The Political Environment and Foreign Policy Opinions: British Attitudes Toward European Integration, 1972–1979

Dalton, Russell J.; Duval, Robert D.

doi:10.1017/s0007123400003823

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“…This article argues, however, that in addition to this array of explanatory factors, the role of information provided by the media is substantially important to public opinion formation and change. Two decades ago, Dalton and Duval (1986) demonstrated a link between the tone of the British press and public opinion about European integration at the aggregate level. As Page and Shapiro (1992) argue, the media are more likely to shape our perceptions of international and foreign policy issues than of domestic politics with which we often have direct experience.…”

Section: Europhobe or Europhile?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Given that a vast majority of citizens across Europe repeatedly identify news media as their most important and preferred source of information about European integration (Commission, 2003, pp. 35-60), it is striking that the relationship between media and public opinion about European integration (with exceptions such as Norris, 2000;and Dalton and Duval, 1986) has remained so underdeveloped in the scientific literature.…”

Section: Europhobe or Europhile?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Media Effects on Public Opinion about the Enlargement of the European Union*

Vreese

Boomgaarden

2006

J of Common Market Studies

142

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Studies of public support for matters of European integration tend either to neglect or inadequately model the role of the mass media. This study investigates how news media content affects public support for the enlargement of the EU. Other influences on support for integration, such as economic evaluations, anti-immigration sentiment, domestic political considerations and cognitive mobilization are accounted for. The study draws on two-wave panel surveys and media content analyses of television news and national newspapers. The results suggest that media coverage of EU affairs matters to change in public opinion about EU enlargement. The effects of the news media, however, are conditional upon the visibility and consistency in tone of the news.

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Section: Europhobe or Europhile?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Europhobe or Europhile?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Media Effects on Public Opinion about the Enlargement of the European Union*

Vreese

Boomgaarden

2006

J of Common Market Studies

142

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“…Relying on cross-national aggregate data, Norris (2000) has argued that when an attentive public receives extensive media coverage of an issue that has consistent directional bias, media have a discernable negative effect at the aggregate level; yet, this linkage is inconsistent and substantively somewhat weak. Like Dalton and Duval (1986) who earlier linked the tone of British press and support for integration at the aggregate level, Norris cites contemporaneous negative press coverage and attitudes regarding the Euro and the EU in general, although in using aggregate data, she is unable to clearly assign causality. Newer work finds congruence with this demonstrating, for example, the identity dimension of EU support can be influenced by positive or negative media environments.…”

Section: Mass Mediamentioning

confidence: 97%

Public perceptions of the EU as a system of governance

Loveless¹,

Rohrschneider²

2011

Living Rev. Euro. Gov.

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Since its inception, the European Union has stimulated many vigorous debates. This Living Review provides a state of the field perspective on the academic work that has been done to address the question of the perceptions of the European Union as a system of governance. It takes a broad scope in assessing the efforts of scholars and highlights significant theoretical and empirical contributions as well as identifying potential avenues for research. In order to understand perceptions of the EU, scholars have employed national-level frameworks of popular support, particularly partisanship and instrumental self-interest. As the number of members has increased, further research has taken a broader scope to include national identity, institutions, and attitudes regarding the normative and empirical function of both national and EU institutions. Additional works address political intermediaries such as parties, media, and elites. Finally, all of the works are fundamentally concerned with the supportive popular sentiment that underpins the EU's legitimacy as a political institution. While there are far more works that can be practically included in this review, we have attempted to construct an overview based on the dimensions that define this research as set out by significant contributions at the core of this literature.

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“…Relying on cross-national aggregate data, Norris (2000) has argued that when an attentive public receives extensive media coverage of an issue that has consistent directional bias, media have a discernable negative effect at the aggregate level; yet, this linkage is inconsistent and substantively somewhat weak. Like Dalton and Duval (1986) who earlier linked the tone of British press and support for integration at the aggregate level, Norris cites contemporaneous negative press coverage and attitudes regarding the Euro and the EU in general, although in using aggregate data, she is unable to clearly assign causality. Other authors have similarly pursued more specific policy implications of EU integration, particularly the Euro.…”

Section: Mass Mediamentioning

confidence: 97%

Public perceptions of the EU as a system of governance

Loveless¹,

Rohrschneider²

2008

Living Rev. Euro. Gov.

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Since its inception, the European Union has stimulated many vigorous debates. This Living Review provides a state of the field perspective on the academic work that has been done to address the question of the perceptions of the European Union as a system of governance. It takes a broad scope in assessing the efforts of scholars and highlights significant theoretical and empirical contributions as well as identifying potential avenues for research. In order to understand perceptions of the EU, scholars have employed national-level frameworks of popular support, particularly partisanship and instrumental self-interest. As the number of members has increased, further research has taken a broader scope to include national identity, institutions, and attitudes regarding the normative and empirical function of both national and EU institutions. Additional works address political intermediaries such as parties, media, and elites. Finally, all of the works are fundamentally concerned with the supportive popular sentiment that underpins the EU's legitimacy as a political institution. While there are far more works that can be practically included in this Living Review, we have attempted to construct an overview based on the dimensions that define this research as set out by significant contributions at the core of this literature. How to cite this articleOwing to the fact that a Living Reviews article can evolve over time, we recommend to cite the article as follows:Matthew Loveless and Robert Rohrschneider, "Public perceptions of the EU as a system of governance", Living Rev.

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The Political Environment and Foreign Policy Opinions: British Attitudes Toward European Integration, 1972–1979

Cited by 64 publications

References 6 publications

Media Effects on Public Opinion about the Enlargement of the European Union*

Media Effects on Public Opinion about the Enlargement of the European Union*

Public perceptions of the EU as a system of governance

Public perceptions of the EU as a system of governance

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