The European Union in international environmental negotiations: An analysis of the Stockholm Convention negotiations

Environmental Policy and Governance

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-31

  Delreux, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

EU decision making; EU negotiation arrangement; Principal agent; Stockholm POPs convention

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPEAN UNION; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STOCKHOLM CONVENTION;

EID: 67549144057     PISSN: 1756932X     EISSN: 17569338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.494     Document Type: Article

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