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The European public sphere, from critical thinking to responsible action, Luciano Morganti, Léonce Bekemans (eds.)

eng

Includes bibliographical references

no index present

non fiction

The European public sphere

847456312

Luciano Morganti, Léonce Bekemans (eds.)

Collection Multicultural Europe, vol. 48

from critical thinking to responsible action

"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."--, Provided by publisher

Foreword: Communicating Europe: going local / Laurent Thieule ---- Foreword: European communication scholars, European public sphere / François Heinderyckx ---- Introduction: Towards a multidisciplinary approach to the comprehension of the European public sphere / Luciano Morganti, Léonce Bekema ---- Part I. Preliminary reflections on the European public sphere. 1. Public sphere(s) and space(s) in Europe / Luc Van den Brande --- 2. Critical ideas and reflections on the European public sphere / Jostein Grips ---- Part II. The European public sphere and European identity-building and citizenship-building. 1. The European public sphere. An overview on perspectives of identity and citizenship building / Carmina Crusaf --- 2. New borders, new citizens. Virtual communication strategies for remaking European Union citizenship / Simon Moore, Sean McDon --- 3. Europe beyond the crisis? Citizens' (re)actions on the multi-segmentation of the European public sphere / Andreas Hepp, Swantje Lingenberg, Anke Offerhaus, Johanna Möller, Monika Elsler, Anne Moll --- 4. The European Parliament's online communication strategy. Creation of the European public sphere / Lucia Vesnic-Alujevi --- 5. Homolingualism and the interaction taboo. Simultaneous interpretation in the European public sphere / Stephanie Jo Ken --- 6. The forbidden policies of identity. The social responsibility of business / Joan Ramon Rodriguez-Amat, Sarah Fröb ---- Part III. European public shere(s), communication and information strategies and policies. 1. Communication and information strategies and policies for the European public sphere. Between rhetoric and facts / Luciano Morganti, Leo Van Aude --- 2. The mass media. A privileged channel for the EU's political communication / Chiara Valentini, Bo Laursen --- 3. Conditions of the emergence of a European public sphere. Political actors and mass media under scrutiny / Annett Heft, Barbara Pfetsch --- 4. The EU information machine. High time for refuelling / Jan Bierhoff --- 5. Public sphere and political communication. How does the public sphere evolve with the development of ICTs in French local politics? / Simon Gadras --- 6. The local communication flow as a strategic resource in the construction of a European public sphere / Marinella Belluati ---- Part IV. The European public sphere and multi-level governance structures and actors. 1. Multilevel governance and the European public sphere / Jamal Shahin, Georgios Terzis --- 2. The process of accountability. A justificatory link for the role and components of a European public sphere / Rachel Barlow --- 3. The European public sphere and the NUTS. An approach towards multilevel activation of the European citizenship / Gerhard Michael Ambrosi --- 4. Asymmetries, mediated communication and conflicts in horizontal and vertical relationships in the European public sphere / Luigi Martignetti --- 5. A policy-based European public sphere. The underpinnings of the Europe of experts / Luca Barani --- 6. The contribution of civil society to the European public sphere. The case of the debates in the European Constitution (2002-2005) / Luis Bouza García