Changing the decision space: European policy influences on energy policy and systems change in Sweden

Public Administration

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1509-1525

  Nilsson, Måns ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY REFORM; REGIONAL POLICY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84155172928     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.01946.x     Document Type: Article

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