Are they finally talking about European politics?

Recent studies point to a progressive politicization of the European Union, after years of being considered a project of the political elites that received little attention from European citizens. The aim of this article is to find evidence of the progress in the process of politicization of the Eur...

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Autores: Justel-Vázquez, Santiago|||0000-0001-8068-6222, Martorell Castellano, Cristina|||0000-0001-6403-3387, García Orosa, Berta|||0000-0001-6126-7401, Castellano-Escuder, Pol|||0000-0001-6466-877X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:304893
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/304893
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.21308/recp.63.05
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:European Parliament
Twitter
Salience
Politicization
European Union
Social media
Political communication
Parlamento Europeo
Visibilidad
Politización
Unión Europea
Medios sociales
Comunicación política
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Sumario:Recent studies point to a progressive politicization of the European Union, after years of being considered a project of the political elites that received little attention from European citizens. The aim of this article is to find evidence of the progress in the process of politicization of the European project. For this purpose, an analysis of all the tweets published during the 2019 election campaign by all political parties in Germany, France, Italy and Spain has been carried out. The topics addressed and the number of parties speaking on those topics are studied, in order to trace two of the elements necessary to consider an issue politicized: its visibility and the diversity of voices. The article addresses an issue that has been the subject of previous research using a new methodology and at a particularly relevant moment in history; the first elections held after Brexit. The research provides results that can be interpreted as evidence of a growing politicization of EU policy on issues such as climate or social policy.