Diplomats without a flag: The institutionalization of the delegations of the commission in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 483-505

  Dimier, Véronique ^a   McGeever, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Université Libre de Bruxelles ^*

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EID: 33747339939     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2006.00632.x     Document Type: Review

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