The idea of Europe: more than a feeling?
What can 70 years of news(paper articles) and how we talk about 'Europe' tell us about pan-European identity? Is there even such a thing as a European
In a recent set of two Bruegel publications , , Enrico Bergamini and Francesco Papadia set out to understand exactly how europeanised public debate in national conversations actually is. With no quantitative indicators, they used a whole set of 'imperfect proxies' such as analysis of national newspapers to give them additional elements alongside the voters turnout, and existing eurobarometers surveys to understand just how strong citizens attachment to the European Union is.
In this episode of The Sound of Economics LIVE, Giuseppe and Emmanuel are joined by two guests who with hands on experience in finding this 'European public sphere': , the Spokesperson and Director General for Communication at the European Parliament, and , founder of 'Are We Europe', a pan-European publication that focuses on 'border-breaking' stories.
Relevant publications:
Bergamini, E. and E. Mourlon-Druol (2021) , Working Paper 04/2021, Bruegel
Papadia, F., E. Bergamini, E. Mourlon-Druol and G. Porcaro (2021) Working Paper 05/2021, Bruegel
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