Europe bottom-up: How Eastern Germans and Poles frame the European Union

Nicola Bücker

doi:10.5771/9783845244563

Summary

Wie wird die EU von ihren Bürgern beurteilt? Diese Frage wird in den Sozialwissenschaften üblicherweise anhand von Umfragedaten untersucht. Der Band knüpft demgegenüber an qualitative EU-Studien an und analysiert aus konstruktivistischer Perspektive mit dem Framing-Ansatz die Wechselwirkung zwischen nationalen Diskursen und individuellen EU-Wahrnehmungen. Dies geschieht auf Grundlage von halbstandardisierten Interviews mit Gesprächspartnern aus verschiedenen sozioökonomischen Gruppen in Ostdeutschland und Polen.

Methodisch wendet die Studie u.a. die „Qualitative Comparative Analysis“ an und kann so zeigen, dass sich national geprägte Deutungsmuster oder „Frames“ auf individuelle Wahrnehmungen der EU und deren Beurteilung auswirken. Dabei spielen aktuelle Diskussionen und historische Deutungsmuster eine größere Rolle als das vergangene sozialistische Regime und der nachfolgende Transformationsprozess. Gleichzeitig werden diese Frames durch persönliche Fähigkeiten und Erfahrungen gefiltert, so dass die EU-Einstellungen einer Person sowohl vom nationalen Kontext als auch vom sozialen Milieu beeinflusst werden.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2012
Copyright Year: 2012
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-0012-7
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-4456-3
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Studien zur Politischen Soziologie. Studies on Political Sociology
Volume: 21
Language: English
Pages: 326
Product Type: Monograph

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 12
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List of Figures No access Pages 13 - 14
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List of Tables No access Pages 15 - 16
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1. Research context, research questions, and main findings No access Pages 17 - 22
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2. The relevance of citizens’ EU attitudes No access Pages 22 - 27
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3. Research design and selection of societies No access Pages 27 - 28
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4. Further outline of the study No access Pages 28 - 30
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1. The concept of attitudes: definition, structure, and formation processes No access Pages 31 - 34
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2. Typologies of citizens’ EU attitudes No access Pages 34 - 40
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3. 1. Economic models No access Pages 40 - 42
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  2. Collective identities No access Pages 42 - 43
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  3. Political cues No access Pages 43 - 45
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  4. Citizens’ EU attitudes in post-communist societies No access Pages 45 - 48
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  5. Empirical results No access Pages 48 - 51
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4. Discussion: citizens’ EU support, the role of public debates, and “framing” No access Pages 51 - 56
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1. Social constructionism and what people “know” No access Pages 57 - 60
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2. The role of communication and public discourses No access Pages 60 - 65
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3. Frames and framing No access Pages 65 - 72
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4. Consequences and determinants of framing No access Pages 72 - 76
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5. Discussion and heuristic hypotheses No access Pages 76 - 78
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1. “Where is the frame?” Operationalizing interpretative structures No access Pages 79 - 82
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2. Examining public EU frames in (Eastern) Germany and Poland No access Pages 82 - 83
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3. 1. Constructing the interview schedule No access Pages 83 - 87
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  2. Sampling No access Pages 87 - 90
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  3. Conducting and transcribing the interviews No access Pages 90 - 92
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4. 1. The inductive coding process No access Pages 92 - 94
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  2. The deductive coding process: linking public and cognitive frames No access Pages 94 - 96
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5. Secondary analysis of cognitive frames: frequencies, classifications, and Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) No access Pages 96 - 102
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6. Discussion: the empirical analysis of public and cognitive EU frames No access Pages 102 - 104
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1. Historical roots No access Pages 105 - 111
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2. The GDR and “Europe” No access Pages 111 - 114
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3. The FRG and “Europe” No access Pages 114 - 121
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4. Germany and “Europe” after 1989 No access Pages 121 - 127
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5. Discussion: German public EU frames, their objects and attitudes No access Pages 127 - 132
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1. Historical roots No access Pages 133 - 136
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2. The Polish People’s Republic and “Europe” No access Pages 136 - 140
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3. Poland and “Europe” after 1989 No access Pages 140 - 148
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4. Discussion: Polish public EU frames, their objects and attitudes No access Pages 148 - 152
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5. Public frames in (Eastern) Germany and Poland: a comparison No access Pages 152 - 158
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1. Talking about the EU: some general remarks No access Pages 159 - 161
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2. 1. “A Solidary Community“ No access Pages 161 - 164
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  2. “A People’s Europe” No access Pages 164 - 166
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  3. “A Beneficial Single Market” No access Pages 166 - 167
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  4. “National Discrimination” No access Pages 167 - 170
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3. 1. “A Disastrous Single Market” No access Pages 170 - 172
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  2. “A Positive Lifeworld” No access Pages 172 - 173
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  3. “A Threat to National Identity and Sovereignty” No access Pages 173 - 174
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4. Cognitive EU frames of minor relevance No access Pages 174 - 176
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5. 1. The linkage between public and cognitive EU frames No access Pages 176 - 180
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  2. The linkage to previous research No access Pages 180 - 184
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1. 1. “A Bad Political System” No access Pages 185 - 189
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  2. “A Global Player” No access Pages 189 - 191
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  3. “Threats of Enlargement” No access Pages 191 - 192
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2. 1. “An Inherent Necessity” No access Pages 192 - 194
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  2. “A Legacy of World War II” No access Pages 194 - 195
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  3. “Disappointment” No access Pages 195 - 196
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3. Cognitive EU frames, their objects and attitudes in Eastern Germany No access Pages 196 - 204
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4. 1. “Modernization” No access Pages 204 - 207
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  2. “Protection and Power” No access Pages 207 - 208
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5. 1. “A European Identity” No access Pages 208 - 209
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  2. “A Successful Transformation” No access Pages 209 - 211
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6. Cognitive EU frames, their objects and attitudes in Poland No access Pages 211 - 216
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7. 1. Cognitive frames and their linkage to public frames, EU objects, and EU attitudes No access Pages 216 - 219
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  2. The linkage to previous research No access Pages 219 - 222
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1. How Eastern Germans and Poles evaluate the EU No access Pages 223 - 225
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2. 1. The EU framing of “committed supporters” No access Pages 225 - 229
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  2. The EU framing of “critics” No access Pages 229 - 231
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3. EU framing and types of EU attitudes across national subgroups No access Pages 231 - 233
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4. The participants’ favored integration models No access Pages 233 - 237
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5. 1. The transfer of legislative power No access Pages 237 - 239
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  2. The EU’s social responsibility No access Pages 239 - 240
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  3. The EU’s enlargement and Turkey’s accession No access Pages 240 - 244
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6. Discussion: cognitive frames, EU attitudes, and integration models No access Pages 244 - 248
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1. Sociodemographic and regional differences No access Pages 249 - 252
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2. The role of interest, collective identities, and the transformation process No access Pages 252 - 256
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3. 1. Selection of cases and conditions No access Pages 256 - 260
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  2. Conducting multi-value QCA No access Pages 260 - 261
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  3. Summary of results No access Pages 261 - 272
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4. 1. The relevance of social milieu No access Pages 272 - 276
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  2. Cognitive EU frames of different social groups and their EU attitudes No access Pages 276 - 278
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1. 1. Public EU constructions across national contexts No access Pages 279 - 280
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  2. How citizens frame the EU: national and social variation No access Pages 280 - 283
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2. The linkage between cognitive EU frames, EU attitudes, and integration models No access Pages 283 - 286
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3. Post-communist features of public and cognitive EU frames No access Pages 286 - 287
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4. 1. Qualitative research No access Pages 287 - 289
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  2. Quantitative research No access Pages 289 - 292
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  3. Frames and Values No access Pages 292 - 294
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Appendix No access Pages 295 - 304
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References No access Pages 305 - 326
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