Intra-institutional rivalry and policy entrepreneurship in the European Union: The politics of information and communications technology convergence

New Media and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 445-466

  Simpson, Seamus ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convergence; European Commission; Information and communications technology; Policy entrepreneur; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034556939     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14614440022225904     Document Type: Article

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