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South African local government at crossroads 南非地方政府正处于十字路口

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2023.2166445

Bhaso Ndzendze, Siphamandla Zondi

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Governing Through Turbulent Coalitions: Will ActionSA Bring Stability to Gauteng Metropolitan Municipalities? 通过动荡的联盟治理:行动会给豪登省带来稳定吗?

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2151686

I. Khambule

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An Election Postponement as a Change of the Constitution: Its Democratic and Constitutional Implications 作为宪法变更的选举延期：其民主和宪法意义

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2151689

D. Kotzé

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引用次数: 1

The 2021 municipal elections: rise of the volatile voter or disaffected citizen? 2021年市政选举：动荡的选民还是心怀不满的公民的崛起？

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2151690

C. Schulz-Herzenberg

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Beyond the binary: examining dynamic youth voter behaviour in South Africa 超越二元：考察南非年轻选民的动态行为

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2151687

M. Bekker, Carin Runciman, B. Roberts

引用次数: 5

An Agenda with no gender: 2021 local government elections and patriarchal domination in South African politics 无性别议程：2021年地方政府选举和南非政治中的父权制统治

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2161448

H. Ndlovu

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Local government elections and the illusion of pragmatism 地方政府选举与实用主义幻想

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2161445

M. Shangase

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Kidney metabolism and acid-base control: back to the basics. 肾脏代谢和酸碱控制：回归基本原理。

4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Epub Date: 2022-05-05 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-022-02696-6

Pedro Henrique Imenez Silva, Nilufar Mohebbi

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The African Three (A3) at the UN Security Council: Translating Agency into Influence? 联合国安理会的非洲三巨头：将机构转化为影响力？

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2122003

M. Brosig, Markus Lecki

引用次数: 2

Normative Emulation and the Diffusion of Institutional Frameworks from the European Union to the African Union 规范性模仿与制度框架从欧洲联盟向非洲联盟的扩散

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2103332

G. Nubong

引用次数: 3