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Ideological Closure

Ideological Closure is a theoretical construct in critical theory that denotes the process by which a particular ideology becomes self-sustaining and insulated from external critique by systematically excluding or reinterpreting contradictory evidence or alternative perspectives.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Issues of validity in openly ideological research: Between a rock and a soft place

Patti Lather · Interchange · 1986 · 1K citations

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The Role of Prejudice and the Need for Closure in Religious Fundamentalism

Mark J. Brandt, Christine Reyna · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 2010 · 199 citations

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The Structure of Closure: A Critique and Development of the Theories of Weber, Collins, and Parkin

Raymond Murphy · British Journal of Sociology · 1984 · 199 citations

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Antagonism, hegemony and ideology after heterogeneity

Lasse Thomassen · Journal of Political Ideologies · 2005 · 184 citations

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The death and resurrection of the theory of ideology

Ernesto Laclau · Journal of Political Ideologies · 1996 · 157 citations

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Authors

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  1. EL
    Ernesto Laclau

    University of Essex, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 313 citations

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  2. CB
    Cora Burnett

    University of Johannesburg, South Africa

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  3. FW
    Feixue Wang

    Sun Yat-sen University, China

    1 publications · 54 citations

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  4. JA
    Jorge A. Bustamante

    Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  5. MB
    Michał Bilewicz

    University of Warsaw, Poland

    1 publications · 54 citations

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Institutions

28

  1. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    56 citations

  2. University of the Philippines Diliman

    Quezon City, Philippines

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    54 citations

  3. Victoria University of Wellington

    Wellington, New Zealand

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    54 citations

  4. Education University of Hong Kong

    Tai Po, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  5. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    62 citations

  6. University of Warsaw

    Warsaw, Poland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    54 citations

  7. El Colegio de México

    Tlalpan, Mexico

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  8. National Tsing Hua University

    Hsinchu, Taiwan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    54 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Political Ideologies

    4 publications · 387 citations

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  2. British Journal of Sociology

    BJS · 2 publications · 234 citations

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  3. Agenda

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  4. Europe Asia Studies

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  5. Asian Survey

    1 publications · 10 citations

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