The Democratic Deficit in the European Union: Much Ado about Nothing?

European Union Politics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 101-120

  Crombez, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

democracy; effectiveness; enlargement; European Union

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244461454     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116503004001583     Document Type: Article

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