Book review: the communicative construction of Europe: cultures of political discourse, public sphere and the Euro crisis by Andreas Hepp et al

In The Communicative Construction of Europe: Cultures of Political Discourse, Public Sphere and the Euro Crisis, Andreas Hepp et al present the findings of a twelve-year research programme (2003-14) that sought to examine the ‘communicative construction’ of Europe through case studies of the news cultures of six European countries. This book valuably turns its attention away from European institutions and elites to instead listen to ordinary citizens’ views on Europe at a time of apparent crisis, writes Ruth Garland.