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Home is where the heart is? A comparative analysis of Flemish and Danish parties' organizational linkages with the EU 心在哪里，家就在哪里？佛兰德和丹麦政党与欧盟组织联系的比较分析

Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2024-06-12 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12278

Gilles Pittoors

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What is at stake and what does it take? Collaborative governance and policy (in)action in the adoption of a National Forest Programme 利害攸关的是什么？通过国家森林计划过程中的合作治理和政策（不）行动

Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2024-06-06 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12284

Johanna Johansson

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Party competition on social media: Evidence from politicians' tweets 社交媒体上的政党竞争：来自政治家推文的证据

Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-13 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12276

Daniel Møller Eriksen

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The view of freedom that shaped the Swedish welfare state 塑造瑞典福利国家的自由观

Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-13 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12277

Jouni Reinikainen

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Interest group resources, access, and influence: An empirical review 利益集团的资源、准入和影响力：经验回顾

Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-07 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12274

Jonas A. H. Whittlestone, M. Klitgaard

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From exclusion to establishment: Organizational birthmarks and imprinting within populist parties 从排斥到建立：民粹主义政党内部的组织胎记和印记

Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2024-04-16 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12272

Johan Erik Andersen, Jarle Trondal

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Online polarization and identity politics: An analysis of Facebook discourse on Muslim and LGBTQ+ communities in Finland 网络两极分化与身份政治：对 Facebook 上有关芬兰穆斯林和 LGBTQ+ 社区言论的分析

Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2024-04-03 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12270

Ali Unlu, Tommi Kotonen

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Sweden's quest for shelter: ‘Nonalignment' and NATO membership 瑞典寻求庇护："不结盟 "与加入北约

Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2024-03-30 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12271

Baldur Thorhallsson, Thomas Stude Vidal

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Understanding institutional layers and modes of change for energy transitions: Analysis of Norway's electricity sector reforms 了解能源转型的制度层次和变革模式：挪威电力部门改革分析

Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-29 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12267

Minika Ekanem, B. Noble, G. Poelzer, Hans‐Kristian Hernes

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Energy agendas: A longitudinal analysis of Finnish parliamentary debates 能源议程：对芬兰议会辩论的纵向分析

Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-21 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12266

Juri Mykkänen, P. Repo, K. Matschoss

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