The European commission's neoliberal trade discourse since the crisis: Legitimizing continuity through subtle discursive change

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 149-167

  De Ville, Ferdi ^a   Orbie, Jan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Crisis; Discourse; European Union trade policy; Neoliberalism

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FREE TRADE; NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE POLICY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84891488484     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-856X.12022     Document Type: Article

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