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Author: John Erik Fossum
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007-06-11
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 1134174624
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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: Hakan G. Sicakkan
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2016-11-25
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 1785360914
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased 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: David Ward
Publisher: IOS Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781586032814
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn assessment of EU communications policy judged against democratic and normative criteria within the framework of the question of the need for a European-wide public sphere. It argues that the EU should proceed through the mass media, with a policy based on a public service philosophy.
Author: Alvaro Oleart
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-11-24
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 3030536378
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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: Liana Giorgi
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-09-27
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 113422432X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn 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. Triandafyllidou
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009-06-25
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 0230271723
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book contributes to the theoretical and policy debate on the existence of a European public sphere. It presents a critical discussion of the links between media, history and politics in Europe today, examining the re-organization of ideological and political dimensions and debates the existence of a European editorial culture.
Author: Emanuela Bozzini
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-05-13
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 1317100778
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMapping the European Public Sphere combines theoretical and empirical perspectives to address three relevant issues that are marking the European communicative landscape: the role of media and journalism in shaping the European debate, the function of public communication in promoting institutional activities, and the implications of processes of inclusion to and exclusion from the public sphere. The volume offers a timely reflection on the communicative arenas that are structuring the discourse on Europe and its future and provides a map of existing communicative spaces to provide a better understanding of the development of a European Public Sphere and to identify critical issues. Situated in a timely debate and providing well-grounded empirical evidence, the book will be particularly valuable to social scientists researching European integration issues. At the same time, the book is relevant to those actors who are studied in the research, in particular European institutions, media groups and NGOs.
Author: Jostein Gripsrud
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2010-10-21
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 0739141996
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe notion of 'the public sphere' has become increasingly central to theories and studies of democracy, media, and culture over the last few decades. It has also gained political importance in the context of the European Union's efforts to strengthen democracy, integration, and identity. The Idea of the Public Sphere offers a wide-ranging, accessible, and easy-to-use introduction to one of the most influential ideas in modern social and political thought, tracing its development from the origins of modern democracy in the Eighteenth Century to present day debates. This book brings key texts by the leading contributors in the field together in a single volume. It explores current topics such as the role of religion in public affairs, the implications of the internet for organizing public deliberation, and the transnationalisation of public issues.
Author: Ruud Koopmans
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780511908637
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 1107081653
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the emergence of (and limitations to) a common European public sphere and the advantages and problems surrounding this development.
