There is life after the Commission: An empirical analysis of private interest representation by former EU-commissioners, 1981-2009

Review of International Organizations

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-80

  Vaubel, Roland ^a   Klingen, Bernhard ^a   Müller, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

European Commission; European Union; Interest groups; Lobbying

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856468628     PISSN: 15597431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11558-011-9128-3     Document Type: Article

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