The party of European socialists and the treaty of Amsterdam: Really a policy‐seeking party?

Perspectives on European Politics and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 217-242

  Lightfoot, Simon ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 34248059599     PISSN: 15705854     EISSN: 15680258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15705850308438861     Document Type: Article

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