The interactive nature of 'soft' and 'hard' governance in the eu information society: Lessons from the EU Electronic Communications Regulatory Framework

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 899-917

  Simpson, Seamus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EU; information society; soft governance; telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880041057     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2012.744072     Document Type: Article

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