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

The recent financial 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 affected some Europeans’ attitudes towards the EU. In order to test that assumption, a m...

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Autor principal:	Ejaz Waqas
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Lenguaje:	CS EN SK
Publicado:	Sciendo 2017
Materias:	european identity eurobarometer media malaise media mobilization media effects political support Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e8c14ad91e574e4282027a872c5d0e962021-12-02T15:27:38ZAnalyzing Malaise and Mobilization: The Effects of Media on Political Support and European Identity in Old and New Member States1801-342210.1515/pce-2017-0002https://doaj.org/article/e8c14ad91e574e4282027a872c5d0e962017-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/pce-2017-0002https://doaj.org/toc/1801-3422The recent financial 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 affected some Europeans’ attitudes towards the EU. In order to test that assumption, a model was built around the theoretical framework of “media malaise,” and »political support«. It was found that the media certainly affected and shaped public opinion; however, study revealed that consuming media has not made people more cynical towards the EU. Based on secondary data analysis of Eurobarometer the study reveals positive relationship of media mobilization effect with European’s political attitudes and identity.Ejaz WaqasSciendoarticleeuropean identityeurobarometermedia malaisemedia mobilizationmedia effectspolitical supportPolitical scienceJCSENSKPolitics in Central Europe, Vol 13, Iss 2-3, Pp 33-51 (2017)
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description	The recent financial 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 affected some Europeans’ attitudes towards the EU. In order to test that assumption, a model was built around the theoretical framework of “media malaise,” and »political support«. It was found that the media certainly affected and shaped public opinion; however, study revealed that consuming media has not made people more cynical towards the EU. Based on secondary data analysis of Eurobarometer the study reveals positive relationship of media mobilization effect with European’s political attitudes and identity.
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title	Analyzing Malaise and Mobilization: The Effects of Media on Political Support and European Identity in Old and New Member States
title_short	Analyzing Malaise and Mobilization: The Effects of Media on Political Support and European Identity in Old and New Member States
title_full	Analyzing Malaise and Mobilization: The Effects of Media on Political Support and European Identity in Old and New Member States
title_fullStr	Analyzing Malaise and Mobilization: The Effects of Media on Political Support and European Identity in Old and New Member States
title_full_unstemmed	Analyzing Malaise and Mobilization: The Effects of Media on Political Support and European Identity in Old and New Member States
title_sort	analyzing malaise and mobilization: the effects of media on political support and european identity in old and new member states
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Analyzing Malaise and Mobilization: The Effects of Media on Political Support and European Identity in Old and New Member States

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