The collective action of data collection: A data infrastructure on parties, elections and cabinets

European Union Politics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 161-178

  Döring, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actors and institutions; comparative politics; Council of Ministers (Council of the European Union); European Commission; European Parliament

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873943261     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116512461189     Document Type: Article

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