The European Union and the public sphere
Subtitle: a communicative space in the making?
By: edited by John Erik Fossum and Philip Schlesinger.
Contributors: Fossum, John Erik.; Schlesinger, Philip, 1948-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780415384568
Subjects: European Union; Communication in politics -- European Union countries; Public interest -- European Union countries; Mass media -- Political aspects -- European Union countries; Representative government and representation -- European Union countries
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The European Union and the public sphere : a communicative space in the making? / John Erik Fossum and Philip Schlesinger; title: Conceptualizing European public spheres : general, segmented, and strong publics / Erik Oddvar Eriksen; title: The public sphere and European democracy : mechanisms of democratization in the transnational situation / Klaus Eder; title: A fragile cosmopolitanism : on the unresolved ambiguities of the European public sphere / Philip Schlesinger; title: "Quo vadis Europe?" : quality newspapers struggling for European unity / Hans-Jorg Trenz; title: Political communication, European integration, and the transformation of national public spheres : a comparison of Britain and France / Paul Statham; title: The European void : the democratic deficit as a cultural deficiency / Abram de Swaan; title: Political integration in Europe and the need for a common political language / Lars Chr. Blichner; title: EU enlargement, identity, and the public sphere / Maria Heller and Agnes Renyi; title: Religion and the European public sphere / Francois Foret and Philip Schlesinger; title: The public sphere in European constitution-making / John Erik Fossum and Hans-Jorg Trenz; title: European commissioners and the prospects of a European public sphere : information, representation, and legitimacy / Andy Smith; title: Transparency, audiences, and the evolving role of the EU Council of Ministers / Deirdre Curtin; title: Transnationalising the public sphere? : the European parliament, promises, and anticipations / Ulrike Liebert; title: Conclusion / Philip Schlesinger and John Erik Fossum.