What is civil society and who represents civil society in the EU?-Results of an online survey among civil society experts

Policy and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-22

  Kohler Koch, Beate ^a   Quittkat, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 62849099193     PISSN: 14494035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polsoc.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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