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Bringing the mass media in: the ontribution of the mass media for understanding citizens' attitudes towards the European Union
Die Einführung der Massenmedien: der Beitrag der Massenmedien für das Verständnis der bürgerlichen Einstellungen gegenüber der Europäischen Union
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Abstract Economic considerations, identity related considerations and cueing theory are used for explaining citizens' attitudes towards the European Union. Yet, all of this research has failed to show how elite cues on interests and identities actually reach the citizens. As a consequence, the author argues ... view more
Economic considerations, identity related considerations and cueing theory are used for explaining citizens' attitudes towards the European Union. Yet, all of this research has failed to show how elite cues on interests and identities actually reach the citizens. As a consequence, the author argues that domestic mass media as the most widely used source for citizens' information about the European Union has the potential to fill this missing link. Mass media actively construct reality by promoting ideas (agenda-setting and framing) and thereby shaping processes of socialization and persuasion. In this article the author discusses theoretical concepts of how mass media might affect citizens' attitudes, summarizes what we know about the role of domestic mass media in the course of EU integration, derives research desiderates and finally shows why knowledge on the link between mass media and citizens is paramount to understand the future of EU integration.... view less
Keywords
EU; information brokerage; information flow; citizen; European integration; european identity; political elite; mass media; formulation of political objectives; political opinion; EU policy; information policy; mass communication; European market
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Mass Communication
European Politics
Method
descriptive study
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
23 p.
Series
KFG Working Paper Series, 4
ISSN
1868-7601
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications