Civil society coalitions in the EU media regulation
When Field Theory Meets Network Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6145705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luis Bouza García (0000-0002-0486-2340, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, corresponding author), Luis Bouza (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Juan Roch (0000-0001-5763-7406, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), Álvaro Oleart (0000-0002-9696-4298, Université Libre de Bruxelles) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 304-320 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Politics and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2374-5126 • E-ISSN: 2374-5118 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23745118.2024.2420229 |
| OpenAlex | W4404348600 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 26 |
The field of Eurocracy has increasingly been shaped by the emergence of actors lobbying on the area of digital regulation, which has heavily increased during the Von der Leyen Commission. We study the extra-institutional actor networks that have been involved in the EU digital policy formulation, and hypothesise that beyond clearly visible networks of opposition, the subjacent social structure of discourse networks was dominated by Big Tech. We do so by analysing the role of actor coalitions that have emerged to channel specific demands and pressures in relation to the ongoing regulatory struggle, as well as the dominant discourse coalitions. Specifically, we use Social Network Analysis to examine the cooperation and competition patterns among the actors involved. Our work is relevant for the study of EU personnel in two ways. First, digital regulation is a pertinent example of dynamics in emerging fields, where dominating policy entrepreneurs establish discursive dominance over a long time. Second, our innovative methodological approach indicates why analysing organisational discourses are relevant to understand the networks that contribute to structure the EU field
Civil society · Economic system · Economics · Electrical engineering · Field (mathematics · Law and economics · Network analysis · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Engineering · Law · Mathematics · Media Studies and Communication · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics
Lobbying in the European Union
Data Politics
Interest Representation in the European Union
The Field of Eurocracy
Rethinking Political Communication in a Time of Disrupted Public Spheres
Actores Europeos y Desinformación
Being digital citizens
A Theory of Fields
Regulating social media through self-regulation
The big data public and its problems
Platform power and regulatory politics
Big Tech Lobbying in the EU
Who lobbies the European Union? National interest groups in a multilevel polity
From liberalisation to regulation
In Search of Digital Sovereignty and Strategic Autonomy
Normative Power Europe Caving In? EU under Pressure of Russian Information Warfare
Undermining lobbying coalitions
The (False) promise of solutionism
Digital sovereignty, economic ideas, and the struggle over the digital markets act
Regulating Disinformation and Big Tech in the EU
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |