Democratic Participation? The Involvement of Citizens in Policymaking at the European Commission

Journal of Contemporary European Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 335-352

  Fischer Hotzel, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

European Commission; European Union; Participatory democracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859049440     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1815347X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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