More power, less influence: European union actors in media debates on fiscal policy after the eurocrisis

Pieter de Wilde*

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Stronger European Union (EU) competencies come with greater media presence, according to existing cross-sectional comparisons. While presence comes with the power to influence public discourse, we know little about how it affects the overall tone of public discourse. This article investigates the effect of the empowerment of EU institutions on media presence and the tone of debate in the EU. It does this through an original claims analysis of newspaper articles in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, and Poland during the height of the Euro crisis (2011–2012), the Greek bailout crisis (2015), and the Italian budget crisis (2018). EU media presence indeed increases following empowerment. However, this does not result in a more pro-European debate, because pro-European national voices are crowded out. While this does not affect the desirability of austerity, it does harden Eurosceptic public discourse.
Originele taal-2English
Pagina's (van-tot)239-255
Aantal pagina's17
TijdschriftJournal of European Integration
Volume45
Nummer van het tijdschrift2
DOI's
StatusPublished - 17-feb.-2023
Extern gepubliceerdJa

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