The democratic legitimacy of the European Union committee system

Governance

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 185-210

  Rhinard, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036555469     PISSN: 09521895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0491.00185     Document Type: Article

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