The role of public opinion in European Union policy making: The case of European Union enlargement

Perspectives on European Politics and Society

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 336-347

  Timuş, Natalia ^a  

^a CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Central and Eastern Europe; Enlargement; EU elites; EU policy making; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950777930     PISSN: 15705854     EISSN: 15680258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15705850601056470     Document Type: Article

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