Transnationalization of Public Spheres

The Transnationalization of Public Spheres takes a fresh look at a widely debated question in international relations and political communication research: How can public discourses contribute to democratic governance beyond the nation state? Focusing on the 'democratic deficit' of the European Union it analyzes to what extent domestic media discourses bridge the gulf between the EU and its citizens. The book combines quantitative and qualitative analyses of media content and evaluates them from a democratic theory perspective.

BERNHARD PETERS sometime Professor of Political Science, University of Bremen, Germany.
HERMUT WESSLER is Professor of Mass Communication, International University Bremen, Germany.
STEFANIE SIFFT is a researcher at the University of Bremen, Germany.
MICHAEL BRÜGGEMANN is a researcher at the University of Bremen, Germany.
KATHARINA KLEINEN-V.KÖNIGSLÖW is a researcher at the University of Bremen, Germany.