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Measuring political legitimacy in two dimensions: internal and external measures 从内部和外部两个维度衡量政治合法性

Frontiers in Political Science Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2024.999743

Philipp Harfst, Claudia Wiesner

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Measuring political legitimacy in two dimensions: internal and external measures 从内部和外部两个维度衡量政治合法性

Frontiers in Political Science Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2024.999743

Philipp Harfst, Claudia Wiesner

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Not just by means alone: why the evolution of distribution shapes matters for understanding opinion dynamics. The case of the French reaction to the war in Ukraine 不能仅靠手段：为什么分布形状的演变对理解舆论动态很重要？法国对乌克兰战争的反应案例

Frontiers in Political Science Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2024.1327662

Friederike Richter, Cyrille Thiébaut, Lou Safra

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Not just by means alone: why the evolution of distribution shapes matters for understanding opinion dynamics. The case of the French reaction to the war in Ukraine 不能仅靠手段：为什么分布形状的演变对理解舆论动态很重要？法国对乌克兰战争的反应案例

Frontiers in Political Science Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2024.1327662

Friederike Richter, Cyrille Thiébaut, Lou Safra

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Socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Overseas Filipino Workers and their left-behind families: a scoping review COVID-19 大流行对菲律宾海外工人及其留守家庭的社会经济影响：范围审查

Frontiers in Political Science Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2024.1320021

Kristel May Gomez-Magdaraog, C. Burton-Jeangros, Y. Jackson

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Socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Overseas Filipino Workers and their left-behind families: a scoping review COVID-19 大流行对菲律宾海外工人及其留守家庭的社会经济影响：范围审查

Frontiers in Political Science Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2024.1320021

Kristel May Gomez-Magdaraog, C. Burton-Jeangros, Y. Jackson

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How national models of solidarity shaped public support for policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis in 2020–2021 国家团结模式如何影响公众对 2020-2021 年 COVID-19 危机应对政策的支持

Frontiers in Political Science Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2024.1273824

Achim Goerres, Mark I. Vail

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How national models of solidarity shaped public support for policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis in 2020–2021 国家团结模式如何影响公众对 2020-2021 年 COVID-19 危机应对政策的支持

Frontiers in Political Science Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2024.1273824

Achim Goerres, Mark I. Vail

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A global crisis manager during the COVID-19 pandemic? The OECD and health governance COVID-19 大流行期间的全球危机管理者？经合组织与卫生治理

Frontiers in Political Science Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2024.1332684

Sooahn Meier, Kerstin Martens

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A global crisis manager during the COVID-19 pandemic? The OECD and health governance COVID-19 大流行期间的全球危机管理者？经合组织与卫生治理

Frontiers in Political Science Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2024.1332684

Sooahn Meier, Kerstin Martens

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