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Can a feminist foreign policy be undone? Reflections from Sweden 女权主义外交政策能否挽回？来自瑞典的思考

IF 4.5 1区社会学

International Affairs Pub Date : 2024-04-22 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiae079

Ann Towns, Katarzyna Jezierska, Elin Bjarnegård

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Sweden, NATO and the gendered silencing of feminist foreign policy 瑞典、北约和女权主义外交政策的性别沉默

IF 4.5 1区社会学

International Affairs Pub Date : 2024-03-04 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiae002

Katharine A. M. Wright, Annika Bergman Rosamond

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Under the gun: political parties and violence in Pakistan 枪口下：巴基斯坦的政党与暴力

IF 4.5 1区社会学

International Affairs Pub Date : 2024-03-04 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiae046

Fahd Humayun

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International organizations and small states: participation, legitimacy and vulnerability 国际组织与小国：参与、合法性与脆弱性

IF 4.5 1区社会学

International Affairs Pub Date : 2024-03-04 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiae055

Hillary Briffa

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Twelve feminist lessons of war 十二条女权主义战争教训