The policy impact of leadership in committees: Rapporteurs' influence on the European parliament's opinions

European Union Politics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-240

  Costello, Rory ^a   Thomson, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Co decision; Committees; European Parliament; Rapporteurs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953431189     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116510353459     Document Type: Article

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