Table of Contents

Introduction; Third Way ideological renewal of politics beyond right/left ; Public spheres, transparency and openness in public services ; Public interdiscursive structures -- The case of software patents in EU; The Europeanisation of public spheres -- modes of resonance and institutional anchorage ; Expert citizens in celebrity publics; Building a public with LEGO: Between Brand and Consumer; The Internet, youth culture and empowerment; The political crisis of the public service institution; Journalism, politics and the public sphere: On Emotions and Objectivity; The reasoning and rationality of journalism in mediated politics; The Internet omnopticon -- surveillance or counter-insurgency?