Non-state actors and framing processes in EU foreign policy: the case of EU–Israel relations

Voltolini, Benedetta

doi:10.1080/13501763.2015.1085429

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“…They show that the morality frame long dominated the death-penalty debate in the US, but that it has been replaced by the innocence frame and that this has coincided with important changes in public opinion and policy. Other notable studies on interest group framing that rely on issuespecific frames are Kurzer and Cooper's (2013) study on food information labelling, Candel et al's (2014) study on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), Voltolini's (2015) study on Israel-EU relations and Agustín's (2008) study on gender equality. These studies all define frames via a bottom-up approach, looking at one particular policy debate or field and the role of organized interests therein.…”

Section: Issue-specific and Generic Framesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this way, frames are both seen as tools of political actors to obtain a certain outcome and as societal forces structuring policy and how interests mobilize. All the studies on issue-specific frames mentioned earlier are also studies that look at framing by interest groups at the macro level of policy debates (Agustín 2008;Daviter 2011;Kurzer and Cooper 2013;Voltolini 2015).…”

Section: Two Faces Of Framingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Framing and advocacy: a research agenda for interest group studies

Bruycker

2016

Journal of European Public Policy

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This research agenda contribution starts from the observation that an increasing number of interest group studies have been addressing questions about framing. Although this emerging literature has made great progress towards being able to study interest group framing in large-n designs owing to advances in data-gathering techniques, many analytical and conceptual challenges still lie ahead. One important question that remains is how framing can serve as a political strategy and, more precisely, which frames are most effective. This article gives an overview of the recent work on interest group framing. It highlights some key issues that interest group scholars face when they undertake research on framing. Various studies on interest group framing are contrasted in terms of the types of frames studied, the level of analysis employed and how influence is determined. I conclude by developing an agenda with some concrete recommendations for interest group scholars that deal with questions about framing.

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Section: Issue-specific and Generic Framesmentioning

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Section: Two Faces Of Framingmentioning

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Framing and advocacy: a research agenda for interest group studies

Bruycker

2016

Journal of European Public Policy

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“…The documents seen by courtesy of the MATTIN Group cannot be reproduced here. 12 For a detailed explanation, see Voltolini (2015). european political science: 2016 framing processes and lobbying in EU foreign policy 13 Interviews were not recorded, as most respondents refused to be recorded or did not feel at ease knowing that the interview was recorded.…”

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“…Process tracing made it possible to reconstruct this process of reframing and to show the important role that a Palestinian NGO called the MATTIN Group played in the process (cf. Voltolini, 2015). First, process tracing served to identify all the events and critical junctures as well as the ways in which the relationship among EU institutions and non-state actors developed.…”

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framing processes and lobbying in EU foreign policy: case study and process-tracing methods

Voltolini¹,

Eising²

2017

Eur Polit Sci

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This article discusses the potential of case study and process-tracing methods for studying lobbying and framing in the European Union (EU). It argues that case studies and process tracing allow us to explore different sets of questions than large-N and quantitative approaches and to shed light on the mechanisms that contribute to policy change. Through these methods it is possible to study long-term processes and under-researched areas, to analyse the social construction of frames and to single out the conditions that lead to successful framing. In order to show the advantages of case studies and process tracing, illustrative examples drawn from the case study of EU foreign policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are provided.

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“…The politicization and securitization of religion (or Islam) has fuelled cognitive uncertainty (Voltolini, 2015: 3). The Syrian crisis and the rise of religious violence following the Arab winter, were providential in strategically framing the need for more 'religious literacy' .…”

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EU religious engagement in the Southern Mediterranean: Much ado about nothing?

Wolff

2017

Mediterranean Politics

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Since the Arab uprisings, religious engagement is central to EU relations with the Southern Mediterranean. Given that the EU is a liberal-secular power, this article investigates why and how the EU is practising religious engagement and whether it is a rupture with past EU modalities of engagement in the region. The main finding is that EU religious engagement constitutes both a physical and ontological security-seeking practice. This is illustrated in three steps. First, EU's physical security is ensured by the promotion of state-sponsored forms of religion in Morocco and Jordan that aim at moderating Islam. Second, the framing of religion as an expertise issue in the EEAS and European diplomacies reinforces EU's self-identity narrative as a secular power. This self-identity is, however, subject to politicization and framing contestation through the case of Freedom of Religion or Belief and the protection of Christian minorities in the Arab world. Overall, this article finds that EU religious engagement is conducive to selective engagement with some religious actors, which could potentially lead to more insecurities and polarization in the region.

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Non-state actors and framing processes in EU foreign policy: the case of EU–Israel relations

Cited by 17 publications

References 31 publications

Framing and advocacy: a research agenda for interest group studies

Framing and advocacy: a research agenda for interest group studies

framing processes and lobbying in EU foreign policy: case study and process-tracing methods

EU religious engagement in the Southern Mediterranean: Much ado about nothing?

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