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Shaping Global Public Spheres Through International Law: An Investigation Into International Climate Change Law 通过国际法塑造全球公共领域:国际气候变化法考察

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-08-03 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i3.6718

Moritz Vinken

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引用次数: 1

Public Legitimation by “Going Personal”? The Ambiguous Role of International Organization Officials on Social Media 通过“个人化”为公众辩护?国际组织官员在社交媒体上的模糊角色

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-07-26 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i3.6767

Matthias Ecker-Ehrhardt

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引用次数: 2

The Janus Face of Valuation: Global Performance Indicators as Powerful and Criticized Public Measures 估值的Janus面：全球绩效指标作为有力且备受批评的公共指标

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-07-26 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i3.6780

Leopold Ringel

引用次数: 2

Show Me the Money: Side‐Payments and the Implementation of International Agreements in Federal Systems 给我看钱:附带支付和联邦制度下国际协议的实施

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-07-21 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i3.6811

Johannes Müller Gómez

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引用次数: 1

Satellites and the Changing Politics of Transparency in World Politics 卫星与世界政治透明度政治的变化

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-07-21 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i3.6784

Thomas Müller

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引用次数: 1

Multilevel Trade Policy in the Joint‐Decision Trap? The Case of CETA 联合决策陷阱中的多级贸易政策？CETA案例

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-07-11 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i3.6800

Jörg Broschek

引用次数: 1

Funding the War in Ukraine: The European Peace Facility, the Macro‐Financial Assistance Instrument, and the Slow Rise of an EU Fiscal Capacity 资助乌克兰战争:欧洲和平基金、宏观金融援助工具和欧盟财政能力的缓慢上升

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-07-11 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i4.7174

F. Fabbrini

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引用次数: 4

From “Bangtan Boys” to “International Relations Professor”: Mapping Self‐Identifications in the UN’s Twitter Public 从“邦坦男孩”到“国际关系教授”：联合国推特公众的自我认同映射

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-07-10 DOI: 10.17645/pag.v11i3.6769

Luis Aue, F. Börgel

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引用次数: 2

South Africa’s Role in BRICS amidst Emerging World Order 新兴世界秩序中南非在金砖国家中的作用

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-07-07 DOI: 10.24833/2782-7062-2023-2-2-95-109

V. Kruchinsky, M. Iurova, E. V. Pogorelaya, D. Shaymardanov

引用次数: 1

India’s Engagement with China under the Leadership of Prime Minister Modi 在莫迪总理的领导下，印度与中国的接触

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-07-07 DOI: 10.24833/2782-7062-2023-2-2-83-94

S. Sahu, Amresh Kumar Gauda

引用次数: 0