Transnationale Öffentlichkeit in Europa: Forschungsstand und Perspektiven

Abstract

Zusammenfassung: transnationale Öffentlichkeiten werden als Räume der Verdichtung von öffentlicher, medial vermittelter politischer Kommunikation begriffen, die den nationalen Bezugsraum übersteigen. Der Überblick über die vorliegende empirische forschungsliteratur integriert bisher unverbundene Perspektiven auf Öffentlichkeit, indem er fünf verschiedene potentielle triebkräfte der transnationalisierung von Öffentlichkeit in den Blick nimmt: (1) transnationale Medien in Europa, (2) verschiedene Akteursgruppen als sprecher einer europäischen Öffentlich-keit, (3) die Europäisierung nationaler Mediendebatten, (4) die Ausprägung europäischer Medienevents und (5) die Entstehung europäisierter Medien- und Bürgerpublika. Im Ergebnis zeigt sich durchgängig das Muster einer mehrfachen segmentierung transnationaler Öffentlichkeit. Aus einem solchen zugang ergeben sich forschungsperspektiven, die die transnationalisierung von Öffentlichkeit als einen multidimensionalen, langfristig-strukturellen und mehrfach segmentierten Prozess sichtbar machen, der in national geprägten politischen Diskurskulturen gründet. Schlüsselwörter: transnationalisierung · Europäische Öffentlichkeit · Europäische union · Politische Kommunikation · MedieneventsAbstract: Transnational public spheres are defined as spaces of thickened public, mediated political communication that extend beyond the national territory. synthesizing the existing empirical literature, the emergence of transnational public spheres in Europe is assessed by looking at five potential driving forces of transnationalization: (1) transnational media in Europe, (2) different groups of actors as speakers in a Europeanized public sphere, (3) the Europeanization of national media debates, (4) the development of European media events, and (5) the emergence of Europeanized audiences and publics. Results show a recurring pattern of a multi-dimensional segmentation of the transnational public sphere. In conclusion, research perspectives are developed that focus on the transnationalization of public spheres as a multidimensional, long-term, structural and segmented process that is rooted in nationally circumscribed political discourse cultures.

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