scholarly journals Speakers (European/Global Public Sphere)

10.34778/2zk ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Lichtenstein
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Research Question ◽  
News Story ◽  
European Identity ◽  
Priority Rules ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Quality ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Eu

In research on the transnationalization of the public sphere, speakers are coded in claim analysis (Adam, 2007; Koopmans & Statham, 2010) and in research on European identity (Lichtenstein & Eilders, 2015, 2019). Speakers are politicians, societal actors or journalists who are given voice in a news story. In claim analyses, a speaker directs, for instance, a thematic demand or decision towards another actor. In research on European identity, speakers address an EU frame in a news story. The variable “speaker” provides a broad categorization of the first or most important speaker in an article. He or she is more precisely classified using further variables which target the actors’ degree of organization, his or her country of origin and his or her more detailed function within the EU or other international institutions.   Field of application/theoretical foundation: In research on the transnationalization of the public sphere, speakers are coded to measure interactions between countries (horizontal transnationalization) and to analyze the extent to which EU actors get a voice in the coverage of national media outlets (vertical transnationalization). They are also coded to analyze to which extent civil society actors are heard compared to politicians. The share of EU and international speakers differs between countries, media outlets, and policy fields. In research on European identity the variable additionally enables to differentiate between the kinds of speakers who are given a voice in the collective construction of European identity.   References/combination with other methods of data collection: Content analyses that examine the claims of speakers in transnational public spheres has been combined with interview studies with journalists, politicians, and interest groups (Koopmans & Statham, 2010).   Example study: Koopmans & Statham (2010)   Information on Koopmans & Statham, 2010 Authors: Ruud Koopmans, Paul Statham Research question/research interest: Analysis of the visibility of the EU level in the transnational public sphere, the inclusiveness of public demands, and public contestation regarding EU decision making Object of analysis: National quality newspaper, popular press, regional papers from seven countries Timeframe of analysis: 1990–2002   Information about variable Variable name/definition: speakers “If a claim has more than one actor (e.g., a coalition), the following priority rules apply: 1) actors mentioned in the article as 'leaders', 'organizers', 'spokespersons', etc. have priority, unless, of course, they do not make any claims; 2) organizations, institutions or representatives thereof (e.g., 'National Organization of Peasants') have priority over unorganized collectivities or individuals (e.g., 'peasants', 'farmer X'); 3) active actors or speakers have priority over passive audiences/rank-and-file participants (e.g., if a party representative addresses a crowd at a peace rally, the party representative has priority). If there are several actors or no actor at all who have priority according to these three criteria, the order in which they are mentioned in the article decides (with, again, the main headline as the start of the article). If of one physical actor two functions are mentioned, the highest level capacity in terms of the scope variable (see below) is coded. E.g., if the article says “Portuguese prime minister and current Chair of the EU Presidency Guttierez” would be code as “EU presidency” even if Portuguese prime minister would be mentioned first. However, the precondition would be that the EU presidency function is really mentioned in the article - that you know that the Portuguese prime minister is present Chair of the Council is not decisive, it should be explicitly mentioned. (…) Only if two capacities are at the same scope level the rule is that the first mentioned is coded.” (Koopmans, 2002, p. 24; https://europub.wzb.eu/Data/Codebooks%20questionnaires/D2-1-claims-codebook.pdf) Level of analysis: Claim Scale level: Nominal Reliability: 84%   References Koopmans, R. & Statham, P. (2010) (Eds.). The Making of a European Public Sphere. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

scholarly journals Institutional references (European/Global Public Sphere)

10.34778/2zj ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Lichtenstein
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Popular Press ◽  
Public Spheres ◽  
The Public ◽  
European Court ◽  
National Quality ◽  
The Public Sphere

The variable “institutional references” refers to international institutions which are mentioned in the coverage of national media outlets. International institutions can be related to the EU (e.g., the European Commission, the European Parliament) or other transnational communities (e.g., the NATO for the transatlantic community). Studies using the variable “institutional reference” aim to compare the share of mentions of transnational and national institutions and search for differences between countries and/or an increase of references over time. The variable has been measured in analyses on quality and the popular press and in single country studies as well as in comparative research. It is usually coded on the level of articles. Some studies consider headlines or the articles’ first paragraph only.   Field of application/theoretical foundation: The variable “institutional references” is used to analyze the monitoring of transnational governance in national media outlets. It is one indicator for the vertical transnationalization of the public sphere (Koopmans & Erbe, 2004; Trenz, 2004; Wessler et al., 2008).   References/combination with other methods of data collection: Research on vertical transnationalization of the public sphere has been combined with qualitative studies on editorial processes and interviews with journalists (Hepp et al., 2012). The aim is to gain a deeper understanding of which editorial processes and which occasions drive EU coverage.   Example studies: Wessler et al. (2008); Hepp et al. (2016)   Information on Wessler et al., 2008 Authors: Hartmut Wessler, Bernhard Peters, Michael Brüggemann, Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw, Stefanie Sifft Research question/research interest: Comparison of the transnationalization of public spheres in six countries Object of analysis: National quality newspaper, popular press, regional papers Timeframe of analysis: 1982–2013 Variable name/definition: Institutional references   Information on Hepp et al., 2016 Authors: Andreas Hepp, Monika Elsler, Swantje Lingenberg, Anne Mollen, Johanna Möller, Anke Offerhaus Research question/research interest: Comparison of the transnationalization of public spheres in six countries Object of analysis: National quality newspaper, popular press, regional papers Timeframe of analysis: 1982–2013   Information about variable Variable name/definition: Institutional references “What international institutions were mentioned in the article? Institutions were coded, but concepts were not; for example the euro is not an institution. If the reference occurred in the header or the first paragraph of the article, it was coded as a primary institutional reference. Up to three primary institutional references could be coded per article. All international institutions that were mentioned in an article but had not already been coded as primary institutional references were coded as secondary institutional refences. Up to five secondary institutional references could be coded per article.” (Wessler et al., 2008, p. 212) 01 European Union in general (EU) 02 European Commission 03 European Council 04 Council of the European Union 05 European Parliament 06 European Court of Justice 07 European Central Bank 08 other EU institutions 09 EU Intergovernmental Conference 10 EU Convention 11 NATO 12 OECD 13 GATT/WTO 14 UN 15 UN Security Council 16 UN World Conference 17 Bretton Wood Institutions (World Bank, IMF) 18 Commonwealth 19 West European Union (WEU) 20 CSCE/OSCE (Conference/Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) 21 European Court of Human Rights 22 EFTA 23 EEC 25 Warsaw Pact 997 Other institutions – please specify! 998 Unclear 999 Not applicable Level of analysis: Article Scale level: Nominal          Reliability: Kappa 0.79   References Wessler, H., Peters, B., Brüggemann, M., Kleinen-von Königslöw, K., Sifft, S. (2008). Transnationalization of Public Spheres. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Hepp, A., Elsler, M., Lingenberg, S., Mollen, A., Möller, J., Offerhaus, A. (2016). The Communicative Construction of Europe. Cultures of Political Discourse, Public Sphere and the Euro Crisis. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

State contestations in constructions of 1Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-65
Author(s):  
Mary Varghese ◽  
Kamila Ghazali
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
The Public ◽  
Malaysian Population ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This article seeks to contribute to the existing body of knowledge about the relationship between political discourse and national identity. 1Malaysia, introduced in 2009 by Malaysia’s then newly appointed 6th Prime Minister Najib Razak, was greeted with expectation and concern by various segments of the Malaysian population. For some, it signalled a new inclusiveness that was to change the discourse on belonging. For others, it raised concerns about changes to the status quo of ethnic issues. Given the varying responses of society to the concept of 1Malaysia, an examination of different texts through the critical paradigm of CDA provide useful insights into how the public sphere has attempted to construct this notion. Therefore, this paper critically examines the Prime Minister’s early speeches as well as relevant chapters of the socioeconomic agenda, the 10th Malaysia Plan, to identify the referential and predicational strategies employed in characterising 1Malaysia. The findings suggest a notion of unity that appears to address varying issues.

The Democratic Function of the Public Sphere in Europe

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 673-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayte Peters
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Member States ◽  
The Public ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
European Democracy ◽  
European Public ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Eu

Democratically legitimized European integration calls for developments in culture and society—which arise naturally in the scope of on-going political, economic and institutional European Union (EU) integration—to be publically debated so they may be politically processed. The space where this happens is the public sphere, or, in the context of the EU, the European public sphere. The latter complements national public spheres. Successful integration among EU Member States is made possible by adhering to a common set of values at the same time as respecting the national identities of the Member States and fostering cultural diversity. By way of Union citizenship rights, individuals are able to make use of and actively promote the Europeanization of societies and cultures. Yet citizens are affected by Europeanization to differing degrees, with only a minority of citizens actively partaking in transnational exchange. In order to account for European integration democratically, the EU treaties hold provisions allowing for a close institutional interdependence of national and European democracy.

scholarly journals The EU's Democratic Deficit and the Public Sphere

2016 ◽  
Vol 115 (779) ◽  
pp. 83-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan-Werner Müller
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Democratic Deficit ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Public Spheres ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Eu

The EU will not become something like a traditional nation-state anytime soon, and no supranational public sphere is likely to ever replace national public spheres.

Speaking sincerely: public reactions to the death of Diana

1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Montgomery
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Tony Blair ◽  
The Public ◽  
British Prime Minister ◽  
The Public Sphere

This article explores some aspects of public speaking in the mediated public sphere by examining the verbal tributes offered by the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, by the Queen and by Earl Spencer in the aftermath of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. It considers some of the linguistic properties of these three public utterances, but focuses mainly on the ways in which they were assessed by members of ‘the public’, in order to explore possible changes to the discursive character of the public sphere.1

Innovation in Protest Strategies of Ethiopian Immigrants’ Organizations in Israel

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 92-110
Author(s):  
Adi Binhas
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
The Public ◽  
Ethiopian Immigrants ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Theoretical Overview

Since the 1990s, organizations formed by Israelis of Ethiopian origin (IEO) have criticized the government’s policy toward them. This article deals with the development of, and innovation in, those organizations’ activities. Our research question looks at the elements of innovation that helped these organizations improve the effectiveness of their work with the government and in the public sphere. We base our study on interviews with IEO activists who participated in the community’s protests in the 1990s, 2015, and 2020. Our theoretical overview incorporates a global perspective on innovation in policymaking and the effects of NGO networks on government policy. The article describes the development and innovation of NGOs in Israel alongside similar cases in other countries.

scholarly journals The Twin Challenges to Separation of Powers in Central Europe: Technocratic Governance and Populism

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 427-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Kosař ◽  
Jiří Baroš ◽  
Pavel Dufek
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Separation Of Powers ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
Checks And Balances ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Eu

Separation of institutions, functions and personnel – Checks and balances – Hungary, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia – Short tradition of separation of powers in Central Europe – Fragile interwar systems of separation of powers – Communist principle of centralisation of power – Technocratic challenge to separation of powers during the EU accession – One-sided checks on the elected branches and empowering technocratic elitist institutions – Populist challenge to separation of powers in the 2010s – Re-politicising of the public sphere, removing most checks on the elected branches, and curtailing and packing the unelected institutions – Technocratic and populist challenges to separation of powers interrelated more than we thought

scholarly journals KONSEPTUALISASI PROFETIK

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
nur hanafi
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Integrative Learning ◽  
Integrative Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Public Sphere

Scientific disruption today, complex problems related to integrative education through prophetic education. Education has not revisited religious prophetic values to be delivered to the public sphere. Education Indonesia should display human figures in the role model or model that must be imitated in accordance with the output of character education itself. But it aims to describe the implementation of education from various kinds of integration between educational institutions, family and society and based on monthly values. Also raises research questions how the values of prophetic education ?. To answer this research question, researchers collect data through documentation method. Then after the data collected, analyzed analysis and critical analysis. This research produces one of the solutions of integrative learning concepts with the standards and figures of a truly powerful and irrefutable model that is the Prophet

scholarly journals European Populism: A Communicative Aspect

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Gennadiy Chernov
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
European History ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Communicative Acts ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Media ◽  
Per Se ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Eu

This paper deals with the growing populism movement in Europe. This movement is critical of the European Union and its certain economic and immigration policies. The studies dominant in the field look at different communicative aspects of these phenomena. They point at styles and rhetoric related to populism and failures of the pro-EU forces to communicate effectively why these policies are right and populist citizens are wrong.This paper argues that the problem is not in successes or failures of communication per se, but in shutting out many European citizens from the debate in the public sphere. Not finding reflections of the concerns in the media and policies, and having fewer options to relay their messages to elites perceived to be in power in the EU, these citizens become ‘populist citizens’, and they start voting for populist parties in growing numbers.The article concludes that studies of a communicative aspect of populism need not only discuss mediation, but the policies related to this mediation. Policies may be successful only when people accept them after a free debate. That is what was in the heart of the communicative acts in European history.

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