The origins of the EU comitology system: A case of informal agenda-setting by the Commission

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 208-226

  Blom Hansen, Jens ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Comitology; EU history; Institutional choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549144729     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760701817716     Document Type: Article

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