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Collective Policy Learning in EU Financial Assistance: Insights from the Euro Crisis and Covid‐19 欧盟财政援助中的集体政策学习:来自欧元危机和新冠肺炎的见解

3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-10-03 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i4.7175

Andrea Capati

引用次数: 2

The Debudgetisation of Public Finances in Poland After Covid‐19 and the War in Ukraine 2019冠状病毒病和乌克兰战争后波兰公共财政预算缩减

3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-10-03 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i4.7242

Maciej Serowaniec

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Building up the EU Revenue Side: But What Is a Tax in EU Law? 建立欧盟税收方面:但什么是欧盟法律中的税收?

3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-10-03 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i4.7176

Ricardo García Antón

引用次数: 4

Merits and Challenges of Comparing the EU and Canada 欧盟与加拿大比较的优点与挑战

3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-09-27 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i3.7569

Alexander Hoppe, Lori Thorlakson, Johannes Müller Gómez

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Multiheaded Federations: The EU and Canada Compared 多头联盟:欧盟与加拿大之比较

3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-09-27 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i3.6830

John Erik Fossum

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引用次数: 1

Costly Signaling and China's Strategic Engagement in Arctic Regional Governance 代价高昂的信号与中国在北极地区治理中的战略参与

3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-09-25 DOI: 10.17645/pag.7222

Yaohui Wang, Yanhong Ma

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The Role of European Think Tanks as a Channel of the EU Public Diplomacy Towards Domestic and Foreign Publics 欧洲智库作为欧盟面向国内外公众的公共外交渠道的作用

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-08-31 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i3.6837

T. Bajenova

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引用次数: 1

Publics in Global Politics: A Framing Paper 全球政治中的公众：框架文件

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-08-31 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i3.7417

Janne Mende, Thomas Müller

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Federal Servants of Inclusion? The Governance of Student Mobility in Canada and the EU 联邦包容公务员？加拿大和欧盟的学生流动管理

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-08-29 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i3.6815

Alina Felder, Merli Tamtik

引用次数: 1

Fiscal Rules and Federal Capacity in American Fiscal History: Lessons for Europe? 美国财政史上的财政规则和联邦能力：欧洲的教训？