The European Union and the Public Sphere: A Communicative Space in the Making (Routledge Studies on Democratising Europe)

ISBN 10: 0415384567 / ISBN 13: 9780415384568

Edité par Routledge, 2007

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• Titre: The European Union and the Public Sphere: A Communicative Space in the Making (Routledge Studies on Democratising Europe)
• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date de parution: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0415384567
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780415384568
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Like New
• Type de livre: book

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Synopsis

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.

À propos de l?auteur

John Erik Fossum is Professor of Political Science at ARENA, Centre for European Studies at the University of Oslo, and Professor at the University of Bergen, Norway.

Philip Schlesinger is Professor of Cultural Policy in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies and Academic Director of the Centre for Cultural Policy Research at the University of Glasgow, UK.