Analyzing Malaise and Mobilization: The Effects of Media on Political Support and European Identity in Old and New Member States

Abstract

The recent fi nancial crisis and the way it was handled by European Union (EU) received a great deal of media coverage, and since the media has a tendency to alter public opinion, it is safe to assume that it has aff ected some Europeans' attitudes towards the EU. In order to test that assumption, a model was built around the theoreti

Media and information literacy as a model of societal balance: A grounded meta-synthesis

“…Propaganda succeeds in transforming public opinion from being pacifist and uninterested in war to being hysterically supportive of war 32 Chomsky, 1997 [ 59 ] 33 Mullen & Klaehn, 2010 [ 60 ] 34 Alford, 2017 [ 61 ] 35 Alford, 2018 [ 62 ] 36 Becker & Roberts, 1992 [ 63 ] Servicing the Economic and the Political System 37 Shamir & Shamir1997 [ 64 ] Media can be a factor of “Pluralistic Ignorance” and misreading of the majority position 38 Nada, 2002 [ 65 ] 39 Nada, 2012 [ 66 ] 40 Alquaary, 2021 [ 67 ] 41 Newton, 1999 [ 68 ] Media has a negative role in political life by widening the circle of discontent, and a positive role in political mobilization. 42 Ejaz, 2017 [ 69 ] 43 Schuck, 2017 [ 70 ] 44 Fleeson, 2000 [ 71 ] Investigative reports focus on social justice, accountability, explaining complex social problems, exposing corruption and abuse of power, serving the public interest, enriching societal debate, and stimulating positive change in society. 45 Forbes, 2005 [ 72 ] 46 Kaplan, 2013 [ 73 ] 47 …”

Testing Causal Inference Between Social Media News Reliance and (Dis)trust of EU Institutions with an Instrumental Variable Approach: Lessons From a Null-Hypothesis Case

“…Our analysis proceeds by using repurposed data from several waves of Standard Eurobarometer surveys in 2014-2018(European Commission, 2015, 2019a2019b. There is a gap in the coverage between 2018 and 2021 because the relevant question about social media news reliance was not asked in surveys in 2019 and 2020.…”

“…While some research suggests a link between television use and political attitudes, both at the national and European level (Aarts and Semetko, 2003; De Vreese, 2007; De Vreese and Boomgaarden, 2006; Ejaz, 2018; Marcinkowski and Starke, 2018; Peter, 2003), the literature is clear that the mechanism through which this manifests itself is through exposure to certain frames. Our instrument, on the other hand, focuses solely on the frequency of use of TV sets, rather than exposure to a specific broadcast or sets of programmes or genres.…”

Avrupa Yanlısı Siyasi Partiler Tarafından Avrupa Kimliği İnşası

“…59 Such a utility-based approach foresees that high levels of sense of belonging are determined according to the calculations of advantages, benefits, and chances gained from the membership to the European in-group. 60 Within the crisis context, where the levels of European identification may have been affected negatively, 61 the pro-European parties often employed utilitarian considerations in their respective national political settings by utilizing the topoi of definition, which is based on the conditional 'if we remain in the EU, we maximize our national interests' . EU membership as a positive-sum game is promoted especially in the areas where member states give special importance to the EU for national benefits, including economic, security, and international relations.…”