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What's Next?: Micro- and Meso-Level Predictors of Mobility Intentions Among International Chinese Students in Germany 接下来是什么?德国中国留学生流动意向的微观和中观预测因素

IF 2.2 2区社会学

Global Networks-A Journal of Transnational Affairs Pub Date : 2026-05-14 DOI: 10.1111/glob.70059

Başak Bilecen, Isabell Diekmann, Thomas Faist

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Who Is Smuggler? Contradictory Positions and Unsettled Roles in Smuggling Assemblage on the Balkan Route 走私者是谁？巴尔干航线走私组合中的矛盾立场和不确定角色

IF 2.2 2区社会学

Global Networks-A Journal of Transnational Affairs Pub Date : 2026-05-14 DOI: 10.1111/glob.70057

Muhammed Yasir Bodur, Mustafa Ammar Kılıç

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Cascading Failures in the Global Container Shipping Network: Systemic Impacts of Escalating Disruptions in Middle Eastern Maritime Choke-Points 全球集装箱航运网络中的级联故障：中东海上阻塞点不断升级的中断的系统性影响

IF 2.2 2区社会学

Global Networks-A Journal of Transnational Affairs Pub Date : 2026-05-06 DOI: 10.1111/glob.70058

Anqi Yu

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Social Networks and Agency in Forced Migration From Ukraine to Switzerland 从乌克兰到瑞士被迫移民的社会网络和代理

IF 2.2 2区社会学

Global Networks-A Journal of Transnational Affairs Pub Date : 2026-05-06 DOI: 10.1111/glob.70056

Oleksandra Tarkhanova

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IF 2.2 2区社会学

Global Networks-A Journal of Transnational Affairs Pub Date : 2026-04-20

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IF 2.2 2区社会学

Global Networks-A Journal of Transnational Affairs Pub Date : 2026-04-20

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IF 2.2 2区社会学

Global Networks-A Journal of Transnational Affairs Pub Date : 2026-04-20

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IF 2.2 2区社会学

Global Networks-A Journal of Transnational Affairs Pub Date : 2026-04-20