The normative origins of democracy in the European Union: Toward a transformationalist theory of democratization

European Political Science Review

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-233

  Schimmelfennig, Frank ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

democracy; democratization; European Union

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011523964     PISSN: 17557739     EISSN: 17557747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1755773910000068     Document Type: Article

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