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Accounting for inequalities: divided selves and divided states in International Relations 不平等的解释：国际关系中分裂的自我和分裂的国家

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-03-02 DOI: 10.1177/13540661231158529

Alexandria J Innes

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Bring up the bodies: international order, empire, and re-thinking the Great War (1914–1918) from below 举起尸体:国际秩序，帝国，从下到下重新思考第一次世界大战(1914-1918)

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-02-24 DOI: 10.1177/13540661231156347

M. Sabaratnam

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Breathless war: martial bodies, aerial experiences and the atmospheres of empire 令人窒息的战争:军事机构，空中体验和帝国的气氛

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-02-14 DOI: 10.1177/13540661231153259

Italo Brandimarte

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Rebels, vigilantes and mavericks: heterodox actors in global health governance 反叛者、义务警察和特立独行者:全球卫生治理中的非正统行动者

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-02-03 DOI: 10.1177/13540661221146533

Stefan Elbe, Dagmar Vorlíček, D. Brenner

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Emotions and securitisation: a new materialist discourse analysis 情感与证券化:一种新的唯物主义话语分析

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI: 10.1177/13540661221151038

Aurora Ganz

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What makes a spokesperson? Delegation and symbolic power in Crimea 什么是发言人？克里米亚的代表团和象征性权力

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-01-30 DOI: 10.1177/13540661231151233

Alvina Hoffmann

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Securitizing the nation beyond the state: diasporas as threats, victims, and assets 国家之外的国家安全化：流散者作为威胁、受害者和资产

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-01-30 DOI: 10.1177/13540661221151036

Yehonatan Abramson

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Clouds with silver linings: how mobilization shapes the impact of coups on democratization 有一线希望的乌云:动员如何塑造政变对民主化的影响

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-01-04 DOI: 10.1177/13540661221143213

Marianne Dahl, K. Gleditsch

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Perpetual ontological crisis: national division, enduring anxieties and South Korea’s discursive relationship with Japan 永恒的本体论危机：民族分裂、持久焦虑与韩日话语关系

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-01-03 DOI: 10.1177/13540661221143925

Chris Deacon

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‘An expensive commodity’? The impact of hope on US foreign policy during the ‘unipolar moment’ “昂贵的商品”？“单极时刻”希望对美国外交政策的影响

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/13540661221143941

Aidan Hehir

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