Transgovernmental networks in the European Union: Improving compliance effectively?

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Transgovernmental networks in the European Union : Improving compliance effectively? / Hobolth, Mogens; Martinsen, Dorte Sindbjerg.

In: Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 20, No. 10, 2013, p. 1406-1424.

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Hobolth, M & Martinsen, DS 2013, 'Transgovernmental networks in the European Union: Improving compliance effectively?', Journal of European Public Policy, vol. 20, no. 10, pp. 1406-1424. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2013.800791

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Hobolth, M., & Martinsen, D. S. (2013). Transgovernmental networks in the European Union: Improving compliance effectively? Journal of European Public Policy, 20(10), 1406-1424. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2013.800791

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Hobolth M, Martinsen DS. Transgovernmental networks in the European Union: Improving compliance effectively? Journal of European Public Policy. 2013;20(10):1406-1424. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2013.800791

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Hobolth, Mogens ; Martinsen, Dorte Sindbjerg. / Transgovernmental networks in the European Union : Improving compliance effectively?. In: Journal of European Public Policy. 2013 ; Vol. 20, No. 10. pp. 1406-1424.

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