Normative Power Europe and the Importance of the Discursive Context: The European Union and the politics of religion

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Normative Power Europe and the Importance of the Discursive Context : The European Union and the politics of religion. / Larsen, Henrik.

In: Cooperation and Conflict, Vol. 49, No. 4, 1, 12.2014, p. 419-437.

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Larsen, H 2014, 'Normative Power Europe and the Importance of the Discursive Context: The European Union and the politics of religion', Cooperation and Conflict, vol. 49, no. 4, 1, pp. 419-437. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010836714532918

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Larsen, H. (2014). Normative Power Europe and the Importance of the Discursive Context: The European Union and the politics of religion. Cooperation and Conflict, 49(4), 419-437. [1]. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010836714532918

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Larsen H. Normative Power Europe and the Importance of the Discursive Context: The European Union and the politics of religion. Cooperation and Conflict. 2014 Dec;49(4):419-437. 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010836714532918

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Larsen, Henrik. / Normative Power Europe and the Importance of the Discursive Context : The European Union and the politics of religion. In: Cooperation and Conflict. 2014 ; Vol. 49, No. 4. pp. 419-437.

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