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The aim of this article is to examine the information and knowledge available for diagnosing the potential for mediated deliberative communication in Greece. The article reviews existing structures, research and data sources and assesses their capacity to support the monitoring of media developments and the risks and opportunities deriving from the latter for deliberative communication. It explores the main features of the research and data collection activities carried out in four areas considered to exert an influence on the media's contribution to deliberative communication: media law and ethics, journalism, media usage and media users' competences. The research shows that considerable differences exist across the four areas reviewed regarding the availability and comprehensiveness of the research conducted and data. This impacts on capacities for monitoring and evaluating with equal rigour risks and opportunities regarding deliberative communication across the four areas examined. The research underlines the need for more institutionalized and adequately funded domestic research structures for boosting oversight capacity. It also points to the need to systematize and diversify data collection processes as well as to improve the accessibility of the available research data and findings.

This report was co-funded by the European Commission ; Two versions available : English and Greek

AbstractThe European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) is a European Union instrument that aspires to encourage citizens to participate in EU policy‐making. Although scholarly interest in the ECI is strong, only isolated studies have examined the factors that shape the intention to use it. This article fills a gap in the literature by examining how personal benefits from the EU, value‐based assessments of the EU, and political efficacy (internal and external) may trigger potential use of the ECI. It develops a model that is tested with recent Eurobarometer data. Results show that personal benefits from the EU are key determinants of the intention to use the ECI while considerations based on democratic values play a less important role. In addition, internal political efficacy emerges as a strong predictor of potential use. The results challenge the expectation that the ECI could broaden public engagement with EU affairs.

First published: 07 May 2018 ; The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) is a European Union instrument that aspires to encourage citizens to participate in EU policy-making. Although scholarly interest in the ECI is strong, only isolated studies have examined the factors that shape the intention to use it. This article fills a gap in the literature by examining how personal benefits from the EU, value-based assessments of the EU, and political efficacy (internal and external) may trigger potential use of the ECI. It develops a model that is tested with recent Eurobarometer data. Results show that personal benefits from the EU are key determinants of the intention to use the ECI while considerations based on democratic values play a less important role. In addition, internal political efficacy emerges as a strong predictor of potential use. The results challenge the expectation that the ECI could broaden public engagement with EU affairs.

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This paper probes into the institutional arrangements and the processes through which state and non-state actors engage with and define media policy in Greece. The development of the media and media regulation in Greece has been characterized for years by strong state intervention mostly in the pursuit of particularistic interests. Presently, technological developments and straitened economic conditions transform the media context and create potential for a re-appraisal of the state's media policy. Drawing on recent regulatory developments concerning the passage to digital terrestrial television and the restructuring of public audiovisual media services, the analysis identifies and discusses the main features of the policy-making process, focusing on its institutional stability, policy objectives, accessibility, transparency and sources of information.

AbstractA common EU foreign and security policy (CFSP) can be framed by elites and media as a risk or as an opportunity. This article examines the effects of framing in terms of 'risk' and 'opportunity' on public support. Moreover, we examine first whether the effect of framing CFSP as a 'risk for the nation‐state' has more impact than 'risk for the EU' framing, and second whether fear of globalization moderates the effect of news framing at the individual level. Drawing on a survey‐embedded experiment (n = 2,081) we found that participants in the 'risk' frame condition showed significantly lower levels of support compared to participants in the 'opportunity' condition. Those in the 'risk for the nation‐state' condition were significantly less supportive of CFSP than those in the 'risk for the EU' condition. The framing effect was moderated by fear of globalization so that individuals more afraid of globalization exposed to the 'risk' frame condition were significantly more susceptible to 'risk' framing than individuals with low fear of globalization. The results provide insights into the effects of valenced news frames and support for specific EU policies.