The EU comitology system: Intergovernmental bargaining and deliberative supranationalism?

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 719-740

  Blom Hansen, Jens ^a   Brandsma, Gijs Jan ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 65249115452     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2009.02002.x     Document Type: Article

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