Information exchanges, diplomatic networks and the construction of European knowledge in European Union foreign policy

Cooperation and Conflict

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 239-259

  Bicchi, Federica ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diplomatic networks; European Union foreign policy; Heads of Mission (HoMs) reports information; Knowledge; Networks; Practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905026628     PISSN: 00108367     EISSN: 14603691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010836713482871     Document Type: Article

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