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Edgar Illas

Arts and Humanities · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1999
Spanish Culture and IdentityPolitical Systems and GovernanceSpanish History and PoliticsPolitical Economy and MarxismPolitical Theology and Sovereignty

Publications

65

Citations

86

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

26

Publishing since 1999

Research summary
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Edgar Illas studies Catalan and Spanish culture, literature, and identity, with particular attention to Catalan nationalism, secessionism, and the region's place in a globalized world. A second strand of his work examines political theory, engaging with concepts such as war, the modern state, sovereignty, and the justification of violence. His writing bridges cultural criticism and political thought.

Catalan culture and literatureCatalan nationalism and secessionismWar, sovereignty, and the stateGlobalization and political theorySpanish cultural studies

Publication activity peaked around 2018-2019 and has been more variable and generally lower in recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 305 established Arts and Humanities PIs within our index
Citations: 86cohort median 598
h-index: 3cohort median 11
Publications / year (recent): 1.2cohort median 1.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~1 · 93% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 12 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 4 publications182019: 8 publications8192020: 3 publications202021: 4 publications21222023: 2 publications232024: 4 publications242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Catalan Review×8
  • Journal of Spanish Cultural Studies×3
  • Occidental College Scholar (Occidental College)×1
  • Georgetown journal of international affairs×1
  • Law & Social Inquiry×1
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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