National representation in international organizations: The seat allocation model implicit in the European union council and parliament

Political Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 370-398

  Taagepera, Rein ^a,c   Hosli, Madeleine O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33646754892     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2006.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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