The politics of EU conditionality: The norm of minority protection during and beyond EU accession

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 842-860

  Sasse, Gwendolyn ^a,b  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural change; Estonia; EU conditionality; Latvia; Legal change; Minority protection; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949093399     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760802196580     Document Type: Review

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