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The Composition of the College of Commissioners: patterns of delegation
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Keywords
delegation of tasks
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
European Politics
Free Keywords
appointment; European Commission; party politics
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 207-228
Journal
European Union Politics, 8 (2007) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116507076430
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)