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Do we have a European Online Public Sphere?

Do we have a European Online Public Sphere?. Mathew Lowry, GOPA-Cartermill @mathewlowry mathew.blogactiv.eu. We do have an EU Public Sphere. The Brussels Bubble. (#bxlsbbl). If …. you know what EUR-LEX is how to navigate EUROPA you’ve already forgotten

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Do we have a European Online Public Sphere?

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  1. Do we have a European Online Public Sphere? Mathew Lowry, GOPA-Cartermill @mathewlowry mathew.blogactiv.eu

  2. We do have an EU Public Sphere The Brussels Bubble (#bxlsbbl)

  3. If … • you know • what EUR-LEX is • how to navigate EUROPA • you’ve already forgotten • what ‘subsidiarity’ means • what the EESC is • how many Presidents there are • … then you’re in the Brussels Bubble • Communities no longer bounded geographically

  4. So what’s a Bubble? Community of Interest • “a community of people who share a common interest or passion” • Professional and/orPersonal interest • Commonly: • Knowledge, Jargon • Personal networks • Groupthink? Antiques Science Hi Fi EU Affairs Butterfly collecting “Everyone’s Interested in Something”

  5. Putting things in perspective #bxlsbbl!

  6. The EU online public sphere emerges … Eurogeeks The Brussels Bubble Bloggers

  7. Facebook to the rescue! Like a EuroCrat today! Social media will • reconnect the EU to its citizens • revitalise democracy • solve the energy crisis • bring world peace • repair your fridge Don’t vote for it, LikeTM it!

  8. BloggingPortal.eu: mapping the EU Online Public Sphere • 950+ blogs • EU-oriented posts • Categorised • Rated • Disseminated onwards • Volunteer

  9. … and grows somewhat Eurogeeks The Brussels Bubble Bloggers Social platform denizens

  10. A subset of the Brussels Bubble • Community of Interest • EuroGeeks • Speciality: EU Affairs • Social media • Smaller than the Brussels Bubble • Talking to themselves

  11. Bridges in the Blogosphere

  12. EU Online Public Sphere • Infrastructure: carries the conversation • Media landscape: • Sustainable & Independent • Not created by decree • Ecology: emerges when conditions right • participants get something out of it • in return for putting something into it • Faces vicious cycle (chicken & egg) problem

  13. Many ways to build bridges

  14. Everyone’s interested in something Outreach: Europe Joiningspecialist conversations National conversation on a specialist topic

  15. Everyone’s interested in something Europe Curating & Conveningcross-EU conversations National conversation on a specialist topic

  16. Networks Help • Building bridges on existing relationships easier • access national-level communities of interest • bring EU expertise • So is the EESC well placed to • Convene, Stimulate & Facilitate • Cross-EU conversations on EU policies?

  17. mathew.blogactiv.eu @mathewlowry mlowry@gopa-cartermill.com Thanks for your time

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