'Enlargement waves' and interest group participation in the EU policy-making system: Establishing a framework of analysis

West European Politics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1147-1165

  Blavoukos, Spyros ^a   Pagoulatos, George ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; EUROPEAN UNION; GROUP BEHAVIOR; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY MAKING; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

EID: 54249088391     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402380802370625     Document Type: Article

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