Forum section: An automated database of the European Parliament

European Union Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 143-152

  Høyland, Bjørn ^a   Sircar, Indraneel ^b   Hix, Simon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 59749088377     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116508099764     Document Type: Article

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