The politics of international norms: Subsidiarity and the imperfect competence regime of the European union

European Journal of International Relations

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-238

  Van Kersbergen, Kees ^a   Verbeek, Bertjan ^a  

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Author keywords

Constructivism; European Union; International norms; International regime theory; Subsidiarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247606621     PISSN: 13540661     EISSN: 14603713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354066107076955     Document Type: Article

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