Political Conflict and Governance
Political Conflict and Governance is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1951. 38.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis of social movements, political conflict, and governance dynamics, with a particular emphasis on topics such as civil war, democracy, ethnic conflict, political institutions, human rights, authoritarianism, protest, state capacity, transitional justice, and global governance.
- Civil War
- Democracy
- Ethnic Conflict
- Political Institutions
- Human Rights
- Authoritarianism
- Protest
- State Capacity
- Transitional Justice
- Global Governance
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 7.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 38.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +25% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Political Conflict and Governance research?
By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (1.1k and 463 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.1k works
- 2 Germany 463 works
- 3 United Kingdom 432 works
- 4 Türkiye 149 works
- 5 Nigeria 104 works
- 6 Canada 100 works
- 7 South Africa 97 works
- 8 Russia 89 works
- 9 Australia 85 works
- 10 Italy 84 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Political Conflict and Governance research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy publishes the most Political Conflict and Governance research, followed by London School of Economics and Political Science and University of Oxford.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyGermany 220 works
- 2 London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom 33 works
- 3 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 31 works
- 4 University of ChicagoUnited States 30 works
- 5 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 24 works
- 6 Uppsala UniversitySweden 18 works
- 7 University of GothenburgSweden 17 works
- 8 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 17 works
- 9 Princeton UniversityUnited States 17 works
- 10 George Mason UniversityUnited States 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Political Conflict and Governance?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Political Conflict and Governance include Daron Acemoğlu and Charles Tilly.
- 1 Daron Acemoğlu United States 5.7k citations
- 2 Charles Tilly United States 3.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Political Conflict and Governance research done?
The largest centres of Political Conflict and Governance research in 2022–2025 are Hamburg (Germany), London (United Kingdom), Washington D.C. (United States) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hamburg.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- HamburgDE · 241.4 works37×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Political Conflict and Governance than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Political Conflict and Governance?
Among universities, judged by research, Nazarbayev University, Leiden University 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nazarbayev UniversityKazakhstan | 78.0 | 61.1% | 13.3× | 8 | +494.4% |
| 2 | Leiden UniversityNetherlands | 74.1 | 45.5% | 11.5× | 16 | +194.2% |
| 3 | Freie Universität BerlinGermany | 66.7 | 56.2% | 9.2× | 15 | +63.1% |
| 4 | University of GothenburgSweden | 66.4 | 40.3% | 10.8× | 18 | +93.8% |
| 5 | London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom | 65.9 | 44.0% | 34.0× | 33 | +11.7% |
| 6 | Uppsala UniversitySweden | 64.3 | 50.7% | 8.7× | 18 | +30.6% |
| 7 | University of OsloNorway | 63.3 | 47.0% | 8.0× | 16 | +84.1% |
| 8 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 60.7 | 28.7% | 7.8× | 24 | +177.8% |
| 9 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 60.3 | 51.5% | 5.3× | 10 | +226.0% |
| 10 | University of Notre DameUnited States | 59.5 | 48.9% | 13.0× | 16 | -17.2% |
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 Political Conflict and Governance research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Political Conflict and Governance.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.