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Transnationalization of Public Spheres

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Transformations of the State (TRST)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. The Transnationalization of Public Spheres: Theoretical Considerations

    • Hartmut Wessler, Bernhard Peters, Michael Brüggemann, Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw, Stefanie Sifft
    Pages 1-20
  3. Analysing Europeanization: the Research Framework

    • Hartmut Wessler, Bernhard Peters, Michael Brüggemann, Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw, Stefanie Sifft
    Pages 21-39
  4. Segmented Europeanization

    • Hartmut Wessler, Bernhard Peters, Michael Brüggemann, Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw, Stefanie Sifft
    Pages 40-54
  5. Differential Europeanization: Explaining Vertical and Horizontal Europeanization in the Quality Press

    • Hartmut Wessler, Bernhard Peters, Michael Brüggemann, Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw, Stefanie Sifft
    Pages 55-77
  6. Towards a Pan-European Public Sphere? A Typology of Transnational Media in Europe

    • Michael Brüggemann, Hagen Schulz-Forberg
    Pages 78-94
  7. Together We Fight? Europe’s Debate over the Legitimacy of Military Interventions

    • Hartmut Wessler, Bernhard Peters, Michael Brüggemann, Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw, Stefanie Sifft
    Pages 95-130
  8. Conclusion

    • Hartmut Wessler, Bernhard Peters, Michael Brüggemann, Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw, Stefanie Sifft
    Pages 168-194
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 195-269

About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Mannheim, Germany

    Hartmut Wessler

  • University of Bremen, Germany

    Bernhard Peters

  • Jacobs University Bremen, Germany

    Michael Brüggemann, Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw, Stefanie Sifft

About the authors

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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