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Climate Change Politics in Canada and the EU—from Carbon Democracy to a Green Deal? 加拿大和欧盟的气候变化政治——从碳民主到绿色协议？

Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies Pub Date : 2021-04-20 DOI: 10.22215/CJERS.V14I2.2763

Markus Lederer

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引用次数: 3

Elections in Canada and Russia in 2019: a comparative analysis of cross-national media coverage 2019年加拿大和俄罗斯大选：跨国媒体报道的比较分析

Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies Pub Date : 2021-04-15 DOI: 10.22215/CJERS.V14I1.2667

A. Tsurkan

引用次数: 1

Europeans but outside of the EU - the EU Soft Power of Attractiveness in Ukraine Between the Orange Revolution and Euromaidan 欧洲人但在欧盟之外——橙色革命和欧洲联盟之间的欧盟在乌克兰的吸引力软实力

Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies Pub Date : 2020-06-04 DOI: 10.22215/cjers.v13i2.2690

Viktoriya Thomson

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引用次数: 1

The Baltic States: Keeping the Faith in Turbulent Times 波罗的海国家:在动荡时期保持信念

Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies Pub Date : 2020-06-02 DOI: 10.22215/cjers.v13i2.2562

Vello Pettai

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引用次数: 5

The Economic Successes and Sources of Discontent in East Central Europe 东欧经济的成功与不满的根源

Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies Pub Date : 2020-06-01 DOI: 10.22215/cjers.v13i2.2619

R. Epstein

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引用次数: 3

Economic and Social Balance of 15 Years of Eastern Enlargement 东扩15年的经济社会平衡

Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies Pub Date : 2020-06-01 DOI: 10.22215/cjers.v13i2.2563

Béla Galgóczi

引用次数: 2

Tracing COVID-19 Data: Data and Technological Citizenship during the COVID-19 Pandemic 追踪COVID-19数据:COVID-19大流行期间的数据和技术公民

Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies Pub Date : 2020-06-01 DOI: 10.22215/currrg/2020.tracingcovid19data

Tracey P. Lauriault

引用次数: 0