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The European Union in the Estonian Public Discourse

TalTech Journal of European Studies
Volume 3 (2013): Issue 2 (October 2013)
By: Katri Vaaks  
Open Access
|Oct 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2013-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2674-4619 | Journal ISSN: 2674-4600
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Language: English
Page range: 50 - 67
Published on: Oct 23, 2013
Published by: Tallinn University of Technology
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Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
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Estonia,
European Union,
EU legitimacy
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