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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
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Depoliticizing Transnational Cleavage‐Related Issues Through Social Media Advertising: The 2022 Danish Defense Referendum Campaign28
Public Employment Services and Vulnerable Youth in the EU: The Case of Rural NEETs28
Masks Down: Diplomacy and Regime Stability in the Post‐Covid‐19 Era25
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
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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
Multilateralism, Developmental Regionalism, and the African Development Bank21
The Diversity of Actors in Reform Backsliding and Its Containment in the Ukrainian Hybrid Regime20
One Crisis is not Like Another: Exploring Different Shades of Crisis in the EU20
Southern European Journalists’ Perceptions of Discursive Menaces in the Age of (Online) Delegitimization19
Christian Churches and the Ukraine War: Introducing Religious Publics in Global Politics19
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
Merits and Challenges of Comparing the EU and Canada18
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“Refugees” as a Misnomer: The Parochial Politics and Official Discourse of the Visegrad Four16
Assembling Publics: Microsoft, Cybersecurity and Public‐Private Relations16
“My Way or No Way”: Political Polarization and Disagreement Among Immigrant Influencers and Their Followers16
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
Voter Disenchantment in the Aftermath of the 2005 EU Constitutional Referendum in France15
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
EU Data Sovereignty: An Autonomy–Interdependence Governance Gap?14
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
Gender and Opposition Leadership in the Pacific Islands13
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Comprehensive Security: The Opportunities and Challenges of Incorporating Environmental Threats in Security Policy13
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
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
Gender Equality Reforms in Parliaments11
Up and Down With… Polarisation? Intrinsic and Instrumental Polarisation Dynamics in US Climate Policy Debates11
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European Union’s Regulating of Social Media: A Discourse Analysis of the Digital Services Act11
Pandemic Populism? How Covid-19 Triggered Populist Facebook User Comments in Germany and Austria11
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
Migration in Spain: The Role of Cultural Diversity Revisited10
Implementation of EU Trade Agreements Under an Assertive, Open, and Sustainable Trade Policy10
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
The Changing Unpolitics of Covid‐19 Vaccine Procurement9
Wagner Group Flows: A Two‐Fold Challenge to Liberal Intervention and Liberal Order9
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
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Climate Change and Security: Filling Remaining Gaps8
Limited Congruence: Citizens’ Attitudes and Party Rhetoric About Referendums and Deliberative Practices8
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The Role of Moral Principles in Resolving Intergenerational Conflicts of Interest8
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Drivers and Limits of the Geoeconomic Turn in EU Infrastructure Policy8
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
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Carbon Pricing Under Pressure: Withering Markets?8
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
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
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
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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
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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
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
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
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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
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
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
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Indonesian Women and Terrorism: An Analysis of Historical and Contemporary Trends5
The European Parliament: On the Politics of Naming5
How Trickle‐Down Democracy Won the Debate, and Why It Didn’t Have To5
Carbon Pricing in the US: Examining State-Level Policy Support and Federal Resistance5
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
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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
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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
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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
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Gender, Intraparty Competition, and the Substantive Focus of Parliamentary Questions in South Africa5
Addressing Migrant Inequality in Youth Political Engagement: The Role of Parental Influences5
Governing Arctic Seals: A Longitudinal Analysis of News and Policy Discourse5
“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
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