Measuring interest group influence in the EU: A note on methodology

European Union Politics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 559-576

  Dür, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 54249130062     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116508095151     Document Type: Article

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