Politics and Governance

Papers
(The TQCC of Politics and Governance is 5. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Depoliticizing Transnational Cleavage‐Related Issues Through Social Media Advertising: The 2022 Danish Defense Referendum Campaign33
Masks Down: Diplomacy and Regime Stability in the Post‐Covid‐19 Era32
Methodological Reflections on Studying Gender‐Sensitive Parliaments Cross‐Nationally: A “Most Significant Change” Approach29
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When Illiberals Govern: Educational and Cultural Policies in Hungary and Poland26
Merits and Challenges of Comparing the EU and Canada26
Televised Influence: Examining Opinion Formation Through Live Completion of a Voting Advice Application26
Christian Churches and the Ukraine War: Introducing Religious Publics in Global Politics25
The Diversity of Actors in Reform Backsliding and Its Containment in the Ukrainian Hybrid Regime23
Southern European Journalists’ Perceptions of Discursive Menaces in the Age of (Online) Delegitimization23
Germany’s Energy and Climate Policy as an Ecology of Games22
One Crisis is not Like Another: Exploring Different Shades of Crisis in the EU22
Digital Resilience of Cosmopolitanism: TikTok Refugees’ Platform Migration and Communication Practice With RedNote Natives21
Public Employment Services and Vulnerable Youth in the EU: The Case of Rural NEETs21
Satellites and the Changing Politics of Transparency in World Politics21
Liberal and Deliberative Democracy in the Global South: Models, Functions, Practices19
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Virtual Worlds, Real Politics: A Cross‐National Comparative Study of Metaverse Policy Approaches18
Voter Disenchantment in the Aftermath of the 2005 EU Constitutional Referendum in France17
Exploring Enablers for an Ambitious Coal Phaseout16
Beyond Apathy: Representative Performance as a Driver of the Age Gap in Voter Turnout16
Gender and Opposition Leadership in the Pacific Islands16
Illiberal Politics in Europe: Ideology, Policies, and Impact16
From Counterterrorism to Deterrence: The Evolution of Canada’s and Italy’s Defense Postures15
Indonesian Heroes and Villains: National Identity, Politics, Law, and Security15
Illiberal Discourse in Romania: A “Golden” New Beginning?15
EU Renewable Energy Governance and the Ukraine War: Moving Ahead Through Strategic Flexibility?15
Multidimensional Representation in the EU Multilevel Polity: The Role of Congruence in Vote‐Switching15
Leader Effects in an Era of Negative Politics: Who Has a Negativity Bias?15
Assembling Publics: Microsoft, Cybersecurity and Public‐Private Relations15
EU Data Sovereignty: An Autonomy–Interdependence Governance Gap?15
“My Way or No Way”: Political Polarization and Disagreement Among Immigrant Influencers and Their Followers15
The Debate on the European Union’s Future From the Perspective of Regional Members of Parliament14
The Influence of Age on Citizens’ Preferences for Age‐Related Descriptive Representation14
The Role of Religions and Conspiracy Theories in Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes13
When Believing in Divine Immanence Explains Vaccine Hesitancy: A Matter of Conspiracy Beliefs?13
Facing the Future: Conceiving Legal Obligations Towards Future Generations13
Gender Equality Reforms in Parliaments13
Up and Down With… Polarisation? Intrinsic and Instrumental Polarisation Dynamics in US Climate Policy Debates13
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(Re)Framing Coherence: A Relational Analysis of Social Protection Systems in South Africa and Uganda13
Coping With Turbulence and Safeguarding Against Authoritarianism: Polycentric Governance as a Resilience Resource12
The Geoeconomic Turn in International Trade, Investment, and Technology12
Strong Military and Weak Statehood: The Case of Self‐Governance Through Rasookh in Kashmir12
Zeitenwende: German Foreign Policy Change in the Wake of Russia's War Against Ukraine12
Enlargement of the EU Towards the East: A Pivotal Change in EU’s External Policy?12
Gender and Strategic Opposition Behavior: Patterns of Parliamentary Oversight in Belgium12
Governing AI Decision‐Making: Balancing Innovation and Accountability12
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Individual‐Level Predictors of Conspiracy Mentality in Germany and Poland11
Industrial Policy and Sectoral Coordination: The Collapse of Germany’s Solar Industry11
Implementation of EU Trade Agreements Under an Assertive, Open, and Sustainable Trade Policy11
Passing the Sexual Violence Crime Law in Indonesia: Reflection of a Gender-Sensitive Parliament?11
Shared Streets: Choreographed Disorder in the Late Socialist City11
Embedded Neoliberalism and the Legitimacy of the Post-Lisbon European Union Investment Policy11
European Union’s Regulating of Social Media: A Discourse Analysis of the Digital Services Act11
Current Challenges to the Legitimacy of International Economic and Financial Arrangements11
The Dollar as a Mutual Problem: New Transatlantic Interdependence in Finance11
Wagner Group Flows: A Two‐Fold Challenge to Liberal Intervention and Liberal Order10
Mapping Euroscepticism Across Occupational Classes: Economic and Cultural Capital in Comparative Perspective10
Picking Sectors: IPCEIs and Europe’s Emerging State Capacity for Strategic Identification10
The Role of Moral Principles in Resolving Intergenerational Conflicts of Interest10
Authoritarianism and the Psychology of War: Exploring Personality Traits in the Legitimation of Military Conflict10
Economic Security and the Politics of Trade and Investment Policy in Europe10
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Beyond Rhetoric: The European Parliament as a Workplace for Parents and Current Reform Debates10
Migrants' Voter Turnout in the Home Country Elections: Non‐Integration or Political Anchor?10
Continuous Militarization as a Mode of Governance of Indigenous People in the Russian Arctic10
The Changing Unpolitics of Covid‐19 Vaccine Procurement10
Social and Discursive Capital as Illiberal Enabler: A Tale of Two Far‐Right Fictions in France10
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Backsliding Populist Governments in the Council: The Case of the Hungarian Fidesz9
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The Multisided Threat to Free Trade: Protectionism and Fair Trade During Increasing Populism9
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The Preferred Governing Actors of Populist Supporters: Survey Evidence From Eight European Countries9
Investigating Party Abroad: Party Origins and Degrees of Formalization9
Drivers and Limits of the Geoeconomic Turn in EU Infrastructure Policy9
Fueling Toxicity? Studying Deceitful Opinion Leaders and Behavioral Changes of Their Followers9
Geopolitics and Transnational Data Governance9
Consensus About the European Union? Understanding the Views of Citizens and Political Parties9
US Critical Mineral Policies and Alliance Strategies in an Age of Geopolitical Rivalry9
Limited Congruence: Citizens’ Attitudes and Party Rhetoric About Referendums and Deliberative Practices9
For a Research Agenda on Negative Politics9
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Reporting EU Politics in News Venues: An Issue of Democratic Deficit?9
Publics in Global Politics: A Framing Paper9
Adverse Contagion? Populist Radical Right Parties and Norms on Gender Balance in Political Institutions8
Fiscal Rules and Federal Capacity in American Fiscal History: Lessons for Europe?8
The European Green Deal Agenda After the Attack on Ukraine: Exogenous Shock Meets Policy‐Making Stability8
No Longer Neutral: The ECB’s Geopoliticization of the International Role of the Euro8
Do Leader Evaluations (De)Mobilize Voter Turnout? Lessons From Presidential Elections in the United States8
Debating Europe: Politicization, Contestation, and Democratization8
A Chapter on Institutionalization: The Use and Misuse of Institutions of Citizen Participation in Hungary8
European Leadership and European Youth in the Climate Change Regime Complex8
“Strongmen” Don't Redistribute: Illiberal Leaders on the Right and Worsening Economic Inequality8
The Shortcomings of Just War Theories and the Legitimacy of Just Peace8
Governance Through Regime Complexity: A Role for the EU in the African Security Regime Complex8
Oversight, Accountability, or Influence? Understanding the Use of Monetary Dialogues in the European Parliament8
Accountability Issues, Online Covert Hate Speech, and the Efficacy of Counter‐Speech7
Transformational Party Leaders: Determinants of Leadership Style Assessment in Central and Eastern Europe7
Making Sense of the European Side of the Transatlantic Security Relations in Africa7
The Coexistence of Fiscal Sovereignties: The Post‐Pandemic European Union in Comparative Perspective7
Unpacking Legal Accountability: The Case of the European Central Bank7
Digital Policy as a Driver of Integration: Spillover Effects and European Commission Empowerment7
Sovereignty Crises and the EU’s Moral Challenge7
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Gus Dur’s Enduring Legacy: Accruing Religious Merit in the Afterlife7
Active Labour Market Policies for Rural NEETs in Lithuania: A Case of Rural Municipalities7
The EU De‐Risking of Energy Dependencies: Towards a New Clean Energy Geopolitical Order?7
Protecting Future Generations Through Minilateralism: Climate Clubs and Normative Legitimacy7
How Trickle‐Down Democracy Won the Debate, and Why It Didn’t Have To7
Followers First: Rethinking the Legitimacy of Political Leadership7
The Moral and Political Legitimations of War and the Complex Dynamics of Peace Negotiation Processes7
The Gendered Discourses of Illiberal Demographic Policy in Poland and in Russia7
Introduction: Out With the Old, In With the New? Explaining Changing EU–US Relations7
Gender Heterogeneity and Politics in Decision-Making About Green Public Procurement in the Czech Republic7
From Villain to Hero: The Role of Disengaged Terrorists in Social Reintegration Initiatives7
Legitimizing Illiberalism: The Construction of Civilizational Identity by the Justice and Development Party in Türkiye6
Green Monetary Policy Measures and Central Bank Mandates: A Comparative Political Economy Analysis6
Conspiracy Theory Beliefs and Political Trust: The Moderating Role of Political Communication6
Pro‐Poor Populism or Financialized Governance? The Politics of PMJDY and PMMY in India6
Making Polar and Ocean Governance Future-Proof6
Trade Policy and Ecological Transition6
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Character, Gender, and Populism: How Female Populist Voters Judge the Character of Political Leaders6
Still Out of Touch? Parties and Their Voters on the EU Dimension6
Sacrifice Zones: How Europe’s Electric Vehicle Transition Is Entangled With Coercive Zoning on Its Semi‐Periphery6
Reject, Reject, Reject...Passed! Explaining a Latecomer of Emigrant Enfranchisement6
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What Are Crises for? The Effects on Users’ Engagement in the 2022 Italian Election6
No Borrowing Without Taxing? Fiscal Solidarity of Next Generation EU in Light of the American Experience6
In the Name of the Conservative People: Slovakia’s Gendered Illiberal Transformation6
Undoing Social Policy: The Far Right and the Poor in Argentina6
The European Parliament: On the Politics of Naming6
Loops of Violence(s) Within Europe’s Governance of Migration in Libya, Italy, Greece, and Belgium6
Indonesian Women and Terrorism: An Analysis of Historical and Contemporary Trends6
Challenges Facing Organised Interests Under a Populist Right-Wing Government in Slovenia6
Climate Change and Institutional Resilience in Arctic Environmental Governance6
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Illiberal and Populist Political Narratives on Gender and Underreporting of Sexual Violence: A Case Study of Hungary6
The Parapolitical Path to Parliament: Former Political Support Staff as Parliamentary Members6
Addressing Migrant Inequality in Youth Political Engagement: The Role of Parental Influences6
Re‐Embedding Trade in the Shadow of Populism6
Contested Visions for Social Protection in Kenya: The Older Persons Cash Transfer and the Social Registry6
Governing Arctic Seals: A Longitudinal Analysis of News and Policy Discourse6
Voting Advice Application Use Increases Party Position Knowledge: An Experimental Study Among Belgian Youngsters6
Evolution of Brazilian Democracy: Unveiling Election Dynamics in Political Issues, Negativity, and Acclaim6
Does Federalism Facilitate Permanent Minipublics?6
Disputing “Gender” in Academia: Illiberalism and the Politics of Knowledge6
Technology as Statecraft: Remaking Sovereignty, Security, and Leadership in a Multipolar Age6
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Shaping Global Public Spheres Through International Law: An Investigation Into International Climate Change Law5
Exploring Global Climate Policy Futures and Their Representation in Integrated Assessment Models5
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The “Accidental Candidate” Versus Europe’s Longest Dictator: Belarus’s Unfinished Revolution for Women5
Spanish Political Communication and Hate Speech on Twitter During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine5
The Rumours of the Crisis of Liberal Interventionism Are Greatly Exaggerated5
Politicians, Electoral Integrity, and Electoral Management Bodies: A Cross‐National Study on Satisfaction With Democracy5
Political Pathways and Performance of Women Opposition Leaders in Indonesia and South Korea5
Blackmailing and Identity Profiling? The Behaviour of Populist Radical Right Governments in EU Development Policy5
What’s Net‐Zero? Strategic Green Technology Identification in the European Net‐Zero Industry Act5
The Personality Origins of Positive and Negative Partisanship5
Twitting Against the Enemy: Populist Radical Right Parties Discourse Against the (Political) “Other”5
Network Alliances Among Fridays for Future Local Groups in Italy: Relational Mechanisms in Action5
Public Support for European Integration in Greece and Italy Between 2015 and 20205
Voter’s Perception of Political Messages Against the Elite Classes in Spain: A Quasi‐Experimental Design5
Labour Mobility and Informality: Romanian Migrants in Spain and Ethnic Entrepreneurs in Croatia5
The Wartime Justification Trajectory: A Dynamic Approach to Justifying Wars in the 21st Century5
“America is Back” or “America First” and the Transatlantic Relationship5
Pro‐Poor Governance: Evidence on Incentivizing Policy Implementation in Brazil5
Decolonising Deliberation: Citizens’ Assemblies as a Claimed Space for Forging Bottom‐Up Democracy in Lebanon and Tunisia5
“Selective Friendship at the Fund”: United States Allies, Labor Conditions, and the International Monetary Fund’s Legitimacy5
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The Legal Institutionalisation of Public Deliberation and the Embeddedness in the Democratic System: The Italian Case5
Generative AI‐Making and State‐Making: Sovereign AI Race and the Future of Digital Geopolitics5
Paradoxical Infrastructuring: Genealogies of Governance and “Art of Being Governed” in China’s Blockchain–AI Hypes5
The Instrumentalization of Women Opposition Leaders for Authoritarian Regime Entrenchment: The Case of Uganda5
Strategies for Engaging and Outreaching NEETs in Italy: Insights From Active Labour Policies5
The Youth Guarantee, Vulnerability, and Social Exclusion Among NEETs in Southern Europe5
Gender, Intraparty Competition, and the Substantive Focus of Parliamentary Questions in South Africa5
Politicisation and Democracy: The Consequences of Contingency5
Mirages of External Finance in Social Protection: the Politics of Aid Viewed Through the Monetary Transfer Dilemma5
The Irresistible Allure of Charismatic Leaders? Populism, Social Identity, and Polarisation5
Challenging Democracy: Understanding How the Ideas of Populists and Disenchanted Citizens Align5
Parliamentary Women Opposition Leaders: A Comparative Assessment Across 28 OECD Countries5
Links Between Conspiracy Thinking and Attitudes Toward Democracy and Religion: Survey Data From Poland5
Public Policy Europeanisation in Response to the Covid‐19 Crisis: The Case of Job Retention Schemes5
Longer‐Term Effects of Voting at Age 16: Higher Turnout Among Young People in Scotland5
The Janus Face of Valuation: Global Performance Indicators as Powerful and Criticized Public Measures5
No Way Back? ECB’s Forward Guidance and Policy Normalisation5
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Estimating the Recommendation Certainty in Candidate‐Based Voting Advice Applications5
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