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003 DLC
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008 130923s2013 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2013038123
020 $a9781137305121 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $ae------
050 00 $aJA85.2.E85$bP47 2013
082 00 $a320.9401/4$223
084 $aPOL011010$aPOL015000$aPOL017000$aPOL033000$aPOL040020$2bisacsh
100 1 $aPérez, Francisco,$d1979-
245 10 $aPolitical communication in Europe :$bthe cultural and structural limits of the European public sphere /$cFrancisco Pérez.
264 1 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c[2013]
300 $ax, 291 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 264-279) and index.
520 $a"The patent disconnection between the institutions of the European Union and the citizens of Europe has been widely attributed by political leaders and scholars to a 'communications gap', that is, to the way EU affairs are mediated by the media, and to the apparent lack of interest by national elites in conveying the importance of Europe. This book challenges this 'mediation theory' and suggests instead a cultural and systemic explanation for the distant and bureaucratic character of the European Union. Apportioning the blame for the communication gap to the media and national politicians neglects two real deficits which prevent Europe from enjoying a vibrant public sphere: a deficit of domesticisation, a popular disconnection with the idea of the EU, and a deficit of politicisation with European politics, it being difficult to categorise as through traditional methods of 'left vs. right'. This book suggests that popular disengagement with the EU is a consequence of the fact that Europe as a cultural community is an interdependent continent rather than a nation and that, as an political institution, the EU is a pseudo-confederation full of anti-publicity bias, elite-driven integration, corporatism and diplomacy. The result is a book that is an essential read for students and scholars of political communication and of the European Union"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- 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.
650 0 $aCommunication in politics$zEuropean Union countries.
650 0 $aInternational relations$zEuropean Union countries.
651 0 $aEuropean Union countries$xPolitics and government.
651 0 $aEuropean Union countries$xSocial life and customs.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/121/9781137305121/image/lgcover.9781137305121.jpg