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External Voting Rights from a Citizen Perspective – Comparing Resident and Non‐resident Citizens' Attitudes towards External Voting 公民视角下的外部投票权——比较居民和非居民对外部投票的态度

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Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-22 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12211

Staffan Himmelroos, Johanna Peltoniemi

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引用次数: 6

Finding the One: Ease of Candidate Choices in High Information Open‐List PR Systems 寻找一个:在高信息公开列表公关系统中候选人选择的便利性

IF 1.3 4区社会学

Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-14 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12210

Theodora Järvi, Mikko Mattila, Åsa Schoultz

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引用次数: 2

No More Political Compromise? Swedish Commissions of Inquiry 1990–2016 不再有政治妥协？1990–2016年瑞典调查委员会

IF 1.3 4区社会学

Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-07 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12205

Carl Dahlström, E. Lundberg, K. Pronin

引用次数: 2

The Welfare State Upholders: Protests Against Cuts in Sickness Benefits in Sweden 2006–2019 福利国家维护者:2006-2019年瑞典对削减疾病福利的抗议

IF 1.3 4区社会学

Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2021-05-07 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12201

Magda Bertz Wågström, Jonas Larsson Taghizadeh

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引用次数: 1

Everything Changes, But It All Stays the Same. Labour Market Parties, Corporatism and Norwegian Sick Pay Policies 1978–2014 一切都变了，但一切还是老样子。劳动力市场政党、社团主义和挪威病假工资政策1978-2014

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Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2021-05-06 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12200

Gunnar Thesen

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引用次数: 0

Making a (Political) Career: Young Party Members and Career‐Related Incentives for Party Membership 从事（政治）职业：年轻党员和与职业相关的党员激励

IF 1.3 4区社会学

Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2021-05-05 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12203

Elin Fjellman, Malena Rosén Sundström

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引用次数: 3

Political Consumerism and Interpersonal Discussion Patterns 政治消费主义与人际讨论模式

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Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2021-05-05 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12204

Carolin V. Zorell, T. Denk

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引用次数: 5

Digging in the ‘Secret Garden of Politics’: The Institutionalisation and De‐institutionalisation of Membership Ballots in the Selection of Finnish Parliamentary Candidates 挖掘“政治秘密花园”：芬兰议会候选人选拔中成员投票的制度化和去制度化

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Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2021-05-04 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12202

D. Arter

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引用次数: 2

Back to School: The Effects of School Reopening on Parents and Children 《返校:学校重开对家长和孩子的影响》

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Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2021-03-28 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12198

J. Dahlgaard, Z. Fazekas

引用次数: 0

Institutions or the Societal Setting? Explaining Invalid Voting in Local Elections in Sweden 制度还是社会环境？瑞典地方选举无效投票的解释

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Scandinavian Political Studies Pub Date : 2021-03-23 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.12199

Krister Lundell, John Högström

引用次数: 0