'Reflexive Expectations' in EU-China Relations: A Media Analysis Approach

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 463-479

  Zhang, Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; European Union; Media analysis; National identity; Reflexive expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956679162     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcms.12286     Document Type: Article

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