Whither the commission? Reform, renewal and the issue-attention cycle

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 770-786

  Cram, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banal Europeanism; Commission; Governance; Issue attention cycle; Reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035600664     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760110083509     Document Type: Article

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