Party contestation and news visibility abroad: The 2019 European Parliament election from a pan-European perspective

We ask whether and why European political parties receive election news coverage abroad and investigate this phenomenon by combining theoretical stipulations regarding the politicisation of European integration and the horizontal Europeanisation of national public spheres. Based on a content analysi...

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Published in:European Union politics 2022-09, Vol.23 (3), p.398-416
Main Authors: Meyer, Thomas M., Gattermann, Katjana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accession
Content analysis
Election results
European integration
Europeanization
Euroscepticism
Legislatures
Legitimacy
Media coverage
Political parties
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Summary:We ask whether and why European political parties receive election news coverage abroad and investigate this phenomenon by combining theoretical stipulations regarding the politicisation of European integration and the horizontal Europeanisation of national public spheres. Based on a content analysis of 64 newspapers in 16 European Union countries following the 2019 European Parliament election, we argue that contestation over European integration increases the likelihood that foreign journalists report election results from a particular member state. Eurosceptic parties are more often visible abroad than Europhile parties, unless they stood for election in a highly polarised party system. Our results have important implications for the European Union's legitimacy as contestation over European integration increases the chances for citizens to learn about election results in other European countries.
ISSN:1465-1165
1741-2757
DOI:10.1177/14651165221082523