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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

IF 3.4 1区社会学

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

Aidan Hehir

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Does Russian election interference damage support for US alliances? The case of Japan 俄罗斯干预选举会损害对美国联盟的支持吗？日本的情况

IF 3.4 1区社会学

European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/13540661221143214

Benjamin E. Goldsmith, Y. Horiuchi

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Foundations of the Vanguard: the origins of leftist rebel groups 先锋的基础:左翼反叛组织的起源

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2022-12-28 DOI: 10.1177/13540661221140099

M. Stewart

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Space, nature and hierarchy: the ecosystemic politics of the Caspian Sea 空间、自然和等级制度：里海的生态系统政治

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2022-12-17 DOI: 10.1177/13540661221142179

P. Beaumont, Elana Wilson Rowe

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Humanitarianism and racial capitalism in the age of global shipping 全球航运时代的人道主义和种族资本主义

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/13540661221139062

L. Khalili

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Feelings of (eco-) grief and sorrow: climate activists as emotion entrepreneurs (生态)悲伤和悲伤的感觉:作为情感企业家的气候活动家

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2022-11-22 DOI: 10.1177/13540661221136772

Leonie Holthaus

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Better than a bet: good reasons for behavioral and rational choice assumptions in IR theory 胜似赌注：IR理论中行为和理性选择假设的充分理由

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2022-11-15 DOI: 10.1177/13540661221137037

James W. Davis

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Superweapons and the myth of technological peace 超级武器和科技和平的神话

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2022-11-15 DOI: 10.1177/13540661221136764

Neil C. Renic

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Enforcing peoples’ right to democracy: transnational activism and regional powers in contemporary Inter-American relations 强制执行人民的民主权利：当代美洲关系中的跨国激进主义和地区大国

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European Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2022-11-08 DOI: 10.1177/13540661221135049

Stefano Palestini, Erica Martinelli

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