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Japanese Approaches to Research on Urban Queer Space in Japan: A Comparative Review 日本城市酷儿空间研究的日本方法：比较回顾

IF 4.3 1区社会学

Geography Compass Pub Date : 2026-06-19 DOI: 10.1111/gec3.70085

Max J. Andrucki

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Nostalgia, Dystopia, and Retrotopia: The Socio-Spatial Imaginaries of a Mainstreamed Radical Right on “Left-Behind Places” 怀旧、反乌托邦与复古乌托邦：主流激进右翼对“留守之地”的社会空间想象

IF 3.5 1区社会学

Geography Compass Pub Date : 2026-05-27 DOI: 10.1111/gec3.70083

Christian Lamour, Thilo Lang

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IF 3.5 1区社会学

Geography Compass Pub Date : 2026-05-27

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IF 3.5 1区社会学

Geography Compass Pub Date : 2026-05-23

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Bioeconomy, Eco-Modernism, and the Meat Industry: A Thematic Literature Review 生物经济、生态现代主义与肉类工业：专题文献综述

IF 3.5 1区社会学

Geography Compass Pub Date : 2026-05-23 DOI: 10.1111/gec3.70081

Christin Bernhold, Christian Stache, Maximilian Ahrens

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Twin Precarities in the Platform Economy: An Interdisciplinary Perspective 平台经济中的双重不稳定性：跨学科视角

IF 3.5 1区社会学

Geography Compass Pub Date : 2026-05-17 DOI: 10.1111/gec3.70082

Lutfun Nahar Lata

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IF 3.5 1区社会学

Geography Compass Pub Date : 2026-05-17

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IF 3.5 1区社会学

Geography Compass Pub Date : 2026-05-02

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Toward Socio-Legal Geographies of Fire 走向火的社会-法律地理学

IF 3.5 1区社会学

Geography Compass Pub Date : 2026-05-02 DOI: 10.1111/gec3.70079

Onyx Sloan Morgan

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IF 3.5 1区社会学

Geography Compass Pub Date : 2026-04-29

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