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Technocratic economic governance and the politics of UK fiscal rules. 技术官僚经济治理和英国财政规则的政治。

IF 1.1 3区社会学

British Politics Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1057/s41293-022-00204-z

Ben Clift

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引用次数: 3

Between everyday politics and political elites: transmission and coupling within Westminster's parliamentary e-petitions system. 日常政治与政治精英之间:威斯敏斯特议会电子请愿系统的传递与耦合。

IF 1.1 3区社会学

British Politics Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1057/s41293-022-00208-9

Felicity Matthews

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引用次数: 1

Are 'red wall' constituencies really opposed to progressive policy? Examining the impact of materialist narratives for Universal Basic Income. “红墙”选区真的反对进步政策吗?考察物质主义叙事对全民基本收入的影响。

IF 1.1 3区社会学

British Politics Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1057/s41293-022-00220-z

Matthew Johnson, Elliott Johnson, Daniel Nettle

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引用次数: 8

Politics without society: explaining the rise of the Scottish National Party. 没有社会的政治：苏格兰民族党崛起的原因

IF 1.1 3区社会学

British Politics Pub Date : 2022-10-14 DOI: 10.1057/s41293-022-00215-w

Gregory Baldi

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引用次数: 0

Unmasking the Brexit negotiations: the behavioural psychology of two-level games 揭开英国脱欧谈判的面纱:两级博弈的行为心理学

IF 1.1 3区社会学

British Politics Pub Date : 2022-09-30 DOI: 10.1057/s41293-022-00219-6

F. Figueira