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  1. Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung (MZES), Universität Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

    Beate Kohler-Koch

  2. Centre for European and Comparative Legal Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Acar Kutay

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    Regina A. List

  2. Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Helmut K. Anheier

  3. Schar school, George Mason University, ARLINGTON, VI, USA

    Stefan Toepler

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    Regina A. List

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Kohler-Koch, B., Kutay, A. (2020). Civil Society and the European Union. In: List, R., Anheier, H., Toepler, S. (eds) International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99675-2_155-1

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