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Religion as ‘Prime Institution’ of International Society 宗教作为国际社会的“主要机构”

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International Studies Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/00208817221139927

K. McLarren

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Operationalizing Human Security: What Role for the Responsibility to Protect? 实施人类安全:保护责任的作用是什么?

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International Studies Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/00208817231154054

R. Lau

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Does the Inter-American Court of Human Rights affect the development of human rights norms in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala? 美洲人权法院是否影响萨尔瓦多、洪都拉斯和危地马拉人权规范的发展?

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International Studies Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/00208817231154385

Melissa Martinez

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Pod Save IR: Podcasts as Effective Assignments in the International Relations Classroom 播客拯救IR：播客作为国际关系课堂上的有效作业

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International Studies Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-12-29 DOI: 10.1093/isp/ekac018

Matthew Krain

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Teaching/Learning through “Black Earth Rising”: Poststructural, Decolonial, and Feminist Readings 通过“黑土地崛起”的教学/学习:后结构、去殖民化和女权主义阅读

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International Studies Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-12-09 DOI: 10.1093/isp/ekac019

M. Cuadro

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Promoting Learning about Precarity and Resilience in War: Virtual Encounters between Afghan and American Students in International Studies Courses 促进对战争中不稳定和韧性的学习：阿富汗和美国学生在国际研究课程中的虚拟接触

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International Studies Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-12-07 DOI: 10.1093/isp/ekac020

Alexander Cromwell, Saaya Miyashiro

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Behavior Change in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: A 100-Year Perspective 水、环境卫生和个人卫生方面的行为改变:100年的视角

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International Studies Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-11-23 DOI: 10.1093/isp/ekac016

R. Venis

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Dear Editor: Critically Engaging with Global Issues and Developing Arguments in a Letter to the Editor Assignment 亲爱的编辑:在给编辑的一封信中，批判性地参与全球问题并发展论点

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International Studies Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-11-15 DOI: 10.1093/isp/ekac017

J. Robertson

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Security, Terrorism, and Territorial Withdrawal: Critically Reassessing the Lessons of Israel's “Unilateral Disengagement” from the Gaza Strip 安全、恐怖主义和领土撤出：至关重要地重新评估以色列从加沙地带“单方面脱离接触”的教训

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International Studies Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-10-18 DOI: 10.1093/isp/ekac013

Rob Geist Pinfold

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Remembering the “Human” in Human Trafficking: An Analysis of Female Leadership and Anti-Trafficking Policy Choices 记住人口贩运中的“人”：女性领导与反人口贩运政策选择分析

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International Studies Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-10-18 DOI: 10.1093/isp/ekac014

Kate Perry, C. Burns

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