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Routledge studies on democratizing Europe ; 4

The European Union and the public sphere : a communicative space in the making? / John Erik Fossum and Philip Schlesinger

Conceptualizing European public spheres : general, segmented, and strong publics / Erik Oddvar Eriksen

The public sphere and European democracy : mechanisms of democratization in the transnational situation / Klaus Eder

A fragile cosmopolitanism : on the unresolved ambiguities of the European public sphere / Philip Schlesinger

Quo vadis Europe? : quality newspapers struggling for European unity / Hans-Jōrg Trenz

Political communication, European integration, and the transformation of national public spheres : a comparison of Britain and France / Paul Statham

The European void : the democratic deficit as a cultural deficiency / Abram de Swaan

Political integration in Europe and the need for a common political language / Lars Chr. Blichner

EU enlargement, identity, and the public sphere / Maria Heller and Ágnes Rényi

Religion and the European public sphere / Francois Foret and Philip Schlesinger

The public sphere in European constitution-making / John Erik Fossum and Hans-Jōrg Trenz

European commissioners and the prospects of a European public sphere : information, representation, and legitimacy / Andy Smith

Transparency, audiences, and the evolving role of the EU Council of Ministers / Deirdre Curtin

Transnationalising the public sphere? : the European parliament, promises, and anticipations / Ulrike Liebert

Conclusion / Philip Schlesinger and John Erik Fossum.

Communication in politics > European Union countries.

Mass media > Political aspects > European Union countries.

Public interest > European Union countries.

Representative government and representation > European Union countries.