The political contestation of Europe: from integration to disintegration?

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The political contestation of Europe: from integration to disintegration? / Trenz, Hans-Jörg.

In: Culture, Practice & Europeanization, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2018, p. 59-73.

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Trenz, H-J 2018, 'The political contestation of Europe: from integration to disintegration?', Culture, Practice & Europeanization, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 59-73. <https://www.uni-flensburg.de/fileadmin/content/seminare/soziologie/dokumente/culture-practice-and-europeanization/vol.3-issue-2-2018/trenz-2018.pdf>

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Trenz, H-J. (2018). The political contestation of Europe: from integration to disintegration? Culture, Practice & Europeanization, 3(2), 59-73. https://www.uni-flensburg.de/fileadmin/content/seminare/soziologie/dokumente/culture-practice-and-europeanization/vol.3-issue-2-2018/trenz-2018.pdf

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Trenz H-J. The political contestation of Europe: from integration to disintegration? Culture, Practice & Europeanization. 2018;3(2):59-73.

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Trenz, Hans-Jörg. / The political contestation of Europe: from integration to disintegration?. In: Culture, Practice & Europeanization. 2018 ; Vol. 3, No. 2. pp. 59-73.

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