Civil society and EU democracy: 'astroturf' representation?

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-116

  Kohler Koch, Beate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Democratic deficit; European civil society; Participatory governance; Representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949141147     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760903464986     Document Type: Article

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