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Reconsidering the Relationship between CBI and FIX 重新思考CBI与FIX的关系

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-10-07 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqaf074

David H Bearce, Ana Carolina Garriga

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Negotiating Difficult Issues with Little Fervour? Why Peace Processes in Territorial Conflicts Tend to Produce Incomplete Outcomes 用一点点热情来谈判棘手的问题？为什么领土冲突中的和平进程往往产生不完整的结果

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqaf072

Meri Dankenbring, Iris Volg, Constantin Ruhe

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Can International Advocacy Rally Public Support for Human Rights Sanctions? Experimental Evidence from the United States 国际倡导能让公众支持人权制裁吗？来自美国的实验证据

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqaf075

Ryan Yu-Lin Liou

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IO Endorsements, Perceived Alignment, and Public Support for Unpopular Policies 对不受欢迎的政策的认可、认知一致性和公众支持

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-09-19 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqaf073

Saki Kuzushima, Itsuki Umeyama, Kenneth Mori McElwain, Yuki Shiraito

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Functional Sovereignty in Contested Territories 争议领土的功能性主权

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqaf069

Adrian Florea, Reyko Huang

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Crime and Punishment in International Politics: On the Agency and Moral Standing of Community 国际政治中的罪与罚：论共同体的能动性与道德地位

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqaf062

Evgeny Roshchin

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Into the Fray: Explaining State Support for Non-Violent Resistance Movements Abroad 进入战斗：解释国家对国外非暴力抵抗运动的支持

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqaf068

Maria A Lotito, Christopher W Shay, Michael A Rubin

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Is There a Religious Dimension to Concern about Farmer–Herder Conflicts in Nigeria? 尼日利亚农牧民冲突是否有宗教层面的担忧？

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-08-28 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqaf061

Daniel Tuki

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Why Economic Development Does Not Diminish Religious Conflict 为什么经济发展不能减少宗教冲突

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-08-22 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqaf060

Nilay Saiya, Stuti Manchanda

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The Making of “Dominion” Status at the 1907 Imperial Conference: Dissociation, Racialization, and the (Re)Constitution of International Pecking Orders 1907年帝国会议上“自治领”地位的确立：分裂、种族化与国际等级秩序的（重新）构成

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqaf058

John de Bhal, Alexandra Stafford

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