Success versus decisiveness: Conceptual discussion and case study

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-205

  Laruelle, Annick ^a   Martínez, Ricardo ^a   Valenciano, Federico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decisiveness; European Union; Power; Success; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645022101     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: 14603667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951629806061866     Document Type: Review

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