Beyond the big-bang enlargement: citizens' preferences and the problem of EU decision making

Journal of European Integration

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 447-479

  Ahrens, Joachim ^a   Meurers, Martin ^b   Renner, Carsten ^a  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Ministry of the Economy and Labour   (Germany)

Author keywords

constitutional reform; EU enlargement; Eurobarometer survey; federalism; flexible integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050837562     PISSN: 07036337     EISSN: 14772280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07036330701502472     Document Type: Article

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