazil62 · 7.6%6 others listed205 · 25.3%

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Which institutions lead Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Freie Universität Berlin publishes the most Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy research, followed by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Munich School of Philosophy.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Freie Universität BerlinGermany 14 works
  2. 2 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 11 works
  3. 3 Munich School of PhilosophyGermany 7 works
  4. 4 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 7 works
  5. 5 Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany 7 works
  6. 6 University of ChicagoUnited States 7 works
  7. 7 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 6 works
  8. 8 Georgia Southern UniversityUnited States 6 works
  9. 9 University of TorontoCanada 6 works
  10. 10 University of WarwickUnited Kingdom 6 works

Who are the leading researchers in Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy include Martha C. Nussbaum and Hannah Arendt.

  1. 1 Martha C. Nussbaum United States 1.6k citations
  2. 2 Hannah Arendt United States 1.1k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy research done?

The largest centres of Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Berlin (Germany), New York (United States) and Madrid (Spain). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Berlin.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 30 works
  2. 2 Berlin Germany 28 works
  3. 3 New York United States 21 works
  4. 4 Madrid Spain 21 works
  5. 5 Munich Germany 18 works
  6. 6 Paris France 16 works
  7. 7 Chicago United States 15 works
  8. 8 Toronto Canada 12 works
  9. 9 Melbourne Australia 11 works
  10. 10 São Paulo Brazil 10 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BerlinDE · 27.8 works8.3×
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Where is the best place to study Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Freie Universität Berlin score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 45.05.8%13.4×12 +245.0%
2 Freie Universität BerlinGermany 30.03.6%32.0×14 -3.1%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy.

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