Integration, Diversity and the Making of a European Public Sphere

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'The book is well balanced within normative and empirical chapters. . . . the chapters that form the volume are from scholars who come from different disciplines such as media and communications, political science, sociology, and cultural studies - an astute expertise that makes the book easy to read and enjoyable. I find the book an advancement in the research of the emergence of the European public sphere. The book presents outstanding research about the current state of the European public sphere, with the latest study available on the matter. The book should be read by anyone seeking to understand the current state of the concepts of a public sphere in Europe, and the European public sphere.' -- Javier Ruiz-Soler, Mass Communication and Society 'Integration, Diversity and the Making of a European Public? ?Sphere, makes an important argument for adapting a new theoretical framework from an extended agonistic pluralism perspective of the public sphere for understanding the complex and contesting relationships? ?in the making of the European public sphere. . . . Overall, the book provides a rich and important source not only for those who? ?are interested in? ?understanding the European public sphere and its components, but also those? ?who work on other types of? ?transnational public spheres in other regions.' -- Cigdem Bozdag, International Journal of Communication? 'Integration, diversity, and the European public sphere are not just concepts put together in this outstanding book - these are the most burning issues of our time. In the light of the global financial crisis, the crisis of the Eurozone, the refugee crisis and, most recently, the British exit from the European Union, observers might think that crises are the best indicators of the rise of a European public sphere. However, this thought-provoking collection of studies, edited by Hakan G. Sicakkan, offers a much deeper investigation of dimensions of the problem of a European public sphere. This book is an eye opener, and should be read by all who are interested in the future of the European idea.' -- Andras Bozoki, Central European University, Hungary