The European Union's role in the G8: A principal-agent perspective

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 420-442

  Niemann, Arne ^a   Huigens, Judith ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delegation; EU foreign policy; European Commission; European Union; G8; Principal agent

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957515381     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2011.551080     Document Type: Article

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