The legitimation of the European Union in the news media
Three Treaty Reform Debates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7880337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Achim Hurrelmann (0000-0001-9335-0365), Anna Gora (0000-0003-4102-9259), Andrea Wagner (0000-0002-8504-3645) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 515-534 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13501763.2012.726478 |
| OpenAlex | W1996158109 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 23 |
The news media is a major forum for the discursive legitimation of the EU. This article analyses media debates in the context of three attempts at reforming EU primary law in the past decade: the Nice Treaty; the Constitutional Treaty; and the Lisbon Treaty. Focusing on four member states – the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and Austria – our study shows that the EU's legitimacy is discursively constructed according to distinct patterns, most of which are remarkably similar across countries and stable over time. In the context of the EU Constitution, legitimation debates became more intensive and more critical; however, these developments were largely reversed when the Lisbon Treaty was debated. This suggests that, in the media arena, the much-discussed politicization of European integration is an episodic occurrence, rather than a unidirectional trend
Constitution · Context (archaeology · Economics · European integration · European union · International trade · Legitimacy · Legitimation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Treaty · Treaty of Lisbon · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · European Union Policy and Governance · History · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 1,73 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |