Remote, elitist, or non-existent: British political actors discuss the European public sphere

Garcia-Blanco, Inaki ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9175-4718 and Wahl-Jorgensen, Karin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8461-5795 2013. Remote, elitist, or non-existent: British political actors discuss the European public sphere. Javnost/The Public 20 (3) , pp. 23-38.

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Abstract

This paper looks at how British political elites discuss the European public sphere and citizens’ participation within it. Drawing on 41 in-depth interviews with political elites – including politicians at national and European levels, journalists, political activists, and think-tank professionals – the paper explores interviewees’ understandings of the European public sphere, and their perceptions about its vitality. Our research reveals a great deal of scepticism about the idea of a European public sphere, in part rooted in conventional British Euro-sceptic approaches, and in part fostered by a perception of the remoteness and democratic defi cit of the European Union.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Journalism, Media and Culture
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Publisher:	European Institute for Communication and Culture
ISSN:	1318-3222
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	06 May 2023 00:59
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/38254

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