European Public Sphere: Politics, Communication, Discourse
The idea of European Public Sphere – of media-sustained imaginary spaces where all of the diversities and commonalities of multicultural Europe are expressed and celebrated – is an appealing and thought-provoking concept and one that continuously attracts the attention of scholars, policy-makers, writers, and journalists from all over Europe. Therefore, the goal of the research cluster „European Public Sphere – Politics, Communication, Discourse“ at VMU is to find commonalities and intersections among those very diverse fields of Europeanization studies ranging from journalism, communication studies and identity issues, to regional studies, comparative politics and international relations. At the same time, this research perspective seeks to address new questions and includes these into the comparative research agenda.
Main researchers
- Leader of the group dr. Ingrida Unikaitė-Jakuntavičienė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Prof. Auksė Balčytienė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Prof. Šarūnas Liekis (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Prof. Liudas Mažylis (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Prof. Regina Jasiulevičienė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Prof. Kristina Juraitė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Prof. Audronė Nugaraitė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Assoc. Prof Andžej Pukšto (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Assoc. Prof. Rasa Baločkaitė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Assoc. Prof. Džiugas Dvarionas (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Assoc. Prof. Jūratė Imbrasaitė (VMU Faculty of Social siences)
- Assoc. Prof. Linas Venclauskas (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Sima Rakutienė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Jovita Tirvienė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Andrius Švarplys (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Asta Skirmantienė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Živilė Šukytė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Deimantė Šėporaitytė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Leonas Tolvaišis (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Gerda Jakštaitė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Lina Marcinkutė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Giedrius Česnakas (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Inesa Birbilaitė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Giedrė Pranaitytė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Ernesta Buckienė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Gintarė Žukaitė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr.Vytautas Isoda (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Aušrinė Jurgelionytė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Dr. Mindaugas Kaselis (VMU Faculty of Social siences)
- Jaq Greenspon (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
Phd candidates
- Lina Auškalnienė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Marius Gurskas (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Jurgita Jakevičiūtė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Viktorija Rusinaitė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Eglė Kavoliūnaitė Ragauskienė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Ieva Gajauskaitė (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)
- Mindaugas Norkevičius (VMU Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy)