The domestic opportunity structure and supranational activity: An explanation of environmental group activity at the European union level

European Union Politics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 531-558

  Poloni Staudinger, Lori M ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental groups; European Union; Multi level governance; Opportunity structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849083918     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116508095150     Document Type: Article

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