Politics and Governance

Papers
(The median citation count of Politics and Governance is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
50
Public Employment Services and Vulnerable Youth in the EU: The Case of Rural NEETs28
Depoliticizing Transnational Cleavage‐Related Issues Through Social Media Advertising: The 2022 Danish Defense Referendum Campaign28
Masks Down: Diplomacy and Regime Stability in the Post‐Covid‐19 Era25
23
Germany’s Energy and Climate Policy as an Ecology of Games23
Dimensions and Cartography of Dirty Money in Developing Countries: Tripping Up on the Global Hydra23
Multilateralism, Developmental Regionalism, and the African Development Bank21
Satellites and the Changing Politics of Transparency in World Politics21
When Illiberals Govern: Educational and Cultural Policies in Hungary and Poland21
Asylum Migration, Borders, and Terrorism in a Structural Gravity Model21
One Crisis is not Like Another: Exploring Different Shades of Crisis in the EU20
The Diversity of Actors in Reform Backsliding and Its Containment in the Ukrainian Hybrid Regime20
Christian Churches and the Ukraine War: Introducing Religious Publics in Global Politics19
Southern European Journalists’ Perceptions of Discursive Menaces in the Age of (Online) Delegitimization19
Merits and Challenges of Comparing the EU and Canada18
Liberal and Deliberative Democracy in the Global South: Models, Functions, Practices18
Methodological Reflections on Studying Gender‐Sensitive Parliaments Cross‐Nationally: A “Most Significant Change” Approach18
17
17
“My Way or No Way”: Political Polarization and Disagreement Among Immigrant Influencers and Their Followers16
“Refugees” as a Misnomer: The Parochial Politics and Official Discourse of the Visegrad Four16
Assembling Publics: Microsoft, Cybersecurity and Public‐Private Relations16
Voter Disenchantment in the Aftermath of the 2005 EU Constitutional Referendum in France15
Beyond Foreign Policy? EU Sanctions at the Intersection of Development, Trade, and CFSP15
The Influence of Age on Citizens’ Preferences for Age‐Related Descriptive Representation15
EU Renewable Energy Governance and the Ukraine War: Moving Ahead Through Strategic Flexibility?15
Illiberal Politics in Europe: Ideology, Policies, and Impact15
EU Data Sovereignty: An Autonomy–Interdependence Governance Gap?14
Leader Effects in an Era of Negative Politics: Who Has a Negativity Bias?14
From Counterterrorism to Deterrence: The Evolution of Canada’s and Italy’s Defense Postures14
Gender and Opposition Leadership in the Pacific Islands13
13
Comprehensive Security: The Opportunities and Challenges of Incorporating Environmental Threats in Security Policy13
Is the (Mass) Party Really Over? The Case of the Dutch Forum for Democracy13
Exploring Enablers for an Ambitious Coal Phaseout13
A Post-Development Perspective on the EU’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences13
“Mass,” “Movement,” “Personal,” or “Cartel” Party? Fidesz’s Hybrid Organisational Strategy13
Illiberal Discourse in Romania: A “Golden” New Beginning?13
Indonesian Heroes and Villains: National Identity, Politics, Law, and Security13
Enlargement of the EU Towards the East: A Pivotal Change in EU’s External Policy?12
The Debate on the European Union’s Future From the Perspective of Regional Members of Parliament12
Gender and Strategic Opposition Behavior: Patterns of Parliamentary Oversight in Belgium12
When Believing in Divine Immanence Explains Vaccine Hesitancy: A Matter of Conspiracy Beliefs?12
Passing the Sexual Violence Crime Law in Indonesia: Reflection of a Gender-Sensitive Parliament?12
The Role of Religions and Conspiracy Theories in Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes12
Strong Military and Weak Statehood: The Case of Self‐Governance Through Rasookh in Kashmir12
Facing the Future: Conceiving Legal Obligations Towards Future Generations12
Coping With Turbulence and Safeguarding Against Authoritarianism: Polycentric Governance as a Resilience Resource12
Leading the Way, but Also Following the Trend: The Slovak National Party12
Pandemic Populism? How Covid-19 Triggered Populist Facebook User Comments in Germany and Austria11
Gender Equality Reforms in Parliaments11
Up and Down With… Polarisation? Intrinsic and Instrumental Polarisation Dynamics in US Climate Policy Debates11
11
European Union’s Regulating of Social Media: A Discourse Analysis of the Digital Services Act11
Migration in Spain: The Role of Cultural Diversity Revisited10
Implementation of EU Trade Agreements Under an Assertive, Open, and Sustainable Trade Policy10
Individual‐Level Predictors of Conspiracy Mentality in Germany and Poland10
Shared Streets: Choreographed Disorder in the Late Socialist City10
Embedded Neoliberalism and the Legitimacy of the Post-Lisbon European Union Investment Policy10
The Geoeconomic Turn in International Trade, Investment, and Technology10
Zeitenwende: German Foreign Policy Change in the Wake of Russia's War Against Ukraine10
The Dollar as a Mutual Problem: New Transatlantic Interdependence in Finance10
The Changing Unpolitics of Covid‐19 Vaccine Procurement9
Wagner Group Flows: A Two‐Fold Challenge to Liberal Intervention and Liberal Order9
Economic Security and the Politics of Trade and Investment Policy in Europe9
Beyond Rhetoric: The European Parliament as a Workplace for Parents and Current Reform Debates9
Migrants' Voter Turnout in the Home Country Elections: Non‐Integration or Political Anchor?9
Current Challenges to the Legitimacy of International Economic and Financial Arrangements9
Fueling Toxicity? Studying Deceitful Opinion Leaders and Behavioral Changes of Their Followers8
Social and Discursive Capital as Illiberal Enabler: A Tale of Two Far‐Right Fictions in France8
The Preferred Governing Actors of Populist Supporters: Survey Evidence From Eight European Countries8
Reporting EU Politics in News Venues: An Issue of Democratic Deficit?8
Investigating Party Abroad: Party Origins and Degrees of Formalization8
US Critical Mineral Policies and Alliance Strategies in an Age of Geopolitical Rivalry8
Drivers and Limits of the Geoeconomic Turn in EU Infrastructure Policy8
Backsliding Populist Governments in the Council: The Case of the Hungarian Fidesz8
Continuous Militarization as a Mode of Governance of Indigenous People in the Russian Arctic8
Authoritarianism and the Psychology of War: Exploring Personality Traits in the Legitimation of Military Conflict8
8
Climate Change and Security: Filling Remaining Gaps8
Limited Congruence: Citizens’ Attitudes and Party Rhetoric About Referendums and Deliberative Practices8
8
The Role of Moral Principles in Resolving Intergenerational Conflicts of Interest8
8
Governing Precarious Immigrant Workers in Rural Localities: Emerging Local Migration Regimes in Portugal8
Empowering the People’s Truth Through Social Media? (De)Legitimizing Truth Claims of Populist Politicians and Citizens8
8
Carbon Pricing Under Pressure: Withering Markets?8
Drivers and Barriers of Digital Market Integration in East Africa: A Case Study of Rwanda and Tanzania7
The Shortcomings of Just War Theories and the Legitimacy of Just Peace7
Fiscal Rules and Federal Capacity in American Fiscal History: Lessons for Europe?7
“Strongmen” Don't Redistribute: Illiberal Leaders on the Right and Worsening Economic Inequality7
Protecting Future Generations Through Minilateralism: Climate Clubs and Normative Legitimacy7
From Villain to Hero: The Role of Disengaged Terrorists in Social Reintegration Initiatives7
The Democratic Legitimacy of Secession and the Demos Problem7
The European Green Deal Agenda After the Attack on Ukraine: Exogenous Shock Meets Policy‐Making Stability7
Digital Policy as a Driver of Integration: Spillover Effects and European Commission Empowerment7
Do Leader Evaluations (De)Mobilize Voter Turnout? Lessons From Presidential Elections in the United States7
7
No Longer Neutral: The ECB’s Geopoliticization of the International Role of the Euro7
European Leadership and European Youth in the Climate Change Regime Complex7
Governance Through Regime Complexity: A Role for the EU in the African Security Regime Complex7
Transforming the Dynamics of Climate Politics in Japan: Business’ Response to Securitization7
7
Japan’s Climate Change Discourse: Toward Climate Securitisation?7
For a Research Agenda on Negative Politics7
The Multisided Threat to Free Trade: Protectionism and Fair Trade During Increasing Populism7
Oversight, Accountability, or Influence? Understanding the Use of Monetary Dialogues in the European Parliament7
Debating Europe: Politicization, Contestation, and Democratization7
Publics in Global Politics: A Framing Paper7
Adverse Contagion? Populist Radical Right Parties and Norms on Gender Balance in Political Institutions7
Unpacking Legal Accountability: The Case of the European Central Bank6
Followers First: Rethinking the Legitimacy of Political Leadership6
The Parapolitical Path to Parliament: Former Political Support Staff as Parliamentary Members6
No Borrowing Without Taxing? Fiscal Solidarity of Next Generation EU in Light of the American Experience6
What Are Crises for? The Effects on Users’ Engagement in the 2022 Italian Election6
Re‐Embedding Trade in the Shadow of Populism6
The EU De‐Risking of Energy Dependencies: Towards a New Clean Energy Geopolitical Order?6
Sovereignty Crises and the EU’s Moral Challenge6
Legitimizing Illiberalism: The Construction of Civilizational Identity by the Justice and Development Party in Türkiye6
Gus Dur’s Enduring Legacy: Accruing Religious Merit in the Afterlife6
Conspiracy Theory Beliefs and Political Trust: The Moderating Role of Political Communication6
6
The Coexistence of Fiscal Sovereignties: The Post‐Pandemic European Union in Comparative Perspective6
The Gendered Discourses of Illiberal Demographic Policy in Poland and in Russia6
Accountability Issues, Online Covert Hate Speech, and the Efficacy of Counter‐Speech6
Green Monetary Policy Measures and Central Bank Mandates: A Comparative Political Economy Analysis6
Active Labour Market Policies for Rural NEETs in Lithuania: A Case of Rural Municipalities6
Illiberal and Populist Political Narratives on Gender and Underreporting of Sexual Violence: A Case Study of Hungary6
Introduction: Out With the Old, In With the New? Explaining Changing EU–US Relations6
Making Sense of the European Side of the Transatlantic Security Relations in Africa6
Gender Heterogeneity and Politics in Decision-Making About Green Public Procurement in the Czech Republic6
Transformational Party Leaders: Determinants of Leadership Style Assessment in Central and Eastern Europe6
Cooperation Regimes and Hegemonic Struggle: Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Countries5
Voter’s Perception of Political Messages Against the Elite Classes in Spain: A Quasi‐Experimental Design5
5
Indonesian Women and Terrorism: An Analysis of Historical and Contemporary Trends5
The European Parliament: On the Politics of Naming5
Carbon Pricing in the US: Examining State-Level Policy Support and Federal Resistance5
How Trickle‐Down Democracy Won the Debate, and Why It Didn’t Have To5
Making Polar and Ocean Governance Future-Proof5
Evolution of Brazilian Democracy: Unveiling Election Dynamics in Political Issues, Negativity, and Acclaim5
Climate Change and Institutional Resilience in Arctic Environmental Governance5
Reject, Reject, Reject...Passed! Explaining a Latecomer of Emigrant Enfranchisement5
5
Analyzing Citizen Engagement With European Politics on Social Media5
Spanish Political Communication and Hate Speech on Twitter During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine5
When a Right-Wing Populist Party Inherits a Mass Party Organisation: The Case of EKRE5
Shaping Global Public Spheres Through International Law: An Investigation Into International Climate Change Law5
5
Gender in the Climate-Conflict Nexus: “Forgotten” Variables, Alternative Securities, and Hidden Power Dimensions5
The Irresistible Allure of Charismatic Leaders? Populism, Social Identity, and Polarisation5
Parliamentary Women Opposition Leaders: A Comparative Assessment Across 28 OECD Countries5
Trade Policy and Ecological Transition5
Politicisation and Democracy: The Consequences of Contingency5
Character, Gender, and Populism: How Female Populist Voters Judge the Character of Political Leaders5
China in Africa: Assessing the Consequences for the Continent’s Agenda for Economic Regionalism5
In the Name of the Conservative People: Slovakia’s Gendered Illiberal Transformation5
5
5
Politicians, Electoral Integrity, and Electoral Management Bodies: A Cross‐National Study on Satisfaction With Democracy5
The Youth Guarantee, Vulnerability, and Social Exclusion Among NEETs in Southern Europe5
5
Gender, Intraparty Competition, and the Substantive Focus of Parliamentary Questions in South Africa5
Governing Arctic Seals: A Longitudinal Analysis of News and Policy Discourse5
Addressing Migrant Inequality in Youth Political Engagement: The Role of Parental Influences5
“America is Back” or “America First” and the Transatlantic Relationship5
Disputing “Gender” in Academia: Illiberalism and the Politics of Knowledge5
Challenges Facing Organised Interests Under a Populist Right-Wing Government in Slovenia5
Loops of Violence(s) Within Europe’s Governance of Migration in Libya, Italy, Greece, and Belgium5
Does the EU Have Moral Authority? A Communicative Action Perspective on Sanctions5
The Moral and Political Legitimations of War and the Complex Dynamics of Peace Negotiation Processes5
Public Support for European Integration in Greece and Italy Between 2015 and 20205
How European Do Young Slovenians Feel?4
Industrial Alliances for the Energy Transition: Harnessing Business Power in the Era of Geoeconomics4
Political Pathways and Performance of Women Opposition Leaders in Indonesia and South Korea4
Enduring disembeddedness? Understanding the persistence of trade disconnects in US digital trade policy4
Paradoxical Infrastructuring: Genealogies of Governance and “Art of Being Governed” in China’s Blockchain–AI Hypes4
United in Diversity? A Study on the Implementation of Sanctions in the European Union4
Twitting Against the Enemy: Populist Radical Right Parties Discourse Against the (Political) “Other”4
The Process of The Transfer of Hate Speech to Demonization and Social Polarization4
“Selective Friendship at the Fund”: United States Allies, Labor Conditions, and the International Monetary Fund’s Legitimacy4
Justifying Secession in Catalonia: Resolving Grievances or a Means to a Better Future?4
The Janus Face of Valuation: Global Performance Indicators as Powerful and Criticized Public Measures4
4
Strategies for Engaging and Outreaching NEETs in Italy: Insights From Active Labour Policies4
The Instrumentalization of Women Opposition Leaders for Authoritarian Regime Entrenchment: The Case of Uganda4
Links Between Conspiracy Thinking and Attitudes Toward Democracy and Religion: Survey Data From Poland4
A Geopolitical Economy Analysis of China and India’s Approaches to Transnational Data Governance4
From Exclusion to Co-Optation: Political Opportunity Structures and Civil Society Responses in De-Democratising Hungary4
Challenging Democracy: Understanding How the Ideas of Populists and Disenchanted Citizens Align4
The Wartime Justification Trajectory: A Dynamic Approach to Justifying Wars in the 21st Century4
Online Trolls: Unaffectionate Psychopaths or Just Lonely Outcasts and Angry Partisans?4
No Way Back? ECB’s Forward Guidance and Policy Normalisation4
Navigating Regional Regime Complexity: How and Why Does the European Union Cooperate With Regional Organizations?4
The Legal Institutionalisation of Public Deliberation and the Embeddedness in the Democratic System: The Italian Case4
Blackmailing and Identity Profiling? The Behaviour of Populist Radical Right Governments in EU Development Policy4
The Rumours of the Crisis of Liberal Interventionism Are Greatly Exaggerated4
Labour Mobility and Informality: Romanian Migrants in Spain and Ethnic Entrepreneurs in Croatia4
Public Policy Europeanisation in Response to the Covid‐19 Crisis: The Case of Job Retention Schemes4
The Design and Impacts of Individual Sanctions: Evidence From Elites in Côte d’Ivoire and Zimbabwe4
4
The “Accidental Candidate” Versus Europe’s Longest Dictator: Belarus’s Unfinished Revolution for Women4
Institutionalizing Democratic Innovations in Poland: Mapping the Evolution of Citizens’ Assemblies Through Rules of Procedure4
Different Perspectives on Democracy as an Explanation for the “Populist Radical Right Gender Gap”?4
The Informational Consequences of Populism: Social Media News Use and “News Finds Me” Perception4
Party Competition Over Democracy: Democracy as Electoral Issue in Germany4
Longer‐Term Effects of Voting at Age 16: Higher Turnout Among Young People in Scotland4
River Commoning and the State: A Cross‐Country Analysis of River Defense Collectives4
The Personality Origins of Positive and Negative Partisanship4
Adaptive Sovereignty: China’s Evolving Legislative Framework for Transnational Data Governance4
Expanding, Complementing, or Substituting Multilateralism? EU Preferential Trade Agreements in the Migration Regime Complex4
Exploring Global Climate Policy Futures and Their Representation in Integrated Assessment Models4
Valence Secession? Voting Shocks and Independence Support in Scotland4
4
Understanding the EU’s Response to LGBTI Rights Violations: Inter-Institutional Differences and Social Sanctions4
Right-Wing Populist Party Organisation Across Europe: The Survival of the Mass-Party? Introduction to the Thematic Issue4
Migration and Asylum Flows to Germany: New Insights Into the Motives4
Alternatives to Liberal Democracies and Their Consolidation in Central and Eastern Europe3
A Bird’s Eye View: Supranational EU Actors on Twitter3
Facebook Campaigning in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian Federal Elections3
Clocks, Caps, Compartments, and Carve‐Outs: Creating Federal Fiscal Capacity Despite Strong Veto Powers3
The Ball That Failed to Curve: The 2023 “Populist Polarizing” Referendum in Poland3
The Conspiracist Theory of Power3
Women Leading the Opposition: Gender and Rhetoric in the European Parliament3
Arming Fortress Europe? Spaces and Instruments of Economic Patriotism in EU Armament Policy3
The Challenges of Reconstructing Citizen-Driven EU Contestation in the Digital Media Sphere3
Explaining Attitudes Towards Immigration: The Role of Economic Factors3
Space Security and the Transatlantic Relationship3
Decision‐Making Preferences in Times of Crisis3
The “EU‐Leash”: Growth Model Resilience and Change in the EU’s Eastern Periphery3
After Post‐Truth: Revisiting the Lippmann–Dewey Debate3
The EU’s Digital Footprint: Shaping Data Governance in Japan and Singapore3
Status Threat, Campaign Rhetoric, and US Foreign Policy3
Is Protest Only Negative? Examining the Effect of Emotions and Affective Polarization on Protest Behaviour3
Dilemmas Between Freedom of Speech and Hate Speech: Russophobia on Facebook and Instagram in the Spanish Media3
3
Local Self‐Governance and Weak Statehood: A Convincing Liaison?3
3
Annulment Actions and the V4: Taking Legislative Conflicts Before the CJEU3
Covid‐19‐Related Conspiracy Myths, Beliefs, and Democracy‐Endangering Consequences3
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Legitimacy of Labour Standards Clauses in the EU–Ukraine Collaboration3
Trust the People? Populism, Trust, and Support for Direct Democracy3
Left Behind Economically or Politically? Economic Grievances, Representation, and Populist Attitudes3
Do Affective Polarization and Populism Affect the Support for Holding Referendums?3
China and Climate Multilateralism: A Review of Theoretical Approaches3
Economic Narratives and the Legitimacy of Foreign Direct Investments3
Muslims’ Vote Choice: Exclusion and Group Voting in Europe3
Making Russia Great Again? Vladimir Putin’s Changing Sources of Legitimacy 2000–20243
0.083201885223389