“So Disarmingly European”. Eurovision Song Contest and the European Identity

Spaziante, Lucio

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-69240-7_13

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“…Manners (2009) argues that the ESC symbolizes contemporary Europe, as perhaps other cultural or even sports events that symbolize Europe do and that can thus be related to perceptions of the EU. The ESC has, indeed, become a topic of scholarly interest (Fricker and Gluhovic, 2013; Spaziante, 2021; Tobin, 2017; Yair, 2019), and our findings suggest another path of research: the use of the ESC not only for nation branding, but also for the promotion of external perceptions of the EU. Future studies might examine whether watching the ESC changes views of Europe and, in fact, why watching the ESC is related to EU image but not to EU connection.…”

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“…Over the years, the competition has become significant as one of the world's key cultural events. Its integral kitsch aside, the ESC has drawn scholarly attention across a range of fields, such as media, identity, music, folklore, economy, politics, gender, language, and more (Fricker and Gluhovic, 2013; Spaziante, 2021; Tobin, 2017; Yair, 2019). While not institutionally related to the EU, the ESC can be seen as one key event among others, like the UEFA Champions League, which, according to Manners (2009), symbolizes the cultural understanding of contemporary Europe.…”

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External perceptions of the European Union in Israel—the role of norms and culture

Zahavi

Ariely

2023

European Union Politics

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This article examines the role of norms and culture in perceptions of the European Union. Conceptually, it offers a distinction between the image of the European Union as a normative actor and attitudes toward one's country's relations with the European Union. It also explores whether the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), a cultural event which symbolizes the cultural understanding of contemporary Europe, is related to perceptions of the European Union. Empirically, it uses a public opinion survey ( n = 1050) following Israel's hosting of the ESC in 2019. The findings indicate that Israelis distinguish between the image of the European Union as an entity with positive features and their attitudes toward Israel's connections with the European Union.

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