National actors in international organizations: The case of the European Commission

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-192

  Thomson, Robert ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Commissioners; Council of Ministers; European Commission; European Union; Legislative decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649009895     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414006295661     Document Type: Article

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