‘You can’t have one without the other’: the differential impact of civil society strength on the implementation of EU policy

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‘You can’t have one without the other’ : the differential impact of civil society strength on the implementation of EU policy. / Schrama, Reini Margriet; Zhelyazkova, Asya.

In: Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 25, No. 7, 2018, p. 1029-1048.

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Schrama, RM & Zhelyazkova, A 2018, '‘You can’t have one without the other’: the differential impact of civil society strength on the implementation of EU policy', Journal of European Public Policy, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 1029-1048. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2018.1433709

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Schrama, R. M., & Zhelyazkova, A. (2018). ‘You can’t have one without the other’: the differential impact of civil society strength on the implementation of EU policy. Journal of European Public Policy, 25(7), 1029-1048. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2018.1433709

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Schrama RM, Zhelyazkova A. ‘You can’t have one without the other’: the differential impact of civil society strength on the implementation of EU policy. Journal of European Public Policy. 2018;25(7):1029-1048. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2018.1433709

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Schrama, Reini Margriet ; Zhelyazkova, Asya. / ‘You can’t have one without the other’ : the differential impact of civil society strength on the implementation of EU policy. In: Journal of European Public Policy. 2018 ; Vol. 25, No. 7. pp. 1029-1048.

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