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Allocation of public goods, ethnic favouritism and the risk of local ethnic wars in sub-Saharan Africa 公共产品的分配、种族偏袒和撒哈拉以南非洲地区局部种族战争的风险

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2023.2171835

Demet Yalcin Mousseau, M. Mousseau

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Fighting global neo-extractivism: fossil-free social movements in South Africa 对抗全球新采掘主义：南非的无化石社会运动

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2023.2170012

Matt Wingfield

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‘Biafra is made in heaven’: exploring the religious framing of the neo-Biafra secessionist movement in Nigeria “比夫拉是天堂制造”:探索尼日利亚新比夫拉分离主义运动的宗教框架

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2023.2171833

George C. Nche

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Introducing digitalisation to strengthen evaluation systems for democracy in African parliaments 引入数字化以加强非洲议会民主评估体系

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2023.2172531

M. K. Semela, Tefo Mosienyane, Aisha J. Ali, Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa

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South African electoral trends: prospects for coalition governance at national and provincial spheres in 2024 南非选举趋势:2024年国家和省级联合治理的前景

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2151682

Ayabulela Dlakavu

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Protests as a form of electioneering? A comparative study of the 2016 and 2021 local government elections protests in Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal 抗议是竞选活动的一种形式吗？豪登省和夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省2016年和2021年地方政府选举抗议活动的比较研究

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2161451

Norman Sempijja, C. O. Mongale

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Are South African political parties thinking about the future in local governance? Assessing the 2021 LGE manifestos for responses to technological, climate and demographic changes 南非各政党是否在考虑地方治理的未来？评估2021年LGE应对技术、气候和人口变化宣言

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2154925

Bhaso Ndzendze, Zimkhitha Manyana

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Electing to electrify: unpacking the local crisis and state response in Sun Valley, Soweto 选择通电：揭开索韦托太阳谷的地方危机和国家应对措施

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2149114

L. Sinwell, Trevor Ngwane, Terri Maggott

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Hesitancy to participate in South African local government elections – rural voter’s perspective 不愿参加南非地方政府选举——农村选民的观点

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2161450

Masindi Cecilia Mashapha, J. Molepo, M. C. Maleka

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South Africa’s dwindling developmental local government: a dying dream? 南非日益萎缩的发展型地方政府:一个垂死的梦?

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2151688

M. Nagar

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