Changing Belarus?: The limits of EU governance in Eastern Europe and the promise of partnership

Cooperation and Conflict

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-165

  Bosse, Giselle ^a   Korosteleva Polglase, Elena ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belarus; Boundaries of order; Eastern partnership; EU external governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649154066     PISSN: 00108367     EISSN: 14603691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010836709102736     Document Type: Article

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