A European twitter sphere? What tweets on the Greek bailout say about how Europeans interact online

To what extent does twitter provide a platform for the emergence of a European public sphere? Max Hänska and Stefan Bauchowitz outline preliminary results from a study on the use of twitter by Europeans during the negotiations that produced the provisional agreement on a third bailout programme for Greece in July. They write that there is some clear evidence of a European twitter sphere, in which there is both a pan-European interest in EU issues, synchronisation around mini-events, and cross-border interactions.

ESO: Background information: Extraordinary Eurogroup meeting, 11-12 July 2015 / Euro Summit, Brussels, 12-13 July 2015 / European Council, Brussels, 12 July 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/extraordinary-eurogroup-meeting-11-12-july-2015-euro-summit-brussels-12-13-july-2015-european-council-brussels-12-july-2015/

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