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Informationen zum Autor Paul Statham is Professor of Migration and Director of the Sussex Centre for Migration Research in the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom Hans-Jörg Trenz is Professor of European Studies and coordinator of the Centre for Modern European Studies, at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He is also Adjunct Professor at ARENA, Centre for European Studies at University of Oslo, Norway. Klappentext This book examines how mass media debates over the last decade have contributed to the politicization of the EU. Exploring social responsiveness to contested EU-constitution making, it demonstrates that media communication is central to comprehend the scope of legitimacy of the European Union. Zusammenfassung This book examines how mass media debates over the last decade have contributed to the politicization of the EU. Exploring social responsiveness to contested EU-constitution making, it demonstrates that media communication is central to comprehend the scope of legitimacy of the European Union. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Politicization of Europe: A Public Sphere Perspective Part I: The EU’s Constitution-making: Institutional Aspirations and Public Expectations Chapter 1: The EU’s Institutional Efforts to Construct a Public: Constitution-making and the Evolving European Public Sphere Chapter 2: What Kind of European Civil Society?: The Views and Adaption of NGOs to the EU’s Constitution-making Part II: The EU’s Constitution-making and the Transformation of Public Spheres in France, Germany and Britain: Visibility, Inclusiveness and Contestation Chapter 3: Making Europe Visible? The Spatial Transformation of Mass Mediated Public Debates Chapter 4: Making Europe Inclusive? The Transformation of Political Actors’ Participation in Public Debates Part III: The EU’s Constitution-making and the Emergence of Party Political Contestation and Critique Chapter 5: Making Europe Partisan? The Transformation of Political Party Contestation in Public Debates over the Constitution Chapter 6: Making Europe Politicized? French Political Parties’ Critiques and Framing of the Constitution in the Referendum Debates Conclusion The EU’s Public Politicization: Lessons from the Constitution and Prospects for the Future ...
