The Politicization of Europe: Contesting the Constitution in the Mass Media

by Paul Statham and Hans-Jörg Trenz

This book examines how mass media debates have contributed to the politicization of the European Union. The public controversies over the EU's attempted Constitution-making (and its failure) sowed the seeds for a process of politicization that has advanced ever since: an increasing visibility for the EU in mass-mediated public debates that is combined with a growing public contestation over Europe within national politics. The book presents an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415584663
• ISBN13: 9780415584661
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"