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Who Reviews Whom, Where, and Why? Evidence from the Peer Review Process of the OECD Development Assistance Committee 谁审查谁，在哪里审查，为什么审查？来自经合组织发展援助委员会同行评审程序的证据

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-01-13 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqae138

Alice Iannantuoni, Simone Dietrich, Bernhard Reinsberg

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Can States Be Interviewed? 国家可以接受采访吗？

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2025-01-03 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqae153

Tadek Markiewicz

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The Design of Autocratic Trade Agreements: Economic Integration and Political Survival 专制贸易协定的设计：经济一体化与政治生存

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-12-28 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqae152

Evgeny Postnikov, Jonas Gamso

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Moving the Needle: Recommendation Precision and Compliance with Women’s Rights Recommendations 移动指针：建议的精确性和对妇女权利建议的遵守

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-12-28 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqae155

Jillienne Haglund, Courtney Hillebrecht

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Does Public Opinion on Foreign Policy Affect Elite Preferences? Evidence from the 2022 US Sanctions against Russia 外交政策的民意会影响精英的偏好吗？来自2022年美国对俄罗斯制裁的证据

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-12-20 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqae145

Anton Peez, Felix S Bethke

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The Effect of International Actors on Public Support for Government Spending Decisions 国际行为体对公众支持政府支出决策的影响

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-12-17 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqae150

Pablo M Pinto, Stephanie J Rickard, James Raymond Vreeland

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Insuring the Weak: The Institutional Power Equilibrium in International Organizations 保障弱者：国际组织中的制度性权力均衡

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-12-12 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqae146

Benjamin Daßler, Tim Heinkelmann-Wild, Martijn Huysmans

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Nonresident Prime Ministers? Measuring India’s Foreign Policy Orientation via Leadership Travel 非常驻总理？通过领导层旅行衡量印度的外交政策取向

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-12-12 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqae144

Sumitha Narayanan Kutty, Walter C Ladwig III

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Mere Puffery or Convincing Claims? Rebel News and Civilian Perceptions of the Balance of Power 夸夸其谈还是令人信服的主张？反叛新闻与平民对权力平衡的看法

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-12-12 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqae142

Caleb Lucas

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When Generalized Trust Matters? Impact of Industrial Tertiarization on Trade Preference Formation 广义信任何时重要？产业三级化对贸易优惠形成的影响

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International Studies Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-12-10 DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqae143

Masafumi Fujita

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