Media, Nationalism and European Identities

Based on research and scholarship associated with the European Cooperation in Science and Technology COST A30 Action East of West: Setting a New Central and Eastern European Media Research Agenda , a research project that has since 2005 been developing new strategies in media research in the EU, this collection of articles showcases scholarship in the use of media policy to encourage the growth of European political identity and strengthen individual's connections to regional institutions. Essays are divided into sections covering the European public sphere and European integration, national and transnational identities and the efficacy of EU media policies in European integration and topics discussed include attempts at pan-European mass media, identity anxiety in the EU and media pluralism in European regulatory policies. Contributors include academics in the field of communications, journalism and public policy from a variety of international institutions. Distributed by Books International. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)