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Cultivating trust? The role of European Union investments in bridging rural-urban divides 培养信任?欧盟投资在弥合城乡差距方面的作用

IF 2.3 2区社会学

Electoral Studies Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102987

Paul Maneuvrier-Hervieu , Leo Azzollini , Anne-Marie Jeannet

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Corruption and accountability: Electoral systems, vote choice, and voter expectations for political parties 腐败与问责制：选举制度、投票选择和选民对政党的期望

IF 2.3 2区社会学

Electoral Studies Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102998

Tiffany D. Barnes , Emily Beaulieu

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Do voters on the left show more solidarity behaviour? Novel behavioural evidence from interactive surveys in Austria, West and East Germany 左翼选民表现出更多的团结行为吗？来自奥地利、西德和东德互动调查的新行为证据

IF 2.3 2区社会学

Electoral Studies Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102980

Achim Goerres, Jakob Eicheler

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Issue congruence outweighs geography: Understanding the appeal of Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) in east and west Germany 议题一致性胜过地理：理解BSW在东德和西德的吸引力

IF 2.3 2区社会学

Electoral Studies Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102986

Jan Philipp Thomeczek , Aiko Wagner

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Vote choice under certainty, risk, and uncertainty 确定性、风险和不确定性下的投票选择

IF 2.3 2区社会学

Electoral Studies Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102972

Guido Tiemann

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Local news, partisanship, and perceptions about election administration 地方新闻、党派关系和对选举管理的看法

IF 2.3 2区社会学

Electoral Studies Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102970

Murat Abus , Kexin Bai , Johanna Dunaway

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New evidence on citizens’ reactions to democratic norm violations in an advanced democracy 在发达民主国家，公民对违反民主规范的反应的新证据

IF 2.3 2区社会学

Electoral Studies Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102971

Sirianne Dahlum, Peter Egge Langsæther, Tore Wig

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The urban-rural cleavage: Analysing more than 40 years of Norwegian survey data 城乡分化：分析挪威40多年的调查数据

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Electoral Studies Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102954

Stine Hesstvedt, Jo Saglie

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Voting alone: Early voting and turnout in couples 单独投票：提前投票和夫妻投票

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Electoral Studies Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102960

Johannes Bergh , Dag Arne Christensen , Henning Finseraas

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Does prepaid postage increase voter turnout? An analysis across time and municipalities in Switzerland 预付邮资会增加选民投票率吗？瑞士不同时间和城市的分析

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Electoral Studies Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102968

Pierre F.R. Lüssi, Alina Zumbrunn

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