Decision rules, social norms and the expression of disagreement: The case of qualified-majority voting in the Council of the European Union

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Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-97

  Novak, Stéphanie ^a  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Decision making; European union council; Minority; Qualified majority; Vote

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649245678     PISSN: 05390184     EISSN: 14617412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0539018409354473     Document Type: Article

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