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World Affairs Pub Date : 2023-10-25 DOI: 10.1177/00438200231203791

Emma R. Norman

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TRADITIONAL PRACTICES AND SUPPORT FOR THE STRONGMAN 传统做法和对强人的支持

World Affairs Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.1177/00438200231203094

Riccardo Pelizzo, Nygmetzhan Kuzenbayev

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BEYOND RELIGION: SUPERSTITION, TRADITIONAL BELIEFS AND THE EXTREME RIGHT 宗教之外:迷信、传统信仰和极右翼

World Affairs Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.1177/00438200231203101

Riccardo Pelizzo, Nygmetzhan Kuzenbayev

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TRADITIONAL BELIEFS AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR: Some Evidence from Togo 传统信仰与选举行为:来自多哥的证据

World Affairs Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.1177/00438200231203017

Riccardo Pelizzo, Moise Koepko, Nygmetzhan Kuzenbayev, Abel Kinyondo

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MODERNIZATION, SUPERSTITION, AND CULTURAL CHANGE 现代化、迷信和文化变迁

World Affairs Pub Date : 2023-10-03 DOI: 10.1177/00438200231203012

Riccardo Pelizzo, Daulet Turganov, Nygmetzhan Kuzenbayev

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COMMENTARY – THE POST-GLOBALIZATION OF SOUTH ASIA 评论-南亚的后全球化

World Affairs Pub Date : 2023-10-03 DOI: 10.1177/00438200231203233

William H. Thornton, Songok Han Thornton

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INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE: MAGIC, RATIONALITY, AND POLITICS—THE POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF TRADITIONAL BELIEFS 特刊导言:魔法、理性和政治——传统信仰的政治后果

World Affairs Pub Date : 2023-09-29 DOI: 10.1177/00438200231202996

Omer F. Baris, Riccardo Pelizzo

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TRADITIONAL BELIEFS AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR IN INDONESIA 印尼的传统信仰与选举行为

World Affairs Pub Date : 2023-09-26 DOI: 10.1177/00438200231203005

Ahmad Harakan, Riccardo Pelizzo, Nygmetzhan Kuzenbayev

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Book Review: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Welfare State: The Historical and Contemporary Role of CSR in the Mixed Economy of Welfare by Jeanette Brejning 书评:《企业社会责任与福利国家:企业社会责任在福利混合经济中的历史与当代作用》，作者:珍妮特·布雷宁

World Affairs Pub Date : 2023-09-24 DOI: 10.1177/00438200231203215

Shivani Thakur

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BOOK REVIEW: NATO’s Expansion After the Cold War: Geopolitics and Impacts for International Security by Eichler, Jan 书评:《冷战后北约的扩张:地缘政治及其对国际安全的影响》作者:Eichler, Jan

World Affairs Pub Date : 2023-09-21 DOI: 10.1177/00438200231202994

Marek Louzek

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