Fractured politics? The comparative regulation of shale gas in Europe

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 1276-1293

  Van de Graaf, Thijs ^a   Haesebrouck, Tim ^a   Debaere, Peter ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

(risk) regulation; Comparative public policy; hydraulic fracturing ( fracking ); qualitative comparative analysis (QCA); shale gas

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018470595     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2017.1301985     Document Type: Article

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