Mapping the European public sphere [[electronic resource] ] : institutions, media and civil society / / edited by Cristiano Bee, Emanuela Bozzini

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456687203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Farnham ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2010
• ISBN: 1-317-10078-6; 1-317-10077-8; 1-282-38548-8; 9786612385483; 0-7546-9937-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BeeCristiano; BozziniEmanuela
• Disciplina: 300.94; 302.2'3'094-dc22
• Soggetti: Civil society - European Union countries; Mass media and public opinion - European Union countries; Mass media and social integration - European Union countries; Communication - Political aspects - European Union countries; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 Conceptualising the European Public Sphere; 1 The Europeanisation of Political Communication; 2 Theoretical Reflections on the Public Sphere in the European Union; 3 The Public Sphere and the European Information Society; Part 2 Institutional Communication in Europe; 4 Vertical Europeanisation of Online Public Dialogue; 5 Understanding the EU's Institutional Communication; 6 European Social Purpose and Public Service Communication; Part 3 Media and the Public Sphere; 7 Media Performance and Europe's 'Communication Deficit'8 Assessing Conditions for the Homogenisation of the European Public Sphere; 9 ; 'New' and 'Old' Europe; Part 4 Inclusion and Exclusion from the Public Sphere; 10 Cosmopolitanism or Ethnic Homogeneity?; 11 Framing Anti-discrimination Policy at the EU level; 12 The Europeanisation of the Anti-racist Policy Sphere; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Combining theoretical and empirical perspectives, this book examines three relevant issues that are marking the European communicative landscape: the role of media and journalism in shaping the European debate, the function of public communication in promoting institutional activities, and the implications of processes of inclusion to and exclusion from the public sphere.