The role of experts in international and european decision-making processes: Setting the scene

The Role of 'Experts' in International and European Decision-Making Processes: Advisors, Decision Makers Or Irrelevant Actors?

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-16

  Ambrus, Monika ^a   Arts, Karin ^b   Hey, Ellen ^b   Raulus, Helena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84927111443     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/9781139871365.001     Document Type: Chapter

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