Europeanization and the variable influence of the EU: National parties and party systems in Western and Eastern Europe

Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-150

  Ladrech, Robert ^a,b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies Department   (Belgium)

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EID: 77649156858     PISSN: 19448953     EISSN: 19448961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14613190802145580     Document Type: Article

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