Are political parties controlling legislative decision-making in the European Parliament? The case of the services directive

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1184-1204

  Lindberg, Bjorn ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

European Parliament; Legislative decision making; Political parties; Services Directiv

Indexed keywords

EID: 55449117652     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760802407706     Document Type: Article

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