Brussels is speaking: The adverse speech geo-politics of the european union towards its neighbours

Geopolitics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 130-145

  Boedeltje, Freerk ^a   Van Henk, Houtum ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; FOREIGN POLICY; GEOPOLITICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; POLICY STRATEGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

BELGIUM; BRUSSELS [BELGIUM];

EID: 79951848489     PISSN: 14650045     EISSN: 15573028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14650045.2010.493791     Document Type: Article

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