The Participation of Subnational Governments in the Council of the EU: Some Evidence from Spain

Regional and Federal Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 361-385

  Noferini, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

European Union; Europeanization; Multi level governance; regionalism; Spanish autonomous communities; subnational governments

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; REGIONALISM;

SPAIN;

PYRONIA TITHONUS;

EID: 84867624227     PISSN: 13597566     EISSN: 17439434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13597566.2012.677138     Document Type: Article

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