Direct democracy and European integration

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 153-166

  Hobolt, Sara Binzer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constitutional Treaty; Direct democracy; European integration; Referendum; Voting behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244463891     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760500380825     Document Type: Article

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