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Government and Opposition Template

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About the Government and Opposition format

Government and Opposition is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Social Policy and Reform Studies, European Union Policy and Governance.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Government and Opposition 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inElectoral Systems and Political Participation Social Policy and Reform Studies European Union Policy and Governance Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Systems and Governance
ISSN0017-257X
Citation impact (2-yr)2.15
h-index93
i10-index734
Total citations48,780
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Journal websitejournals.cambridge.org
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Papers published in Government and Opposition per year

45
2014
39
2015
48
2016
44
2017
54
2018
37
2019
34
2020
70
2021
55
2022
47
2023
33
2024
42
2025

Citation impact of Government and Opposition by publication year

1.6K
2014
895
2015
2K
2016
1.4K
2017
1.5K
2018
1K
2019
585
2020
1.5K
2021
840
2022
494
2023
126
2024
59
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Government and Opposition

The Populist Zeitgeist

Cas Mudde · 1 Jan 2004

Abstract Since the 1980s the rise of so-called ‘populist parties’ has given rise to thousands of books, articles, columns and editorials. This article aims to make a threefold contribution to the current debate on populism in liberal democracies. First, a clear and new definition of populism is presented. Second, the normal-pathology thesis is rejected; instead…

4,819 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Exclusionary vs. Inclusionary Populism: Comparing Contemporary Europe and Latin America

Cas Mudde, Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser · 17 Dec 2012

Although there is a lively academic debate about contemporary populism in Europe and Latin America, almost no cross-regional research exists on this topic. This article aims to fill this gap by showing that a minimal and ideological definition of populism permits us to analyse current expressions of populism in both regions. Moreover, based on a…

1,311 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Paradoxes of the Competition State: The Dynamics of Political Globalization

Philip G. Cerny · 1 Apr 1997

THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE NATION-STATE INTO A ‘COMPETITION state’ lies at the heart of political globalization. In seeking to adapt to a range of complex changes in cultural, institutional and market structures, both state and market actors are attempting to reinvent the state as a quasi-‘enterprise association’ in a wider world context, a process which…

1,106 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Being Indigenous: Resurgences against Contemporary Colonialism

Taiaiake Alfred, Jeff Corntassel · 1 Jan 2005

Abstract In this article, we discuss strategies for resisting further encroachment on Indigenous existences by Settler societies and states – and as well multinational corporations and other elite organizations controlled by state powers and other elements of the imperial institutional network; and we focus on how Indigenous communities can regenerate themselves to resist the effects…

1,052 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Risk Game and the Blame Game

Christopher Hood · 1 Jan 2002

Economists Say There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. The burgeoning ‘risk industry’ – no doubt set for further expansion after the terrorist attacks on US heartlands in 2001 – says there is no such thing as a risk-free lunch. Anthropologists say there is no such thing as a blame-free risk. And political…

Government and Opposition template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Government and Opposition format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Government and Opposition template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Cambridge University Press format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Government and Opposition use?
Government and Opposition uses Numbered references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Government and Opposition 12 (2023) 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the null LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Cambridge University Press-ready Government and Opposition document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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