The book presents a model of interaction effects between policymakers and the media which can shed light on the former's ability to enhance democratic legitimacy in foreign policy decision-making. Three types of interaction effects between the media and policymakers are identified within the European public sphere: indexing, bounding, and agenda setting. Empirically, two distinct areas of EU foreign policy are explored: the EU's approach to global climate change and its policy towards Russia. Nitoiu demonstrates in his central case study on the EU's approach to climate change the media's ability to endow EU foreign policy with democratic legitimacy, and how the EU has acted accordingly.
Author(s): Cristian NiĊ£oiu
Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: xii+250
Tags: Foreign International Law Diplomacy World Politics Government Social Sciences Russian Former Soviet Union Business Constitutional Criminal Legal Reference Tax New Used Rental Textbooks Specialty Boutique Relations Political Science
List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Democratic Legitimacy and EU Foreign Policy: Is Such a Link Conceivable?
2. Mapping Interaction Effects Within the Media/Foreign Policy Nexus
3. Research Framework and Methods
4. The Transnational Level
5. The United Kingdom
6. Romania
Conclusions
Annex A
Annex B
Bibliography
Index
