The merits of adding complexity: non-separable preferences in spatial models of European Union politics

This paper challenges the assumption of separable preferences that has been applied throughout the existing empirical research on European Union (EU) legislative politics. Yet our analysis reveals that non-separable preferences are in fact a widespread phenomenon in EU politics. In many cases actors...

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Hauptverfasser: Finke, Daniel (VerfasserIn) , Fleig, Andreas (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: August 21, 2013
In: Journal of theoretical politics
Year: 2013, Jahrgang: 25, Heft: 4, Pages: 546-575
ISSN:1460-3667
DOI:10.1177/0951629813493212
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1177/0951629813493212
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