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What's in a Norm? Centering the Study of Moral Values in Scholarship on Norm Interactions 规范里有什么?以规范互动为中心的学术道德价值研究

IF 3.3 1区社会学

International Studies Review Pub Date : 2022-09-24 DOI: 10.1093/isr/viac049

Kathryn Quissell

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Revolt and Rule: Learning about Governance from Rebel Groups 反叛与统治:从反叛组织学习治理

IF 3.3 1区社会学

International Studies Review Pub Date : 2022-09-22 DOI: 10.1093/isr/viac043

C. Loyle, J. Braithwaite, K. Cunningham, Reyko Huang, R. J. Huddleston, Danielle F. Jung, Michael A. Rubin

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引用次数: 5

WhatsApp with Diplomatic Practices in Geneva? Diplomats, Digital Technologies, and Adaptation in Practice WhatsApp与日内瓦外交惯例?外交官、数字技术和实践中的适应

IF 3.3 1区社会学

International Studies Review Pub Date : 2022-09-21 DOI: 10.1093/isr/viac047

Jeremie Cornut, Ilan Manor, Corinne Blumenthal

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Ceasefire Violations: Why They Occur and How They Relate to Strategic Decision-Making Processes 违反停火协议:为什么会发生以及它们与战略决策过程的关系

IF 3.3 1区社会学

International Studies Review Pub Date : 2022-09-20 DOI: 10.1093/isr/viac046

Valerie Sticher

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引用次数: 1

Troubled Comparative Trajectories and the Statistical Construction of Disempowered Arab and Muslim Women Subjects 被剥夺权力的阿拉伯和穆斯林妇女的比较轨迹与统计建构

IF 3.3 1区社会学

International Studies Review Pub Date : 2022-09-20 DOI: 10.1093/isr/viac040

Manal A Jamal

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Global Problems, Global Actions? 全球问题，全球行动?

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International Studies Review Pub Date : 2022-09-16 DOI: 10.1093/isr/viac057

Luis Rivera-Vélez

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Intermediation between International Society and World Society: The Pope and the UN Secretary-General on “the Figure of the Refugee” 国际社会与世界社会之间的调解:教宗与联合国秘书长关于“难民数字”的讨论

IF 3.3 1区社会学

International Studies Review Pub Date : 2022-09-10 DOI: 10.1093/isr/viac044

Jodok Troy

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引用次数: 2

Drones and the Study of Public Opinion: Continuity or Change? 无人机与民意研究:延续还是变化?

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International Studies Review Pub Date : 2022-08-27 DOI: 10.1093/isr/viac045

Jonny Hall

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Understanding the Limits of Transnational NGO Power: Forms, Norms, and the Architecture 理解跨国非政府组织权力的极限:形式、规范与架构

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International Studies Review Pub Date : 2022-08-25 DOI: 10.1093/isr/viac042

Hans Peter Schmitz, George E Mitchell

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Issues and Strategies in a Managed Rivalry 管理竞争中的问题和策略

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International Studies Review Pub Date : 2022-08-24 DOI: 10.1093/isr/viac041

D. Dreyer

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