Debating irregular migration in the European Parliament : a ‘parliament without a public’ or the voice of the people?
Identifikátory výsledku
Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F23%3A00129974" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/23:00129974 - isvavai.cz</a>
Výsledek na webu
<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14782804.2022.2086108" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14782804.2022.2086108</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2022.2086108" target="_blank" >10.1080/14782804.2022.2086108</a>
Alternativní jazyky
Jazyk výsledku
angličtina
Název v původním jazyce
Debating irregular migration in the European Parliament : a ‘parliament without a public’ or the voice of the people?
Popis výsledku v původním jazyce
The European Parliament (EP) has been characterised as a ‘working parliament without a public’ rather than as a ‘debating parliament’. However, this distinction was called into question when irregular migration became a sensitive topic and national political parties became polarised on this policy. Thus, this article explores whether one risk resulting from such a characterisation – a lack of public involvement – is raised by EU members in plenary debates on irregular migration issues. In particular, the analysis focuses on the purpose of EU plenaries and investigates the audience for speech acts in EP debates on irregular migration issues. The qualitative, manual content analysis of three debates shows that MEPs address their speeches to multiple audiences, including other MEPs, political groups and members of the Commission and Council, excluding national parties and voters. Speech acts aimed at EU officials, together with problem-solving argumentation, support the characterisation of the EP as a ‘working parliament without a public’. It contributes to maintaining the EU communication gap. In contrast, speakers legitimate their speeches by claiming to represent the common people, to be the vox populi. The article concludes by challenging the role of plenary debates in an age of rising Euroscepticism and populism.
Název v anglickém jazyce
Debating irregular migration in the European Parliament : a ‘parliament without a public’ or the voice of the people?
Popis výsledku anglicky
The European Parliament (EP) has been characterised as a ‘working parliament without a public’ rather than as a ‘debating parliament’. However, this distinction was called into question when irregular migration became a sensitive topic and national political parties became polarised on this policy. Thus, this article explores whether one risk resulting from such a characterisation – a lack of public involvement – is raised by EU members in plenary debates on irregular migration issues. In particular, the analysis focuses on the purpose of EU plenaries and investigates the audience for speech acts in EP debates on irregular migration issues. The qualitative, manual content analysis of three debates shows that MEPs address their speeches to multiple audiences, including other MEPs, political groups and members of the Commission and Council, excluding national parties and voters. Speech acts aimed at EU officials, together with problem-solving argumentation, support the characterisation of the EP as a ‘working parliament without a public’. It contributes to maintaining the EU communication gap. In contrast, speakers legitimate their speeches by claiming to represent the common people, to be the vox populi. The article concludes by challenging the role of plenary debates in an age of rising Euroscepticism and populism.
Klasifikace
Druh
J<sub>imp</sub> - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science
CEP obor
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OECD FORD obor
50601 - Political science
Návaznosti výsledku
Projekt
—
Návaznosti
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Ostatní
Rok uplatnění
2023
Kód důvěrnosti údajů
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Údaje specifické pro druh výsledku
Název periodika
Journal of Contemporary European Studies
ISSN
1478-2804
e-ISSN
1478-2790
Svazek periodika
31
Číslo periodika v rámci svazku
3
Stát vydavatele periodika
GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska
Počet stran výsledku
15
Strana od-do
874-888
Kód UT WoS článku
000807605200001
EID výsledku v databázi Scopus
2-s2.0-85131602530