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Research paper thumbnail of The New Nationalism. Othering in Print Media and its Connection to British Euroscepticism

Euroscepticism is a phenomenon that has reached the very heart of the European Union. Britain's v... more Euroscepticism is a phenomenon that has reached the very heart of the European Union. Britain's vote to leave the EU in June 2016, illustrated this fact very clearly. Whilst there is an academic consensus that print media plays an important role in the shaping of public attitudes towards Europe, there is very little research on how, exactly, this process takes place. This thesis examines 'Othering' in regard to the EU, i.e., the negative construction of a collective identity by defining Europe as its complementary Other, as a possible mechanism of transporting eurosceptic attitudes to the general public. By means of a comparative design, four British and German newspapers were analysed over a period of three months. Subsequently, employing a mixed methods design, a
database was built to allow for quantitative analysis of the coverage, enriched with qualitative aspects. The empirical analysis shows that incidents of Othering towards Europe are indeed to be found in no small measure of the articles, and that their frequency coincides with the level of
Euroscepticism in the country they were published in. Additionally, specific patterns of usage were discovered and supplementary variables taken into account. The results indicate, that in the British case, Othering in print media coverage is indeed a relevant mechanism in fostering eurosceptic
attitudes in the general population.

Papers by Charly Uster

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding the Populist Shift. Othering in a Europe in Crisis Edited by Lazaridis, Gabriella Campani, Giovanna (London; New York: Routledge, 2017, ISBN 9781138101654); xvi + 196 pp., £39.99 (ebk), £110 (hbk)

Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of The New Nationalism. Othering in Print Media and its Connection to British Euroscepticism

Euroscepticism is a phenomenon that has reached the very heart of the European Union. Britain's v... more Euroscepticism is a phenomenon that has reached the very heart of the European Union. Britain's vote to leave the EU in June 2016, illustrated this fact very clearly. Whilst there is an academic consensus that print media plays an important role in the shaping of public attitudes towards Europe, there is very little research on how, exactly, this process takes place. This thesis examines 'Othering' in regard to the EU, i.e., the negative construction of a collective identity by defining Europe as its complementary Other, as a possible mechanism of transporting eurosceptic attitudes to the general public. By means of a comparative design, four British and German newspapers were analysed over a period of three months. Subsequently, employing a mixed methods design, a
database was built to allow for quantitative analysis of the coverage, enriched with qualitative aspects. The empirical analysis shows that incidents of Othering towards Europe are indeed to be found in no small measure of the articles, and that their frequency coincides with the level of
Euroscepticism in the country they were published in. Additionally, specific patterns of usage were discovered and supplementary variables taken into account. The results indicate, that in the British case, Othering in print media coverage is indeed a relevant mechanism in fostering eurosceptic
attitudes in the general population.

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding the Populist Shift. Othering in a Europe in Crisis Edited by Lazaridis, Gabriella Campani, Giovanna (London; New York: Routledge, 2017, ISBN 9781138101654); xvi + 196 pp., £39.99 (ebk), £110 (hbk)

Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 2018

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