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A bibliometric analysis of the field of party politics

By Emilie van Haute and Emilien Paulis

ÉDITION

Sage Journals

COLLECTION

Party Politics

LIEN

Abstract

This paper produces a bibliometric analysis of the field of party politics, its structure, central authors and co-authors, and communities. Using bibliographical data from Party Politics (N = 1897 authors), combined with measures of symbolic (bibliometric data), cultural (role in data production), and social capital (role in international groups), we have mapped the contours of the field and identified the mechanisms through which hierarchies, communities, and research agendas are sustained. Three complementary network analyses, based on authorship, co-authorship, and sources, reveal distinct but interconnected communities of scholars, each contributing to different facets of party politics research. The study invites scholars to reflect on the social and institutional dynamics that shape the very conditions of knowledge production in the field. More generally, it raises normative questions that extend beyond the field of party politics on the role of capital, international associations, and collaboration between sub-fields in knowledge production.

Mis à jour le 30 avril 2026