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Looking for the ‘Social’ in the European Semester: The Ambiguous ‘Socialisation’ of EU Economic Governance in the European Parliament 在欧洲学期寻找“社会”：欧洲议会中欧盟经济治理的模糊“社会化”

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Journal of Contemporary European Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 DOI: 10.30950/jcer.v18i1.1227

Anna Elomäki, Barbara Gaweda

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Sir Julian Priestley (1950-2017), Secretary General of the European Parliament, 1997-2007: A case study of a consequential senior European Union civil servant Julian Priestley爵士（1950-2017），欧洲议会秘书长，1997-2007：对一位重要的欧盟高级公务员的个案研究

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Journal of Contemporary European Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 DOI: 10.30950/jcer.v18i1.1189

M. Westlake

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Progressive Grand Strategy, Co-Relational Power and Geopolitical Dilemmas. NATO and the EU in A Competitive Multipolar System 进步大战略、共同关系权力与地缘政治困境。竞争多极体系中的北约与欧盟

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Journal of Contemporary European Research Pub Date : 2022-09-20 DOI: 10.30950/jcer.v18i1.1210

Cornelia-Adriana Baciu, Dominika Kunertova

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Glass Cliff and Brexit: Theresa May’s legacy as Prime Minister 玻璃崖与英国脱欧：特雷莎·梅首相的遗产

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Journal of Contemporary European Research Pub Date : 2022-08-18 DOI: 10.30950/jcer.v18i1.1243

Angélica Szucko

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Achieving Ambitious Positions in Multilateral Chemicals Negotiations: How does the European Union influence the Negotiation Outcomes? 在多边化学品谈判中实现雄心勃勃的立场:欧盟如何影响谈判结果?

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Journal of Contemporary European Research Pub Date : 2022-08-18 DOI: 10.30950/jcer.v18i1.1203

F. Ohler

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Increasing Isolation of LGBTQI+ Asylum Claimants During Covid-19 in the UK 2019冠状病毒病期间，英国越来越多的LGBTQI+庇护申请人被隔离

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Journal of Contemporary European Research Pub Date : 2022-08-18 DOI: 10.30950/jcer.v18i1.1262

Mengia Tschalaer

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Which Way to the EU? The Paths of German Youth Policy Discussions into EU Council Policy 通往欧盟的路是什么？德国青年政策讨论进入欧盟理事会政策的路径

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Journal of Contemporary European Research Pub Date : 2022-08-18 DOI: 10.30950/jcer.v18i1.1205

Frederike Hofmann-van de Poll, Daniela Keilberth

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Actor-Networking European Union Mental Health Governance, 1999-2019 行动者网络欧洲联盟精神卫生治理，1999-2019年

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Journal of Contemporary European Research Pub Date : 2022-07-19 DOI: 10.30950/jcer.v18i1.1175

Kristin Edquist

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A Hollow Victory: Understanding the Anti-Immigration Shift of Denmark's Social Democrats 一个空洞的胜利:理解丹麦社会民主党的反移民转变

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Journal of Contemporary European Research Pub Date : 2022-07-19 DOI: 10.30950/jcer.v18i1.1161

Ian P. McManus, M. Falkenbach

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Paradiplomacy and its Impact on EU Foreign Policy 准外交及其对欧盟外交政策的影响

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Journal of Contemporary European Research Pub Date : 2022-07-19 DOI: 10.30950/jcer.v18i1.1223

Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska, T. Kamiński

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