Punctuated equilibrium theory and the European Union

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 854-870

  Princen, Sebastiaan ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agenda setting; European Union; policy making; punctuated equilibrium theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878586271     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2013.781822     Document Type: Article

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