The appointment of rapporteurs in the European parliament

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 457-486

  Yoshinaka, Antoine ^a   McElroy, Gail ^b   Bowler, Shaun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 79951932599     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298010793322384     Document Type: Article

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