Policy consultation and political styles: Renewable energy consultations in the UK and Denmark

British Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 454-474

  Toke, David ^a   Nielsen, HelleØrsted ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Consultation; Denmark; renewable energy; the United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947446340     PISSN: 1746918X     EISSN: 17469198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/bp.2015.38     Document Type: Article

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