La esfera pública europea, a debate en Texas

El Center for European Studies de la Universidad de Texas en Austin acoge estos días (10-11 de abril de 2014) la celebración de un seminario sobre la esfera pública europea. En él participan destacados investigadores europeos (Claes de Vreese y François Heinderyckx, entre otros, incluyendo al español José María García de Madariaga, de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos). A continuación reproducimos el programa del encuentro:

European Public Sphere: Understanding the Role of Mass Media and Interpersonal Discussion in Shaping Today's European Citizenship
April 10-11, 2014, Belo Media Center (BMC) 5.102

Thursday, April 10th

9:00 a.m.  Welcome and Introduction
Homero Gil de Zúñiga, University of Texas – Austin, Associate Professor & Director Digital Media Research Program at The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life
Glenn Frankel, University of Texas – Austin, G.B. Dealey Regents Professor & Director School of Journalism
Stephen Reese, University of Texas – Austin, Jesse H. Jones Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Session 1 (9 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
"Media and Interpersonal Discussion in the European Public Sphere"
9:00 a.m.  
François Heinderyckx, Université Libre de Bruxelles
News media in the EU: Missed Opportunities in Fostering a European Public Sphere
10:00 a.m.  
Karolina Koc-Michalska, SciencesCom & Chris Wells, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Encountering difference in communication events:the occurrence and impact of cross-cutting opinion in talk, mass media, and Web use
11:00 p.m.  
Claes de Vreese, University of Amsterdam
Messages and Talking: Effects of Media and Interpersonal Communication on EU Evaluations
12:00 p.m.
Lunch Break

Session 2 (1 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
"Learning About European Politics in a Comparative Context"
1:00 p.m.
Jörg Matthes, University of Vienna
The Determinants of Political Discussion in Europe: A Six-Country Study
2:00 p.m.              
Carlos Muriel, Salvador Alvídrez, Nilsa Téllez, Alondra Salazar, Ana Sáenz, Daniel Alvarado, and Mary Martínez, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon
Effects of Digital Media on Citizens’ Opinions: Framing the YPF’s Oil Company Conflict between Spain and Argentina

Friday, April 11th

Session 3 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
"New Approaches to European Citizenship"
9:00 a.m.
Jacob Groshek, Boston University
Anti-austerity in the Eurocrisis: Modeling Protest Movements Through Online-Mobile-Social Media Use and Content
10:00 a.m.
Thomas Johnson1, Rachel Mourao1, Stephanie Geise2, & Joseph Yoo1, University of Texas – Austin1 Universität Erfurt2
Is the EU Suffering a Democratic Deficit? The Interplay between Media Preference, Economic Perception and Support for Democracy in the European Union
11:00 p.m.
José María García de Madariaga, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Life Beyond Conventional Means: Promises and Perils of Journalism in Spain
12:00 p.m.
Dhavan Shah1, Alexander Hanna1, Chris Wells1, Peter Maurer2, Lewis Friedland1, & Jörg Matthes2,  University of Wisconsin – Madison1 University of Vienna2
Debates as Moments of National Conversation and Polarization Online: A Computational Approach to Understanding the French and U.S. Presidential Elections

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