The role of committees in the policy-process of the European Union: Legislation, implementation and deliberation

The Role Of Committees In The Policy-Process Of The European Union: Legislation, Implementation and Deliberation

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-307

  Christiansen, Thomas ^a,b   Larsson, Torbjörn ^c  

^a Institut Europeacute en d'Administration Publique   (Netherlands)

^b College of Europe   (Belgium)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84890740144     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781847205322     Document Type: Book

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