Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions最新文献

The Symphony of Evolution: Unraveling Infrastructure Public–Private Partnerships Collaboration Networks Through Participant Characteristics

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2024-12-16 DOI: 10.1111/gove.12911

Guangdong Wu, Kejia Zhou, Zhibin Hu, Ge Wang, Bingsheng Liu, Wei Zhang

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Introduction “street-level bureaucracy, populism, and democratic backsliding” 导言 "街头官僚主义、民粹主义和民主倒退"

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2024-10-19 DOI: 10.1111/gove.12906

Gabriela Spanghero Lotta, Barbara Piotrowska, Nadine Raaphorst

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In the eye of the storm: Street-level organizations in circumstances of democratic backsliding 风暴之眼：民主倒退情况下的街道组织

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1111/gove.12890

Anat Gofen

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Street-level bureaucracy and democratic backsliding. Evidence from Poland 街道官僚与民主倒退。波兰的证据

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1111/gove.12876

Barbara Maria Piotrowska

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Neighbors with benefits: How politicians' local ties generate positive externalities when bureaucratic oversight is limited 有好处的邻居：当官僚监督受到限制时，政治家的地方关系如何产生积极的外部效应

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2024-03-27 DOI: 10.1111/gove.12867

Daniel Kovarek

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Making international institutions work: The politics of performance. By Ranjit Lall, New York: Cambridge University Press. 2023. pp. 412. US $130.00. ISBN: 9781009216289 让国际机构发挥作用：绩效政治》。兰吉特-拉尔著，纽约：剑桥大学出版社。2023. pp.412.US $130.00.ISBN: 9781009216289

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2024-03-02 DOI: 10.1111/gove.12861

Tatiana Cruz, Tana Johnson

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Governing schools in times of pandemic: A set-theoretical analysis of the role of policy capacities in school closure 大流行病时期的学校管理：对政策能力在学校关闭中的作用的集合理论分析

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2024-02-27 DOI: 10.1111/gove.12860

Diego Salazar-Morales, Pedro Pineda, Lucas Amaral Lauriano

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The democracy amendments: Constitutional reforms to save the United States. By John J. Davenport, New York: Anthem Press. 2023. pp. 292. $110 (cloth) 民主修正案：拯救美国的宪法改革。John J.Davenport 著，纽约：Anthem Press.2023. pp.110 美元（布）

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2024-02-26 DOI: 10.1111/gove.12862

Beau Breslin

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The competence-control dilemma and the institutional design of European Union agencies 权限控制困境与欧盟机构的制度设计

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.1111/gove.12858

Berthold Rittberger, Eva Ruffing, Martin Weinrich, Arndt Wonka

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Populist government support and frontline workers' self-efficacy during crisis 危机期间民粹主义政府的支持和前线工作者的自我效能感

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Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2024-01-27 DOI: 10.1111/gove.12851

Gabriela Lotta, Eva Thomann, Michelle Fernandez, Jan Vogler, Arthur Leandro, Marcela Garcia Corrêa

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