Interests, Influence and Information: Comparing the influence of interest Groups in the European Union

Journal of European Integration

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 471-486

  Chalmers, Adam William ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

European union; Influence; Information processing; Interests groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051733424     PISSN: 07036337     EISSN: 14772280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07036337.2011.579751     Document Type: Article

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