Federalism in the European Union: The view from below (if there is such a thing)

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 488-508

  Christin, Thomas ^a   Hug, Simon ^a   Schulz, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Delegation; European Union; Federalism; Political accountability; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244488254     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760500091554     Document Type: Conference Paper

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