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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

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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

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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

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

Miloš Petrović, Dragan Đukanović

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Introduction: Revisiting Security in the Post-Yugoslav Space. Non-State Actors as Allies of Russian Foreign Policy 引言：重新审视后南斯拉夫空间的安全问题。作为俄罗斯外交政策盟友的非国家行为体

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East European Politics and Societies Pub Date : 2026-02-23 DOI: 10.1177/08883254261423524

Vladimir Vučković, Vladimir Đorđević

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Russian Influence in the Western Balkans: Elite Receptivity and the Limits of Institutional Penetration 俄罗斯在西巴尔干的影响：精英的接受性和制度渗透的限制

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East European Politics and Societies Pub Date : 2026-02-22 DOI: 10.1177/08883254261423522

Branimir Staletović

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Between Control and Invisibility: Platform Workers and the Limits of Protection in Poland and Slovakia 在控制和隐形之间：波兰和斯洛伐克的平台工人和保护的极限

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East European Politics and Societies Pub Date : 2026-02-19 DOI: 10.1177/08883254261423512

Dominika Polkowska, Marta Kahancova, Anna Sadowska, Adam Šumichrast, Ewa Lecka

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Europe Moving Eastward? The Changing Dynamics in the EU and NATO Following the War in Ukraine 欧洲东移？乌克兰战争后欧盟和北约的动态变化

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East European Politics and Societies Pub Date : 2026-02-16 DOI: 10.1177/08883254261420426

Kristian L. Nielsen

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