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‘Stick to the status quo’? A conjoint experiment with German adolescents on democratic designs 坚持现状"？德国青少年民主设计联合实验

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European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-05-23 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12697

VANESSA SCHWAIGER, ANDRÉ BÄCHTIGER

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Comparing political participation profiles in four Western European countries 比较四个西欧国家的政治参与情况

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European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-05-22 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12695

SEBASTIEN ROJON, PAULINA K. PANKOWSKA, DAVIDE VITTORI, EMILIEN PAULIS

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Vox populi, vox dei? The effect of sociotropic and egocentric incongruence on democratic preferences Vox populi, vox dei?社会倾向与自我中心不一致对民主偏好的影响

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European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12689

MIRIAM SORACE, DIANE BOLET

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The climate crisis, policy distraction and support for fuel taxation 气候危机、政策分心和对燃油税的支持

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European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-05-15 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12687

PHILIPP GENSCHEL, JULIAN LIMBERG, LAURA SEELKOPF

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How political and social constituent traits affect the responsiveness of legislators: A Comparative Field Experiment 政治和社会选民特征如何影响立法者的反应能力？实地对比实验

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European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-05-15 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12688

WOUTER SCHAKEL, MARKUS BAUMANN, DIANE BOLET, ROSIE CAMPBELL, TOM LOUWERSE, THOMAS ZITTEL

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Preferences for growth strategies in advanced democracies: A new ‘representation gap’? 先进民主国家对增长战略的偏好：新的 "代表差距"？

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European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-05-10 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12686

LUCIO BACCARO, BJÖRN BREMER, ERIK NEIMANNS

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Formative personal experiences: How benefit recipiency and income changes shape perceptions of system abuse 个人成长经历：福利领取和收入变化如何影响对制度滥用的看法

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European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-05-08 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12685

ARNO VAN HOOTEGEM, ANNA HELGØY, MIROSLAV NEMČOK

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The substantive representation of men: Intersectionality, masculinities, and men's interests 男性的实质性代表：交叉性、男性特征和男性利益

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European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-05-08 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12684

RAINBOW MURRAY

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Follow the media? News environment and public concern about immigration 关注媒体？新闻环境与公众对移民问题的关注

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European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-05-08 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12683

JOÃO CARVALHO, MARIANA CARMO DUARTE, DIDIER RUEDIN

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Attitudes to gender quotas: Why and where to adjust gender imbalance in leadership 对性别配额的态度：为什么以及在哪里调整领导层中的性别失衡

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European Journal of Political Research Pub Date : 2024-04-27 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12680

RAGNHILD L. MURIAAS, YVETTE PETERS

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