Framing TTIP in the European Public Spheres
Title | Framing TTIP in the European Public Spheres PDF eBook |
Author | Alvaro Oleart |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 269 |
Release | 2020-11-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 3030536378 |
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.
Rethinking the Public Sphere Through Transnationalizing Processes
Title | Rethinking the Public Sphere Through Transnationalizing Processes PDF eBook |
Author | A. Salvatore |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 2013-06-27 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137283203 |
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.
Democracy Without Politics in EU Citizen Participation
Title | Democracy Without Politics in EU Citizen Participation PDF eBook |
Author | Alvaro Oleart |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 285 |
Release | 2023-12-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 3031385837 |
How does the dominant understanding(s) of the demo(i)cratic subject in the EU, and of democracy more broadly, shape the EU’s democratic innovations on ‘citizen participation’? What are the politically and normatively preferable alternatives, both in terms of the conceptualisation of the democratic subject in the EU and in the ensuing political practices? The book addresses these questions combining a political theory with a political sociology perspective, contrasting the ‘democracy without politics’ approach of the EU in the context of the Conference on the Future of Europe with that of ongoing transnational activist processes. In doing so, it develops an agonistic alternative to ‘the people(s)’ as the political imaginary of democracy in the EU, which is based on the idea of the ‘decolonial multitude’. Thus, the book puts forward a diagnosis of current debates on EU democratic legitimacy as well as proposing an alternative.
Squaring the Circle
Title | Squaring the Circle PDF eBook |
Author | Oliver Hawkins |
Publisher | |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Communication in politics |
ISBN |
Mapping the European Public Sphere
Title | Mapping the European Public Sphere PDF eBook |
Author | Emanuela Bozzini |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 278 |
Release | 2016-05-13 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1317100778 |
Mapping 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.
In Search of a European Public Sphere
Title | In Search of a European Public Sphere PDF eBook |
Author | Malgorzata Winiarska-Brodowska |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Pages | 251 |
Release | 2020-03-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1527548740 |
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.
The European Public Sphere and the Media
Title | The European Public Sphere and the Media PDF eBook |
Author | A. Triandafyllidou |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2009-06-25 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0230271723 |
This 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.