H. C. Hagedorn & Danish Insulin by Deckert, Torsten - 2000-01-01

Minor wear. VG. International Relations Palgrave Macmillan Houndmills / New York 2013 orig. boards 22x14cm, x,291 pages. Summary: ""The patent disconnection between the institutions of the European Union and the citizens of Europe has been widely attributed by political leaders and scholars to a 'communications gap', that is, to the way EU affairs are mediated by the media, and to the apparent lack of interest by national elites in conveying the importance of Europe. This book challenges this 'mediation theory' and suggests instead a cultural and systemic explanation for the distant and bureaucratic character of the European Union. Apportioning the blame for the communication gap to the media and national politicians neglects two real deficits which prevent Europe from enjoying a vibrant public sphere: a deficit of domesticisation,a popular disconnection with the idea of the EU, and a deficit of politicisation with European politics, it being difficult to categorise as… Read More