Media, Political Communication and the European Public Sphere

Abstract

This chapter draws on the communication studies literature to consider key aspects of the role of the media in the construction and negotiation of the public sphere and related concepts that impinge on the concerns of this book. We discuss conceptualizations of the public sphere that relate, in particular, to media and political communication. We also pay particular attention to the spatial aspects linked to concerns over national vs. transnational dimensions of the political and cultural public spheres.