Who's at the table? An analysis of ministers’ participation in EU Council of Ministers meetings

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Who's at the table? An analysis of ministers’ participation in EU Council of Ministers meetings. / Grøn, Caroline Louise Howard; Salomonsen, Heidi Houlberg.

In: Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 22, No. 8, 2, 2015, p. 1071-1088.

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Grøn, CLH & Salomonsen, HH 2015, 'Who's at the table? An analysis of ministers’ participation in EU Council of Ministers meetings', Journal of European Public Policy, vol. 22, no. 8, 2, pp. 1071-1088. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2014.983145

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Grøn, C. L. H., & Salomonsen, H. H. (2015). Who's at the table? An analysis of ministers’ participation in EU Council of Ministers meetings. Journal of European Public Policy, 22(8), 1071-1088. [2]. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2014.983145

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Grøn CLH, Salomonsen HH. Who's at the table? An analysis of ministers’ participation in EU Council of Ministers meetings. Journal of European Public Policy. 2015;22(8):1071-1088. 2. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2014.983145

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Grøn, Caroline Louise Howard ; Salomonsen, Heidi Houlberg. / Who's at the table? An analysis of ministers’ participation in EU Council of Ministers meetings. In: Journal of European Public Policy. 2015 ; Vol. 22, No. 8. pp. 1071-1088.

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