Public Affairs and Power
On leaving the European Parliament in 1999, former MEP and founder of the European Centre for Public Affairs,
Tom Spencer, determined that he should take the opportunity to write. The 15 essays contained in this book are
part of the result. They have been written on the boundaries between academic consideration and practitioner
reality, and between public affairs and politics. If journalism is "the first draft of history", these essays live on the
time boundary between journalism and research; identifying trends, challenges and questions facing the world of
public affairs. As such, this inspiring book is essential reading for all practitioners and students of public affairs, as
well as for policy-makers, business and the media.
From the Preface by Tom Spencer
