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Should the Prime Minister Sit in the House of Lords? 首相应该在上议院任职吗?

3区社会学

Political Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.1111/1467-923x.13317

Conor Farrington

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Concealed silences in politics 政治中隐藏的沉默

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Political Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-09 DOI: 10.1111/1467-923x.13326

Anders Berg‐Sørensen

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Democracy: not dead yet 民主:还没死

3区社会学

Political Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-04 DOI: 10.1111/1467-923x.13324

Gianfranco Pasquino

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Equality can divide 平等可以分裂

3区社会学

Political Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-04 DOI: 10.1111/1467-923x.13320

Branko Milanovic

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Former diplomat can finally be less diplomatic 前外交官终于可以少点外交手腕了

3区社会学

Political Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-02 DOI: 10.1111/1467-923x.13327

Archie Brown

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Tocqueville's nationalist dilemma 托克维尔的民族主义困境

3区社会学

Political Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-02 DOI: 10.1111/1467-923x.13328

Edmund Fawcett

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What Would the British Party System Look Like under Proportional Representation? 在比例代表制下，英国的政党制度会是什么样子?

3区社会学

Political Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.1111/1467-923x.13315

Thomas Quinn

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Soft power: jeans and US pop better than bombs and ‘development aid’? 软实力:牛仔裤和美国流行音乐比炸弹和“发展援助”更好?