In Search Of A European Public Sphere

Author : Malgorzata Winiarska-Brodowska
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781527548749

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In Search of a European Public Sphere by Malgorzata Winiarska-Brodowska Pdf

This collection is up-to-date and vital at the present moment which demands a special sense of responsibility regarding the tasks ahead for Europe, especially in the fields of media and communication. The volume adopts a wide range of approaches to the European public sphere, and provides much-needed insight into both Western and Eastern perceptions of events and processes in Europe. The contributions here analyse recent trends in media and communication (such as misinformation, fragmentation, and the core-periphery division) and search for possible ways to approach them. In doing so, they discuss a number of important current issues, such as populism, migration, and foreign involvement in European affairs. The volume also sheds light on the question of how the changes in communication environments affect the public spheres in Europe. Focusing on media in Europe, the contributors bring knowledge from different scientific fields (including geopolitics, sociology, political science, and philosophy) and represent different geographic regions, whilst at the same time presenting a European perspective on the issues they investigate.

Author : Malgorzata Winiarska-Brodowska
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1527547051

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In Search of a European Public Sphere by Malgorzata Winiarska-Brodowska Pdf

This collection is up-to-date and vital at the present moment which demands a special sense of responsibility regarding the tasks ahead for Europe, especially in the fields of media and communication. The volume adopts a wide range of approaches to the European public sphere, and provides much-needed insight into both Western and Eastern perceptions of events and processes in Europe. The contributions here analyse recent trends in media and communication (such as misinformation, fragmentation, and the core-periphery division) and search for possible ways to approach them. In doing so, they discuss a number of important current issues, such as populism, migration, and foreign involvement in European affairs. The volume also sheds light on the question of how the changes in communication environments affect the public spheres in Europe. Focusing on media in Europe, the contributors bring knowledge from different scientific fields (including geopolitics, sociology, political science, and philosophy) and represent different geographic regions, whilst at the same time presenting a European perspective on the issues they investigate.

Author : Hakan G. Sicakkan
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781785360916

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Integration, Diversity and the Making of a European Public Sphere by Hakan G. Sicakkan Pdf

Based on an extended agonistic pluralism perspective, this book offers a novel notion of a transnational public sphere that goes beyond the questions of whether a European public sphere exists or is possible and instead provides a solid understanding of its key features.

Author : John Erik Fossum,Philip R. Schlesinger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-06-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134174614

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The European Union and the Public Sphere by John Erik Fossum,Philip R. Schlesinger Pdf

The European Union is often attacked for its ‘democratic deficit’, namely its deficiencies in representation, transparency and accountability, as well as its lack of popular support. Can these shortcomings be counteracted by the development of a viable European public sphere? This book assesses the possible formation of a communicative space that might enable and engender the creation of a transnational or a supranational public. The contributors consider the EU’s democratic credentials and how well it communicates, and they also evaluate the major institutions and their links to general publics. The European Union and the Public Sphere emphasizes a ‘deliberative democratic’ perspective on the public sphere, addressing some key questions: • What are the prospects for a European public sphere? • Should we think in terms of the EU having a single public sphere, or are overlapping public spheres a more viable option? • What do this book’s findings on the question of the public sphere tell us about the EU as a political entity? Students and scholars of European democracy, political communication, and the politics of institutions will all be greatly interested by this book.

Author : Ruud Koopmans,Paul Statham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139490009

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The Making of a European Public Sphere by Ruud Koopmans,Paul Statham Pdf

This book investigates an important source of the European Union's recent legitimacy problems. It shows how European integration is debated in mass media, and how this affects democratic inclusiveness. Advancing integration implies a shift in power between governments, parliaments, and civil society. Behind debates over Europe's 'democratic deficit' is a deeper concern: whether democratic politics can perform effectively under conditions of Europeanization and globalization. This study is based on a wealth of unique data from seven European countries, combining newspaper content analyses, an innovative study of Internet communication structures, and hundreds of interviews with leading political and media representatives across Europe. It is by far the most far-reaching and empirically grounded study on the Europeanization of media discourse and political contention to date, and a must-read for anyone interested in how European integration changes democratic politics and why European integration has become increasingly contested.

Author : Liana Giorgi,Ingmar von Homeyer,Wayne Parsons
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134224326

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Democracy in the European Union by Liana Giorgi,Ingmar von Homeyer,Wayne Parsons Pdf

An invaluable exploration of the concern that transfers of power to European Union institutions are producing a worrying new form of democratic deficit. While ongoing reforms of these institutions promise to render decision processes at European level more transparent and accountable, these expert authors examine whether there is a European public sphere for citizens and their representatives to discuss, deliberate and evaluate issues of public relevance. They show how the process of European integration has given rise to a new object of study – European society, and why key questions concerning identity, citizenship, democracy, government and institutions are being raised anew and are major political concerns at European and Member State level. With six case studies of EU policy-making and representative institutions, they analyze the intensity of participatory practices in four dimensions: mobilization of societal actors, public contestation and debate, openness of decision-making, and responsiveness of policy makers. This book will be of strong interest to students and researchers of the European Union, European politics, European studies as well as those concerned with more theoretical aspects of governance and the public sphere.

Author : A. Salvatore,O. Schmidtke,H. Trenz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137283207

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Rethinking the Public Sphere Through Transnationalizing Processes by A. Salvatore,O. Schmidtke,H. Trenz Pdf

This book discusses the extent to which the theoretical relevance and analytical rigor of the concept of the public sphere is affected by current processes of transnationalization. The contributions address fundamental questions concerning the viability of a socially and politically effective public sphere in a post-Westphalian world.

Author : Thomas Risse
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107081659

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European Public Spheres by Thomas Risse Pdf

This book examines the emergence of (and limitations to) a common European public sphere and the advantages and problems surrounding this development.

Author : Alvaro Oleart
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030536374

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Framing TTIP in the European Public Spheres by Alvaro Oleart Pdf

This book explores the debate and politicisation of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations in the Spanish, French and British public spheres. It addresses the questions of how and to what extent the national media discourses about TTIP were Europeanised, and how this type ofEuropeanisation contributes to the democratic legitimacy of the EU. The author argues that the politicisation of TTIP should be seen as a symptom of the ‘normal’ politics of a democratic polity, as it enlarges the political arena by embedding European issues into national political debates. Demands for ‘Another Europe is Possible’ empower rather than hinder the legitimacy of the EU.

Author : Emanuela Bozzini
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Civil society
ISBN : 1315593858

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Mapping the European Public Sphere by Emanuela Bozzini Pdf

Author : Maximilian Conrad
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783838266855

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Europeans and the Public Sphere by Maximilian Conrad Pdf

Author : Luciano Morganti,Léonce Bekemans
Publisher : P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Editions Scientifiques Internationales
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Civil society
ISBN : 9052012547

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The European Public Sphere by Luciano Morganti,Léonce Bekemans Pdf

The development of a fully fledged "European Public Sphere" is seen by many as the solution to the legitimation crisis the European Union is suffering today. It is conceived as a space in which a Europe-wide debate about the current economic, social and political crises can take place and through which solutions can be developed. This book proposes a new multi-disciplinary approach to discuss the European Public Sphere, arguing that it should be approached as a complex and interlinking concept, considering issues such as identity, citizenship building and multi-level governance structures and actors, and that it should not be analysed merely from the traditional perspectives of information and communication policies. The volume presents both academic papers and more policy-oriented contributions, offering perspectives from scholars, politicians, consultants and administrators to give the reader a truly multidisciplinary understanding of the European Public Sphere. -- Publisher description.

Author : Ruud Koopmans,Paul Statham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521190908

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The Making of a European Public Sphere by Ruud Koopmans,Paul Statham Pdf

This book investigates an important source of the European Union's recent legitimacy problems. It shows how European integration is debated in mass media, and how this affects democratic inclusiveness. Advancing integration implies a shift in power between governments, parliaments, and civil society. Behind debates over Europe's "democratic deficit" is a deeper concern: whether democratic politics can perform effectively under conditions of Europeanization and globalization. This study is based on a wealth of unique data from seven European countries, combining newspaper content analyses, an innovative study of Internet communication structures, and hundreds of interviews with leading political and media representatives across Europe. It is by far the most far-reaching and empirically grounded study on the Europeanization of media discourse and political contention to date, and a must-read for anyone interested in how European integration changes democratic politics and why European integration has become increasingly contested.

Author : Thomas Risse
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801459184

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A Community of Europeans? by Thomas Risse Pdf

In A Community of Europeans?, a thoughtful observer of the ongoing project of European integration evaluates the state of the art about European identity and European public spheres. Thomas Risse argues that integration has had profound and long-term effects on the citizens of EU countries, most of whom now have at least a secondary "European identity" to complement their national identities. Risse also claims that we can see the gradual emergence of transnational European communities of communication. Exploring the outlines of this European identity and of the communicative spaces, Risse sheds light on some pressing questions: What do "Europe" and "the EU" mean in the various public debates? How do European identities and transnational public spheres affect policymaking in the EU? And how do they matter in discussions about enlargement, particularly Turkish accession to the EU? What will be the consequences of the growing contestation and politicization of European affairs for European democracy? This focus on identity allows Risse to address the "democratic deficit" of the EU, the disparity between the level of decision making over increasingly relevant issues for peoples' lives (at the EU) and the level where politics plays itself out—in the member states. He argues that the EU's democratic deficit can only be tackled through politicization and that "debating Europe" might prove the only way to defend modern and cosmopolitan Europe against the increasingly forceful voices of Euroskepticism.

Author : Claes Holger de Vreese,Hermann Schmitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:938236012

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A European public sphere by Claes Holger de Vreese,Hermann Schmitt Pdf