You’re gonna have to serve somebody: A comparative analysis of the Polish, Danish and Cypriot EU Presidency discourses
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You’re gonna have to serve somebody : A comparative analysis of the Polish, Danish and Cypriot EU Presidency discourses. / Nedergaard, Peter; Jensen, Mads Christian Dagnis.
In: Comparative European Politics, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2017, p. 286–309.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - You’re gonna have to serve somebody
T2 - A comparative analysis of the Polish, Danish and Cypriot EU Presidency discourses
AU - Nedergaard, Peter
AU - Jensen, Mads Christian Dagnis
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - How do the communicative events of the Trio Presidencies of Poland, Denmark and Cyprus contribute to the reproduction or transformation of the EU’s social and political order? This research question is addressed by comparing the discourses of the three consecutive Polish, Danish and Cypriot EU Presidencies in the period between 2011 and 2012, using a Fairclough-inspired analytical framework. The overall hegemonic EU discourses identified in this time period are characterized as follows: ‘more Europe’ and ‘more European integration is the only way out of the economic crisis’. However, the three Presidencies attach different meanings to this discourse. The key order of discourse of the Polish Presidency is ‘“More Europe” safeguards freedom and democracy’; the mantra of the Danish Presidency is ‘“More Europe” through tangible results’; and last, the key order of discourse of the Cypriot Presidency is: ‘“More Europe” through more solidarity and social cohesion’. To a certain extent, these differences in the meaning of the hegemonic discourse reflect the interests and ideological foundations of the national governments responsible for the Presidencies; however, this relationship is far from straightforward.
AB - How do the communicative events of the Trio Presidencies of Poland, Denmark and Cyprus contribute to the reproduction or transformation of the EU’s social and political order? This research question is addressed by comparing the discourses of the three consecutive Polish, Danish and Cypriot EU Presidencies in the period between 2011 and 2012, using a Fairclough-inspired analytical framework. The overall hegemonic EU discourses identified in this time period are characterized as follows: ‘more Europe’ and ‘more European integration is the only way out of the economic crisis’. However, the three Presidencies attach different meanings to this discourse. The key order of discourse of the Polish Presidency is ‘“More Europe” safeguards freedom and democracy’; the mantra of the Danish Presidency is ‘“More Europe” through tangible results’; and last, the key order of discourse of the Cypriot Presidency is: ‘“More Europe” through more solidarity and social cohesion’. To a certain extent, these differences in the meaning of the hegemonic discourse reflect the interests and ideological foundations of the national governments responsible for the Presidencies; however, this relationship is far from straightforward.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - EU Presidencies
KW - Poland
KW - Denmark
KW - Cyprus
KW - discourses
KW - hegemonic EU discourse
U2 - 10.1057/cep.2015.18
DO - 10.1057/cep.2015.18
M3 - Journal article
VL - 15
SP - 286
EP - 309
JO - Comparative European Politics
JF - Comparative European Politics
SN - 1472-4790
IS - 2
ER -
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