The book presents a model of interaction effects between policymakers and the media which can shed light on the former's ability to enhance democratic legitimacy in foreign policy decision-making. It shows that the media enhanced the democratic legitimacy of the EU's foreign policy in relation to its climate policy and its approach towards Russia.

List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Democratic Legitimacy and EU Foreign Policy: Is Such a Link Conceivable? 2. Mapping Interaction Effects Within the Media/Foreign Policy Nexus 3. Research Framework and Methods 4. The Transnational Level 5. The United Kingdom 6. Romania Conclusions Annex A Annex B Bibliography Index

Cristian Nitoiu is a Dahrendorf Postdoctoral Fellow in EU-Russia relations and Ukraine at LSE IDEAS, London School of Economics, UK. His principal research interests are in the EU's foreign policy (with a focus on EU-Russia relations, the Eastern Neighbourhood or climate change) and democracy with a focus on issues of legitimacy and participation