All access points are not created equal: Explaining the fate of diffuse interests in the EU

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-83

  Smith, Mitchell P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental interests; European Parliament; Parliamentary committees; REACH directive

Indexed keywords

ACCESS RESTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; EUROPEAN UNION; LEGISLATION; POLICY MAKING;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 37549042371     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2007.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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