Migration, Energy and Good Governance in the EU's Eastern Neighbourhood

Europe - Asia Studies

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 581-608

  Ademmer, Esther ^a   Börzel, Tanja A ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MIGRATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY REFORM;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE;

EID: 84879003955     PISSN: 09668136     EISSN: 14653427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2013.766038     Document Type: Article

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