Achieving consensus through committees: Does the European Parliament manage?

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-151

  Settembri, Pierpaolo ^a   Neuhold, Christine ^b  

^a Directorate General for External and Politico Military Affairs   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 57549099868     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2008.01835.x     Document Type: Article

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