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Who Believes Slovakia Is Backward? Politics and Class in Slovak Backwardness Narratives 谁认为斯洛伐克落后？斯洛伐克落后叙事中的政治与阶级

IF 0.7 4区社会学

East European Politics and Societies Pub Date : 2026-10-15 DOI: 10.1177/08883254261488760

Martino Comelli,Dominik Zelinsky

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Introduction to Virtual Issue: Recent Research on Women and Women’s Issues 虚拟问题导论：妇女和妇女问题的最新研究

IF 0.7 4区社会学

East European Politics and Societies Pub Date : 2026-05-21 DOI: 10.1177/08883254261451510

Lavinia Stan

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Czechoslovakia's Cold War Arms Towns as Sites of Military Globalization. 捷克斯洛伐克的冷战武器城镇是军事全球化的场所。

IF 1.3 4区社会学

East European Politics and Societies Pub Date : 2026-05-21 eCollection Date: 2026-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/08883254261449260

Rosamund Johnston

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Justice Reform and Elite Power Consolidation: A Comparative Analysis of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova under the European Neighbourhood Policy 司法改革与精英权力巩固：欧洲邻国政策下乌克兰、格鲁吉亚和摩尔多瓦的比较分析

IF 0.7 4区社会学

East European Politics and Societies Pub Date : 2026-05-19 DOI: 10.1177/08883254261441592

Teuta Vodo

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Does Ideological Extremisms within Generations Explain Electoral Mobilization? The Evidence from Poland 2011–2023 几代人的意识形态极端主义能解释选举动员吗？来自波兰的证据2011-2023

IF 0.7 4区社会学

East European Politics and Societies Pub Date : 2026-03-25 DOI: 10.1177/08883254261432796

Maciej Sychowiec, Mikołaj Cześnik, Oliwia Szczupska

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A Mobilized Jew in the “No Man’s Land” of History 历史上“无人区”中被动员的犹太人

IF 0.7 4区社会学

East European Politics and Societies Pub Date : 2026-03-20 DOI: 10.1177/08883254261432800

Dimiter Sht. Dimov

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From the Editors 来自编辑

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East European Politics and Societies Pub Date : 2026-03-11 DOI: 10.1177/08883254261424139

Jessie Labov, Lavinia Stan

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The Russia–Serbia Nexus between Strategic Partnership and Domestic Politics 俄塞战略伙伴关系与国内政治的关系

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East European Politics and Societies Pub Date : 2026-02-23 DOI: 10.1177/08883254261423516

Branislav Radeljić

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From Russia with Love: The Night Wolves in Republika Srpska 来自俄罗斯与爱：斯普斯卡共和国的夜狼

IF 0.7 4区社会学

East European Politics and Societies Pub Date : 2026-02-23 DOI: 10.1177/08883254261423528

Věra Stojarová, Jiří Němec

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How Does Moscow Influence the Pro-European Course in Montenegro? The Role of the Church 莫斯科如何影响黑山的亲欧路线？教会的角色

IF 0.7 4区社会学

East European Politics and Societies Pub Date : 2026-02-23 DOI: 10.1177/08883254261423514

Miloš Petrović, Dragan Đukanović

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