The discursive construction of the recent European economic crisis in two political magazines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12428151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bessie Mitsikopoulou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, corresponding author), Christina Lykou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) |
| Editors | Tanweer Ali (0000-0002-1959-0480) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 190-201 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | On the Horizon The International Journal of Learning Futures (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1074-8121 • E-ISSN: 2054-1708 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/oth-05-2015-0022 |
| OpenAlex | W1520359196 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 19 |
Purpose – Acknowledging the important role of the media in shaping a European public sphere, the purpose of this paper is to explore how the recent economic crisis is discursively construed in the context of the British media discourse. It investigates discursive constructions of the economic crisis in two political magazines of different ideological positioning by placing emphasis on the economic crisis in Greece, the “weak link” of the Eurozone. Design/methodology/approach – The study draws on systemic functional linguistics which views language as social semiotic and conducts a transitivity analysis of a corpus consisting of 59 articles (a total of 61,820 words) from two weekly British political magazines, one of conservative and one of centre-left political position. The analysis is assisted by Wordsmith 6.0 concordance corpus tool. Findings – It is argued that the articles of the conservative magazine construe the crisis as primarily local and financial, discussing its effects on the British economy. On the other hand, the articles of the centre-left magazine view the crisis as a systemic one derived from and, at the same time, affecting European Union policies and stress its political and economic implications in all of Eurozone. Originality/value – The findings of the study contribute to the body of studies which investigate the role of language in the construction of the economic crisis and also adds to the on-going discussion regarding the development of a European public sphere as part of the wider European Project and the process of European integration
Context (archaeology · Critical discourse analysis · Economic policy · Economics · European debt crisis · European integration · European union · Financial crisis · Ideology · Linguistics · Originality · Polish · Political communication · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public sphere · Semiotics · Social science · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · History · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
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The Making of a European Public Sphere
An Introduction to Functional Grammar
Portugal Is Not Greece
Media and the Economic Crisis of the EU
Demons, Ants, Giants and Dwarves
A catalytic moment
Greece will decide the future of Europe’
The financial crisis in the German and English press
From Grexit to Grecovery
Struggles over legitimacy in the Eurozone crisis
Media Coverage on European Governance
Narrating Crisis
Europe's Communication Deficit and the UK Press
British journalists in the spotlight
| Citations per year | 0.44 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |