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Democracy in Lebanon: Political parties and the struggle for power since Syrian withdrawal 黎巴嫩的民主：自叙利亚撤军以来的政党和权力斗争

IF 1.7 3区社会学

Mediterranean Politics Pub Date : 2021-11-28 DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2021.2009253

Rosita Di Peri

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On the scarcity and promise of survey-based studies of international relations and security affairs in the Middle East 中东国际关系与安全事务调查研究的匮乏与前景

IF 1.7 3区社会学

Mediterranean Politics Pub Date : 2021-11-16 DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2021.1996764

Justin J. Gengler

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The unfinished Arab Spring: Micro-dynamics of revolts between change and continuity 未完成的阿拉伯之春:变革与延续之间反抗的微观动力

IF 1.7 3区社会学

Mediterranean Politics Pub Date : 2021-11-10 DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2021.2001067

Nur Köprülü

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Women reporters as experts on security affairs in Jordan? Rethinking gender and issue competency stereotypes 女记者作为约旦安全事务专家?重新思考性别和能力刻板印象

IF 1.7 3区社会学

Mediterranean Politics Pub Date : 2021-11-03 DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2021.1996765

Calvert W. Jones, Jocelyn Sage Mitchell

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Turkey, the EU, and the Middle East: Foreign policy cooperation and the Arab uprisings 土耳其、欧盟和中东：外交政策合作与阿拉伯起义

IF 1.7 3区社会学

Mediterranean Politics Pub Date : 2021-11-02 DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2021.2001074

Cangul Altundas-Akcay

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Armenians beyond diaspora: Making Lebanon their own 亚美尼亚人远离流散:让黎巴嫩成为自己的家园

IF 1.7 3区社会学

Mediterranean Politics Pub Date : 2021-10-11 DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2021.1989743

Sean Lee

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Hot contention, cool abstention: Positive emotions and protest behavior during the Arab spring 激烈的争论，冷静的弃权:阿拉伯之春中的积极情绪和抗议行为

IF 1.7 3区社会学

Mediterranean Politics Pub Date : 2021-10-11 DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2021.1989742

Shaimaa Magued

引用次数: 2

The fourth ordeal: A history of the Muslim brotherhood in Egypt, 1968-2018 第四个考验:1968-2018年埃及穆斯林兄弟会的历史

IF 1.7 3区社会学

Mediterranean Politics Pub Date : 2021-10-10 DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2021.1989741

Lucia Ardovini

引用次数: 4

Competing visions for the EU’s southern strategy: Restraint, preventative engagement, and selective intervention 欧盟南部战略的不同愿景:克制、预防性接触和选择性干预

IF 1.7 3区社会学

Mediterranean Politics Pub Date : 2021-09-28 DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2021.1981083

P. Silva

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The international sources of prejudice against Shi‘a in the Middle East and North Africa: Original survey evidence from Morocco 中东和北非对什叶派的偏见的国际来源：来自摩洛哥的原始调查证据

IF 1.7 3区社会学

Mediterranean Politics Pub Date : 2021-09-20 DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2021.1974198

Matt Buehler, J. Schulhofer-Wohl

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