The constitutional debate: A one man show? Vaclav Klaus and the constitutional discourse in the Czech Republic

Perspectives on European Politics and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 342-373

  Rakusanová, Petra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; European constitutional ratification; European Constitutional Treaty; Media discourse analysis; Politicisation; President V clav Klaus; Public debate; Transnationalisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547583308     PISSN: 15705854     EISSN: 15680258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15705850701433041     Document Type: Article

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