Citizens, Europe and the Media

Nicolò Conti is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Unitelma Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. His main research focus is on parties, elites and the EU, and on coalition governance. On these topics he has published articles in several international journals. He has recently edited The Challenge of Coalition Government: The Italian Case (2015 - with F. Marangoni) and Party Attitudes Towards the EU in the Member States. Parties for Europe, Parties Against Europe (2014). Vincenzo Memoli is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Catania, Italy. His main research interests are in the fields of democracy, media, public opinion and political behaviour. On these topics he has published articles in several international journals. He is the author of Why Policy Representation Matters: The Consequences of Ideological Congruence between Citizens and their Governments (2015 - with L. Curini and W. Joe).

1. Introduction.- 2. Citizens, attitudes toward the EU, use of the media.- 3. The impact of media on citizens' attitudes.- 4. One or many EUs?.- 5. A specific profile: Internet users.- 6. The context of opposition to and support for the EU in the member states.