From policy-takers to policy-makers? Observations on Bulgarian and Romanian foreign policy before and after EU accession

Perspectives on European Politics and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 210-224

  Bechev, Dimitar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; European union enlargement; Europeanisation; Foreign policy; Romania

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149090399     PISSN: 15705854     EISSN: 15680258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15705850902899248     Document Type: Article

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