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Category Archives: Max Hänska
Apr 15 2013
Do Europeans share a common image of Europe?
5 CommentsBy Max Hänska What is Europe? What is this Crisis about? Through history there have been multiple images of Europe, nourished by different histories, experiences and political imperatives. The current crisis reveals some of the fault lines between these images. … Continue reading
Posted by: April 15, 2013
Tagged with: Contested, European identity, European Public Sphere, European Union, history, prosperity
Mar 27 2013
Reactions to the Second Cypriot Bailout Deal from across the European Press
1 CommentBy Max Hänska, Outi Keranen, Maria Kyriakidou, Jose Olivas, Roberto Orsi and Henry Radice. Jeroen Dijsselbloem’s mixed messages on Monday in the aftermath of the bailout were widely reported, along with the national and international economic implications of the new … Continue reading
Posted by: March 27, 2013
Mar 22 2013
The Politics of Blame
15 CommentsBy Max Hänska When things go wrong someone is blamed. Throughout the current crisis there have been several convenient scapegoats: the EU itself, southern European countries and Germany, among others. Passing the buck is an all too familiar rhetorical strategy, … Continue reading
Posted by: March 22, 2013
Tagged with: Blame, European, European Public Sphere, European Union, Martin Schulz, Press, Scapegoating, Stereotypes
Mar 18 2013
Reactions to the Cypriot Bailout across the European Press
2 CommentsBy Max Hänska, Outi Keranen, Maria Kyriakidou, Jose Olivas and Roberto Orsi. Greek Press The dramatic developments with regard to the bailout of Cyprus have dominated the Greek press since the news of the savings levy broke. The focus of the … Continue reading
Posted by: March 18, 2013
Tagged with: Cyprus bail-out plan, Cyprus deposits haircut, Eurogroup decision on Cyprus, European Public Sphere, Press
Feb 27 2013
Reactions to the Italian Election across Europe
2 CommentsThe Italian election on the weekend 24-25 February was hugely anticipated and the results, though perhaps not surprising, have not brought the decisive clarity that many had hoped for. Briefly we summarise a few observations from the way the election … Continue reading
Posted by: February 27, 2013
Tagged with: Election, Italian Election, Press
Feb 25 2013
One Continent, 27 Different Media: The German president appeals for a European Public Sphere
Comments Off on One Continent, 27 Different Media: The German president appeals for a European Public SphereBy Max Hänska On 23 February Joachim Gauck, the German President, delivered a much anticipated speech on Europe in which he appealed for a more European media and a European Public Sphere. It is worth quoting him verbatim: “It seems to me that one of … Continue reading
Posted by: February 25, 2013
Tagged with: European Public Sphere, Gauck, Language, Media Systems, Public Space, Public Sphere
Feb 20 2013
Newsroom Disputes – Covering the Euro Crisis is delicate and sometimes hotly disputed
2 CommentsBy Max Hänska Differences in reporting (and understanding) the Euro crisis don’t only exist between countries of the Euro zone. Within newsrooms themselves the appropriate way to cover and report the crisis is also disputed. A recent example from Germany … Continue reading
Posted by: February 20, 2013
Tagged with: Contested, FAZ, Monetary Policy, Newsrooms