This book 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? The book combines quantitative and qualitative analyses of media content and evaluates them from a democratic theory perspective.

Autorentext
HARTMUT WESSLER is Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the University of Mannheim, Germany.
BERNHARD PETERS (1949-2005) was Professor of Political Science at the University of Bremen, Germany.
MICHAEL BRÜGGEMANN is Postdoctoral Fellow at Jacobs University Bremen, Germany.
KATHARINA KLEINEN-V.KÖNIGSLÖW is Research Associate at the Jacobs University Bremen, Germany.
STEFANIE SIFFT is Instructor at the University of Applied Science in Bremen, Germany.

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List of Figures List of Tables Preface& Acknowledgements List of Authors The Transnationalization of Public Spheres: Theoretic Considerations Analysing Europeanization: The Research Framework Segmented Europeanization Differential Europeanization: Explaining Vertical and Horizontal Europeanization in the Quality Press Towards a Pan-European Public Spheres? A typology of Transnational Media in Europe; M.Brügggemann& H.Schulz-Forberg Together We Fight? Europe's Debate over the Legitimacy of Military Interventions United in Protest? The European Struggle over Genetically Modified Food; S.Schneider Conclusion Appendix 1: Additional Tables for Chapter 4 Appendix 2: Methodological Appendix Notes References Index