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Mobilizing on the Extreme Right: Germany, Italy, and the United States 动员极右势力:德国、意大利和美国

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-03-17 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.885767

Ryan Shaffer

引用次数: 1

Corruption and EU Institutions: The Italians' Opinion 腐败与欧盟机构:意大利人的看法

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-03-17 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.885771

V. Memoli, A. Pellegata

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引用次数: 2

Protecting Us, Protecting Europe? Public Concern about Immigration and Declining Support for European Integration in Italy 保护我们，保护欧洲?意大利公众对移民的担忧和对欧洲一体化支持率的下降

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-03-17 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.885765

R. Barbulescu, Laurie Beaudonnet

引用次数: 20

The 2009 European Election in Italy: National or European? 2009年意大利欧洲大选:国家选举还是欧洲选举?

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-03-17 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.885772

F. Serricchio

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引用次数: 1

Grasshoppers against Ants or Malfunctions of Capitalism? The Representation of the European Economic Crisis in the Main Italian Newspapers 蚱蜢对抗蚂蚁，还是资本主义失灵?欧洲经济危机在意大利主要报纸上的表现

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-03-17 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2014.885770

M. Mazzoni, G. Barbieri

引用次数: 14

The Impact of National Direct Democracy on the Choice for Convening EU Referendums 国家直接民主对召开欧盟公投选择的影响

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2013.793537

Andreas Wimmel

引用次数: 3

Representation of Women in Second-order Elections: The Czech Republic and Slovakia Compared 妇女在二级选举中的代表性:捷克共和国与斯洛伐克的比较

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2013.793533

J. Kovář, K. Kovář

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引用次数: 10

Transforming European Capitalism? The European Union and the Governance of Companies 欧洲资本主义转型?欧盟与公司治理

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2013.793534

D. Mccann

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引用次数: 1

Opposition Parties in Hybrid Regimes: Between Repression and Co-optation: The Case of Russia's Regions 混合政权下的反对党:在压制与拉拢之间:以俄罗斯地区为例

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2013.828957

R. Turovsky

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引用次数: 8

The Cognitive Dimension of Social Movements' Europeanization Processes. The Case of the Protests against ‘Fortress Europe’ 社会运动欧洲化过程的认知维度。反对“欧洲堡垒”的抗议案例

Perspectives on European Politics and Society Pub Date : 2014-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2013.873259

Pierre Monforte

引用次数: 9