Transnational activism in the EU and the UN

Transnational Activism in the UN and the EU: A Comparative Study

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3-18

  Joachim, Jutta ^a   Locher, Birgit ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84911150824     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203887998     Document Type: Chapter

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