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The making of a European public sphere: media discourse and political contention

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posted on 2023-06-08, 16:11 authored by Ruud Koopmans, Paul StathamPaul Statham
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.

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  • Published

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Pages

335.0

Place of publication

Cambridge

ISBN

9780521138253

Series

Communication, society and politics

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  • Politics Publications

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  • Yes

Editors

Ruud Koopmans, Paul Statham

Legacy Posted Date

2013-10-24

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