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Political mobilisation and socioeconomic inequality in policy congruence 政策一致性中的政治动员和社会经济不平等

IF 3.6 1区社会学

European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12661

DAVID WEISSTANNER, CARSTEN JENSEN

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International Monetary Fund programmes and the glass cliff effect 国际货币基金组织的方案和玻璃悬崖效应

IF 3.6 1区社会学

European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-01-31 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12660

MIRKO HEINZEL, ANDREAS KERN, SALIHA METINSOY, BERNHARD REINSBERG

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Silent responsiveness: How public opinion affects party discourse on wedge issues 无声的回应：公众舆论如何影响政党对楔子问题的讨论

IF 3.6 1区社会学

European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-01-21 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12659

GIORGIO MALET, CYRILLE THIÉBAUT

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Party system institutionalization and the durability of competitive authoritarian regimes 政党制度的制度化与竞争性专制政权的持久性

IF 3.6 1区社会学

European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-01-19 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12655

WOOSEOK KIM, MICHAEL BERNHARD, ALLEN HICKEN

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The ‘odd–even effect’: The link between the number of parties and district magnitude 奇偶效应"：政党数量与地区规模之间的联系

IF 3.6 1区社会学

European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-01-19 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12658

IGNACIO LAGO, FERRAN MARTÍNEZ I COMA

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Opinion incongruence and public support for direct decision-making 意见不一致与公众对直接决策的支持

IF 3.6 1区社会学

European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-01-17 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12653

LISA VAN DIJK, WOUTER VANBROEKHOVEN, SOFIE MARIEN

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Corruption and trust in the European Parliament: Quasi-experimental evidence from the Qatargate scandal 欧洲议会的腐败与信任：卡塔尔门丑闻的准实验证据

IF 3.6 1区社会学

European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-01-16 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12654

SVEN HEGEWALD, DOMINIK SCHRAFF

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Are politicians democratic realists? 政治家是民主现实主义者吗？

IF 3.6 1区社会学

European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-01-16 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12657

JACK LUCAS, LIOR SHEFFER, PETER JOHN LOEWEN

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Increased pressure lowered trust among unvaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic: Effects of the announcement of reintroducing vaccination passports in Denmark 在 COVID-19 大流行期间，压力增大降低了未接种者的信任度：丹麦宣布重新引入疫苗接种护照的影响

IF 3.6 1区社会学

European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-01-16 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12656

FREDERIK JØRGENSEN, ALEXANDER BOR, MICHAEL BANG PETERSEN

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Bringing geography back in: Borderlands and public support for the European Union 让地理回归：边境地区和公众对欧盟的支持

IF 3.6 1区社会学

European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2023-12-25 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12652

MOHAMED NASR, PIT RIEGER

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