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

Includes bibliographical references (pages [286]-306) and index.

"First published in 2007. Transferred to Digital Printing 2008."--T.p. verso of paperback edition.

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.