How to Assess the European Union’s Influence in International Affairs: Addressing a Major Conceptual Challenge for EU Foreign Policy Analysis

Journal of Contemporary European Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-42

  Schunz, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

European Union foreign policy; Influence analysis; International regime

Indexed keywords

EID: 83155189386     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1815347X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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