The Making Of A European Public Sphere

Author : Ruud Koopmans,Paul Statham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139490009

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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 : Hakan G. Sicakkan
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,7 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 : Ruud Koopmans,Paul Statham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 0511905327

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

"As it investigates the European Union's legitimacy problems, this book shows how European integration is debated in the mass media, and how this affects democratic inclusiveness. Based on a wealth of unique data from seven European countries, it is a far-reaching, empirically grounded study on the Europeanization of media discourse and political contention"--Provided by publisher.

Author : John Erik Fossum,Philip R. Schlesinger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007-06-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134174621

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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, accountability and lack of popular support. This book assesses the possible formation of a communicative space that might enable and engender the creation of a transnational or a supranational public.

Author : Liana Giorgi,Ingmar von Homeyer,Wayne Parsons
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,9 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 : Newman, Janet
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781847421388

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Remaking governance by Newman, Janet Pdf

Remaking governance focuses on the dynamics of change as new strategies - active citizenship, public participation, partnership working, consumerism - encounter existing institutions. It explores different sites and practices of governing, from the remaking of Europe to the increasing focus on 'community' and 'personhood' in governing social life. The authors critically engage with existing theory across political science, social policy, sociology and public administration and management to explore how 'the social' is constituted through governance practices. This includes the ways in which the spaces and territories of governing are remade and the peoples constituted; how the public domain is re-imagined and new forms of state-citizen relationships fostered and how the remaking of governance shapes our understanding of politics, changing the ways in which citizens engage with political power and the selves they bring to that engagement. Remaking governance is essential reading for academics and students across a range of social science disciplines, and of interest to those engaged in policy evaluation and reform.

Author : Massimo Rospocher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Public opinion
ISBN : 3428139143

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Beyond the Public Sphere by Massimo Rospocher Pdf

Author : Thomas Risse
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 55,6 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 : Maximilian Conrad
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783838266855

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Europeans and the Public Sphere by Maximilian Conrad Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1912186144

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ENVIRONMENT AND THE EUROPEAN PUBLIC SPHERE by Anonim Pdf

Author : Emanuela Bozzini
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Civil society
ISBN : 1315593858

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Mapping the European Public Sphere by Emanuela Bozzini Pdf

Author : Dr Alexander Gattig,Dr Tatjana Evas,Dr Ulrike Liebert
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781472408303

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Democratising the EU from Below? by Dr Alexander Gattig,Dr Tatjana Evas,Dr Ulrike Liebert Pdf

For the European Union of the 21st century, the search for sustainable prosperity and stability includes the challenge of reconciling democratic ideals and practices with the construction of a European constitutional order. From the 2001 Laeken Summit to the 2009 Lisbon Treaty and beyond EU leaders have repeatedly set out to bring citizens closer to EU governance by making it more democratic and effective yet several national ratification referendums have shown that publics are divided about whether and why to endorse or veto complex EU reform packages imposed from the top down. Despite these limitations people do effectively engage in the making of a European polity. By initiating national court proceedings active citizens are promoting fundamental European rights in Member States' practices. As party members they contribute to shaping mass media communication about, and national publics' understanding of, European political alternatives. As civil society activists citizens help build social networks for contesting certain EU reforms or advocating others. Last but not least, as voters in national and European elections they choose between competing party visions, and national parliamentary stances regarding the role of democratic citizenship. This original contribution to the debate about democratic citizenship vis-à-vis the challenges of economic globalization and European political integration presents critical explorations of different fields of direct, representative, participatory and deliberative democratic citizenship practices that affect the transformation of Europe.

Author : Leonhard Hennen,Ira van Keulen,Iris Korthagen,Georg Aichholzer,Ralf Lindner,Rasmus Øjvind Nielsen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030271848

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European E-Democracy in Practice by Leonhard Hennen,Ira van Keulen,Iris Korthagen,Georg Aichholzer,Ralf Lindner,Rasmus Øjvind Nielsen Pdf

This open access book explores how digital tools and social media technologies can contribute to better participation and involvement of EU citizens in European politics. By analyzing selected representative e-participation projects at the local, national and European governmental levels, it identifies the preconditions, best practices and shortcomings of e-participation practices in connection with EU decision-making procedures and institutions. The book features case studies on parliamentary monitoring, e-voting practices, and e-publics, and offers recommendations for improving the integration of e-democracy in European politics and governance. Accordingly, it will appeal to scholars as well as practitioners interested in identifying suitable e-participation tools for European institutions and thus helps to reduce the EU’s current democratic deficit. This book is a continuation of the book “Electronic Democracy in Europe” published by Springer.

Author : Luciano Morganti,Léonce Bekemans
Publisher : P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Editions Scientifiques Internationales
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 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 : Alvaro Oleart
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 51,9 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.