Mass media and political engagement in Europe
Huertas Bailén, Amparo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Imprint:	Barcelona: CIDOB, 2015
Abstract:	In contemporary society the influence of mass media has gradually been increasing and, nowadays, media are one identity-building resource among other socialization agents such as school and parents as well as social structures like gender, class or ethnicity. We want to focuss the important role that mass media play in the building of the "public sphere", which is understood as an imaginary community which does not necessarily require national boundaries. Jürgen Habermas wrote in 1962 about the relationship between "public sphere" and "public opinion", highlighting the important role of political parties and press in the creation of both notions. But, in this text, what we are really interested in is the "public connection" concept, that is, the relationship between media and political engagement (Carpentier, Livingstone and Markham, 2007). There are multiple ways in which media consumption contributes to public connection and shows to expanding political interest and there is no doubt that it is an essential question in the context of Europe.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Capítol de llibre
Subject:	Mass media ; Europe ; Political engagement ; Public connection
Published in:	Europe behind (mis)understandings, 2015, p. 39-47

Podeu consultar el llibre complet a: https://www.cidob.org/ca/publicacions/series_de_publicacio/monografies/monografies/europe_behind_mis_understandings

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