Politique européenne 2020/4 No 66
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The Heroes and Villains of an Alternative Europe – How EU Contestation shapes Narratives of Europe in Germany1

Pages 96 to 119

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  • CONRAD, Maximilian,
  • HALLGRÍMSDÓTTIR, Helga Kristín
  • and BRUNET-JAILLY, Emmanuel,
2020. The Heroes and Villains of an Alternative Europe – How EU Contestation shapes Narratives of Europe in Germany1. Politique européenne, 2020/4 No 66, p.96-119. DOI : 10.3917/e.poeu.066.0096. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-politique-europeenne-2019-4-page-96?lang=en.
  • Conrad, Maximilian.,
  • et al.
« The Heroes and Villains of an Alternative Europe – How EU Contestation shapes Narratives of Europe in Germany1 ». Politique européenne, 2020/4 No 66, 2020. p.96-119. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-politique-europeenne-2019-4-page-96?lang=en.
  • Conrad, M.,
  • Hallgrímsdóttir, H.-K.
  • and Brunet-Jailly, E.
(2020). The Heroes and Villains of an Alternative Europe – How Eu Contestation Shapes Narratives of Europe in Germany1. Politique européenne, No 66(4), 96-119. https://doi.org/10.3917/e.poeu.066.0096.

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