Cultural capital and the density of organised interests lobbying the European Parliament

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Cultural capital and the density of organised interests lobbying the European Parliament. / Carroll, Brendan J.; Rasmussen, Anne.

In: West European Politics, Vol. 40, No. 5, 2017, p. 1132-1152.

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Carroll, BJ & Rasmussen, A 2017, 'Cultural capital and the density of organised interests lobbying the European Parliament', West European Politics, vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 1132-1152. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2017.1303243

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Carroll, B. J., & Rasmussen, A. (2017). Cultural capital and the density of organised interests lobbying the European Parliament. West European Politics, 40(5), 1132-1152. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2017.1303243

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Carroll BJ, Rasmussen A. Cultural capital and the density of organised interests lobbying the European Parliament. West European Politics. 2017;40(5):1132-1152. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2017.1303243

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Carroll, Brendan J. ; Rasmussen, Anne. / Cultural capital and the density of organised interests lobbying the European Parliament. In: West European Politics. 2017 ; Vol. 40, No. 5. pp. 1132-1152.

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