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From Grexit to Grecovery: The Paradox of the Troika's Engagement with Greece 从希腊退欧到希腊复苏:三驾马车与希腊交往的悖论

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-05-28 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.912401

Anna Visvizi

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引用次数: 7

The Tale of Two Peripheries in a Divided Europe 《分裂欧洲的两个边缘

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-05-28 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.912403

Béla Galgóczi

引用次数: 6

Why has the German Job Market Done Astonishingly Well Despite the 2008–2009 ‘Great Recession’? New Economic Miracle, Institutional Transformation or Beggar-thy-Neighbour Policies? 为什么在2008-2009年的“大衰退”中，德国的就业市场表现出奇地好?新经济奇迹、制度转型还是以邻为壑?

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-05-28 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.912399

Lothar Funk

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引用次数: 3

Portugal Is Not Greece: Policy Responses to the Sovereign Debt Crisis and the Consequences for the Portuguese Political Economy 葡萄牙不是希腊:对主权债务危机的政策回应及其对葡萄牙政治经济的影响

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-05-28 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.912402

J. Magone

引用次数: 11

The Limits of Transnational Solidarity and the Eurozone Crisis in Germany, Ireland and Slovakia 跨国团结的极限与德国、爱尔兰和斯洛伐克的欧元区危机

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-05-28 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.912400

S. Auer

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引用次数: 11

Hungary and the Eurozone – the Need for a More Systemic Approach 匈牙利和欧元区——需要一个更系统化的方法

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-05-28 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.912405

O. Kovács

引用次数: 2

Boundaries of Welfare between the EU and Member States during the ‘Great Recession’ “大衰退”时期欧盟与成员国之间的福利界限

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-05-28 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.912396

Caroline de la Porte, P. Pochet

引用次数: 10

Is the Honeymoon Over? Explaining Italy's Mass Support and Opposition towards Europe 蜜月结束了吗?解释意大利民众对欧洲的支持和反对

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.885769

Danilo Di Mauro

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引用次数: 13

European Integration and the Communist Dilemma 欧洲一体化与共产主义困境

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-03-17 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.885768

N. Nikolakakis

引用次数: 3

In the Name of the People: The Euroscepticism of the Italian Radical Right 《以人民的名义:意大利激进右翼的欧洲怀疑主义

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-03-17 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.885766

M. Caiani, N. Conti

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引用次数: 14