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Green Subsidies and the Promotion of Eco‐Social Policy in Germany and the United States 德国和美国的绿色补贴与生态社会政策的推动

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-10-02 DOI: 10.1111/rego.70087

Benedikt Bender, Daniel Kinderman

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When Business Breaks the Rules: The Value of a Criminology‐Informed “Organizational” Perspective for the Regulation of White‐Collar and Corporate Crimes 当企业违反规则：犯罪学知情的“组织”视角对白领和企业犯罪监管的价值

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-09-26 DOI: 10.1111/rego.70083

Nicholas Lord, Michael Levi

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State Intervention in Vocational Education: Training for the Digital and Green Transitions 国家干预职业教育：数字化和绿色转型的培训

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-09-23 DOI: 10.1111/rego.70074

Milan Thies

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The Comparative Political Economy of the Green Transition: Economic Specializations and Skills Regimes in Europe 绿色转型的比较政治经济学：欧洲的经济专业化和技能制度

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-09-23 DOI: 10.1111/rego.70080

Luca Cigna, Donato Di Carlo, Niccolò Durazzi

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Tightening the Regulatory Grip: Local Regulatory Stringency and Sectoral Platform Regulation in EU Cities 加强监管力度：欧盟城市的地方监管严格程度和部门平台监管

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1111/rego.70077

Eliska Drapalova, Kai Wegrich

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How the Butler Did It: Investigating Individual City Influence on National Policy 管家是如何做到的：调查个别城市对国家政策的影响

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-09-17 DOI: 10.1111/rego.70082

Anders Leth Nielsen

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Testing the Assumptions of History‐Dependent Approaches to Regulation: Comparing Compliant Companies With Those That Transgress 检验历史依赖监管方法的假设：比较合规公司与违规公司

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1111/rego.70066

Ben Hunter

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Beyond the Half‐Empty Glass: How Theory and Research on Organizational Crime Can Better Inform Regulation and Compliance in Policing 超越半空的杯子：组织犯罪的理论和研究如何更好地为警务监管和合规提供信息

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-09-15 DOI: 10.1111/rego.70081

Kristy Holtfreter, Natasha Pusch, Scott E. Wolfe

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Skills Development for the Twin Transition: Building Transnational Skills Ecosystems Through Experimentalist Governance 双重转型的技能发展：通过实验主义治理构建跨国技能生态系统

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1111/rego.70076

Lukas Graf, Marcelo Marques, Agata A. Lambrechts

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A Practical Measure of Red Tape 一种实用的繁文缛节措施

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2025-09-10 DOI: 10.1111/rego.70079

Dustin Chambers, Colin O'Reilly

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