Political communication in Europe : the cultural and structural limits of the European public sphere /

"The patent disconnection between the institutions of the European Union and the citizens of Europe has been widely attributed by political leaders and scholars to a 'communications gap', that is, to the way EU affairs are mediated by the media, and to the apparent lack of interest by...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pérez, Francisco, 1979-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Subjects:	Communication in politics > European Union countries. International relations. European Union countries > Politics and government. European Union countries > Social life and customs. POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International.
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List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The True Deficits of the European Public Sphere: Domesticisation and Politicisation
2. The Anti-popular Bias of Integration by Stealth
3. Governing the EU: Consensus Diplomacy and Associative Corporatism
4. The 'no demos' Conundrum
5. Explaining the Domesticisation Deficit
6. Explaining the Politicisation Deficit
7. Conclusions
Methodological Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index TBD.