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Special Issue: Beyond Responsibility vs. Responsiveness: Reconfigurations of EU Economic Governance in Response to Crises. Guest Editors: Crespy, Amandine; Moreira Ramalho, Tiago; Schmidt, Vivien

Neither responsive, nor responsible? Citizens’ understandings of political actors’ responsiveness and responsibility in the socio-economic governance of the EU

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Pages 1126-1152 | Received 03 May 2023, Accepted 21 Nov 2023, Published online: 23 Dec 2023

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