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Tag Archives: Democracy
Nov 27 2013
The Limits of the European Public Sphere
Comments Off on The Limits of the European Public SphereBy Francisco Seoane Pérez The proverbial distance between European Union institutions and European citizens has been attributed by political leaders and scholars alike to a ‘communications gap’, that is, to the way EU affairs are mediated by the news media, … Continue reading
Posted by: November 27, 2013
Tagged with: communications gap, Democracy, European identity, European Public Sphere, Euroscepticism, network ethnography, Press
Aug 30 2013
The Quality of Democracy in Spain Took a Great Leap Backwards in 2012
3 CommentsBy Luis Bouza García Since 2008, the left-leaning Fundación Alternativas has produced an annual report evaluating the quality of democracy in Spain. This study relies on a survey of social scientists familiar with Spanish politics and society, and has the … Continue reading
Posted by: August 30, 2013
Tagged with: Accountability, Corruption, Democracy
Apr 3 2013
Cyprus crisis: swan-song of the Eurozone
3 CommentsBy Vassilis Fouskas and Constantine Dimoulas* Harsh measures imposed on Cypriot political and financial authorities to address bank failures reveal, once again, that the entire architecture of the EU is in tatters. Professor Vassilis Fouskas and Dr Constantine Dimoulas contribute … Continue reading
Posted by: April 3, 2013
Tagged with: Civil Society, Conflict, Culture, Cyprus, Democracy, Economics, Equality, International politics