Stivas, Dionysios
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Frontiers in Political Science
This paper examines the narratives of the European Council, European Commission, and European Parliament regarding the European refugee crisis. Although the relevant scholarly research suggests that the EU Institutions held different perspectives about the refugee crisis, this paper argues that there was no such a clash of perspectives. This paper ...
de Figueiredo, John M.
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Frontiers in Political Science
This paper examines state level lobbying data to determine how budgeting affects the timing, intensity and composition of lobbying expenditures. Using a database of all available lobbying expenditures in the U.S. states ranging up to 25 years, the paper shows interest group lobbying increases substantially during the budgeting process, and the budg...
Schwindenhammer, Sandra Gonglach, Denise
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Frontiers in Political Science
This contribution examines the development of the European Union’s nutrient policy from 2000 to 2022. It focuses on the policy’s shift orienting toward expert knowledge and technological innovations in nutrient recovery and recycling, and explores the resulting (de)politicization of the policy area. Drawing on evolutionary policy change, agri-food ...
Qiu, Yang Qin, Shan
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Frontiers in Political Science
In recent years, China’s neighboring environment has experienced profound changes, and China’s external security situation has been subject to a series of shocks. Against this background, China’s neighborhood diplomacy has become increasingly prominent. Indochina has been the focus of China’s neighborhood diplomacy since the Geneva Conference in 19...
Steig, Florian
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Frontiers in Political Science
The rise in global sea levels poses a substantial, sometimes existential threat to coastal cities around the world, such as Bangkok, Lagos, or Jakarta. Adaptation projects range from hard infrastructure to nature-based solutions or ‘planned retreat’, often having severe implications in terms of equity and equality. Given the threat of urban floodin...
Ignácz, Zsófia S.
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Frontiers in Political Science
The paper outlines key points of a novel research approach to empirically investigate the question of legitimacy in modern societies. This new research approach utilizes a functionalist perspective to expand the concept of legitimacy. Accordingly, the conceptual framework discusses how legitimacy can be employed in different domains of society. In ...
Denk, Albert
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Frontiers in Political Science
The aim of this article is to highlight and conceptualize key aspects of social closures that impact the German nuclear waste management case. According to the German legislator, the public must be involved in the search for a final repository for high-level radioactive waste. De facto, however, almost the entire population of Germany is excluded. ...
Mendiburo-Seguel, Andrés Olah, Andrew R. Paez, Dario Navia, Patricio
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Frontiers in Political Science
Both the Theory of Affective Intelligence and the Expectancy Violation Theory suggest emotions are crucial in supporting political candidates. However, despite the considerable existing evidence on this topic, the impact of humor-induced emotions has been less explored. In this study, we examine whether positive and negative emotions mediate the ef...
Bunyavejchewin, Poowin Thavornyutikarn, Supruet Faugchun, Pattanarat Kamonpetch, Porntep
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Frontiers in Political Science
This study quantitatively examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the concentration of military power within the international geopolitical system from 2014 to 2023. Utilizing a modified Composite Indicator of National Capability (mCINC) based on defense budgets and military personnel, this study analyzes the relative concentration of milit...
Zapata-Barrero, Ricard
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Frontiers in Political Science
