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Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references and index , The European Union and the public sphere : a communicative space in the making? , The European Union and the public sphere : a communicative space in the making? , The public sphere and European democracy : mechanisms of democratization in the transnational situation , A fragile cosmopolitanism : on the unresolved ambiguities of the European public sphere , "Quo vadis Europe?" : quality newspapers struggling for European unity , Political communication, European integration, and the transformation of national public spheres : a comparison of Britain and France , The European void : the democratic deficit as a cultural deficiency , Political integration in Europe and the need for a common political language , EU enlargement, identity, and the public sphere , Religion and the European public sphere , The public sphere in European constitution-making , European commissioners and the prospects of a European public sphere : information, representation, and legitimacy , Transparency, audiences, and the evolving role of the EU Council of Ministers , Transnationalising the public sphere? : the European parliament, promises, and anticipations , Conclusion , Conceptualizing European public spheres : general, segmented, and strong publics , The public sphere and European democracy : mechanisms of democratization in the transnational situation , A fragile cosmopolitanism : on the unresolved ambiguities of the European public sphere , "Quo vadis Europe?" : quality newspapers struggling for European unity , Political communication, European integration, and the transformation of national public spheres : a comparison of Britain and France , The European void : the democratic deficit as a cultural deficiency , Political integration in Europe and the need for a common political language , EU enlargement, identity, and the public sphere , Religion and the European public sphere , The public sphere in European constitution-making , European commissioners and the prospects of a European public sphere : information, representation, and legitimacy , Transparency, audiences, and the evolving role of the EU Council of Ministers , Transnationalising the public sphere? : the European parliament, promises, and anticipations , Conclusion