Contested decisions: Empirical analysis of voting in the European Union Council of Ministers

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-50

  Mattila, Mikko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 1142266535     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2004.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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