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International audience ; This contribution aims at discussing how news media produce fear about the European Union (EU) and the discursive strategies employed to (de)legitimate it. The research rests upon a case study related to the production of 'news of fear' about EU, by Cypriot online media. In mobilising a diachronic approach the study aiming at scrutinizing the impact of financial crisis (2013) on the media discourse about EU in the Cypriot public sphere. The study proposes a twofold analysis of these media discourses by articulating their content with their process of production: a discourse analysis of the news stories (Discourse Historical Approach) and an analysis of the production process (Configurational Analysis) through interviews with those directly involved. Specifically, it gives emphasis to the different ways that media (de)construct fear about "Europe", in relation to their: a) ideological background (political profile and linkage with political parties); b) organisational structure (division of labour and vertical/horizontal internal hierarchy); Thus, the proposition also aims to contribute to the methodological and theoretical discussion on the linkage between discourse and process analysis in the field of media research and discourse studies. It shows that an analytical perspective that takes into consideration simultaneously both media discourse and its process of production has important benefits for research. The use of such approach is heuristic and helps to avoid interpretative mistakes by analysts. It stress the importance of reconnecting sociological interrogations on interactions and power relations between actors within the field of production to media discourse analysis. This is particularly important in studying how organisational structures, symbolic power relations and cultural factors influence mediatised discourses of fear about Europe.

International audience ; This contribution aims at discussing how news media produce fear about the European Union (EU) and the discursive strategies employed to (de)legitimate it. The research rests upon a case study related to the production of 'news of fear' about EU, by Cypriot online media. In mobilising a diachronic approach the study aiming at scrutinizing the impact of financial crisis (2013) on the media discourse about EU in the Cypriot public sphere. The study proposes a twofold analysis of these media discourses by articulating their content with their process of production: a discourse analysis of the news stories (Discourse Historical Approach) and an analysis of the production process (Configurational Analysis) through interviews with those directly involved. Specifically, it gives emphasis to the different ways that media (de)construct fear about "Europe", in relation to their: a) ideological background (political profile and linkage with political parties); b) organisational structure (division of labour and vertical/horizontal internal hierarchy); Thus, the proposition also aims to contribute to the methodological and theoretical discussion on the linkage between discourse and process analysis in the field of media research and discourse studies. It shows that an analytical perspective that takes into consideration simultaneously both media discourse and its process of production has important benefits for research. The use of such approach is heuristic and helps to avoid interpretative mistakes by analysts. It stress the importance of reconnecting sociological interrogations on interactions and power relations between actors within the field of production to media discourse analysis. This is particularly important in studying how organisational structures, symbolic power relations and cultural factors influence mediatised discourses of fear about Europe.

The aim of this thesis is to question the prevailing idea that a "political Europe" does not exist. The electoral discourses are placed at the centre of this research, considered as the material traces of the Europe's political essence. They enable the analysis of "the political" in its double dimension: cognitive and pragmatic. The first dimension is examined through the myths that these discourses construct, the second through the configuration of the production and circulations of the electoral discourse. The analysis of the dialogic relation between these two dimensions contributes to demystifying and unpacking the European public sphere. The findings are drawn from a comparative study of the mediated discourse of the parliamentary elections of 2009, taking into account different political parties and national contexts. On the one hand, these electoral discourse contain important similarities which reinforce the idea of a "technocratisation of politics". On the other hand, the discourses also produce various and contradictory myths, according to party affiliation and to geopolitical and cultural origins. They produce situations of "dissensus", a fundamental condition for the political. The conclusion is that political Europe does exist. However, this thesis goes beyond this statement and opens the discussion on the modalities of existence, production and re-contextualization of this political. It shows that the constructed myths can be and are articulated as part of the activities within the European Parliament, the status and origin of participants in the process of production of mediated.discourse These elements operate as catalysts for the production of political discourses. The results also highlight that the myths constructed at the European Union level do not circulate and are not recontextualised in the same way in all member-states: they depend on and are mediated via local issues and are embedded in the symbolic relations between the "grands" and the "petits" of Europe. ; Cette thèse doctorale se donne pour objectif de questionner l'idée, de plus en plus dominante, selon laquelle il n'y aurait pas/plus d'« Europe politique ». Les programmes électoraux en tant que traces matérielles possibles du politique européen sont mis au centre de cette recherche. Ils permettent l'analyse du politique à la fois dans sa dimension cognitive et pragmatique. La première dimension est examinée à travers les mythes que ces discours construisent. La deuxième est examinée à partir des configurations de la production et de la circulation des programmes électoraux. L'analyse du rapport dialogique de ces deux dimensions permet de démystifier le politique européen. Les constats sont issus d'une enquête comparative des programmes des élections parlementaires de 2009, prenant en compte des partis politiques et des contextes nationaux différents. Si ces programmes présentent des proximités importantes qui renforcent l'idée d'une « technocratisation du politique », les programmes construisent également des mythes diversifiés et contradictoires selon leur appartenance partisane et selon leur origine géopolitique et culturelle. Ils construisent des situations de « mésentente », condition fondamentale pour le politique. L'Europe politique existe ! Cette thèse va au-delà de cette affirmation afin de discuter les modalités de l'existence, de la production et de la recontextualisation de ce politique. Elle montre que les mythes produits s'articulent avec le mode d'action des parlementaires au sein de l'UE, le statut et l'origine des participants dans les processus de production des programmes.Ces éléments opèrent comme catalyseurs de la différenciation du discours politique. Les résultats mettent en avant aussi que les mythes produits au niveau européen ne circulent pas de la même manière dans tous les Etas-membres : ils dépendent des enjeux locaux et sont inscrits dans des rapports symboliques qui cadrent les relations entre les « grands » et les « petits » de l'Europe.

The aim of this thesis is to question the prevailing idea that a "political Europe" does not exist. The electoral discourses are placed at the centre of this research, considered as the material traces of the Europe's political essence. They enable the analysis of "the political" in its double dimension: cognitive and pragmatic. The first dimension is examined through the myths that these discourses construct, the second through the configuration of the production and circulations of the electoral discourse. The analysis of the dialogic relation between these two dimensions contributes to demystifying and unpacking the European public sphere. The findings are drawn from a comparative study of the mediated discourse of the parliamentary elections of 2009, taking into account different political parties and national contexts. On the one hand, these electoral discourse contain important similarities which reinforce the idea of a "technocratisation of politics". On the other hand, the discourses also produce various and contradictory myths, according to party affiliation and to geopolitical and cultural origins. They produce situations of "dissensus", a fundamental condition for the political. The conclusion is that political Europe does exist. However, this thesis goes beyond this statement and opens the discussion on the modalities of existence, production and re-contextualization of this political. It shows that the constructed myths can be and are articulated as part of the activities within the European Parliament, the status and origin of participants in the process of production of mediated.discourse These elements operate as catalysts for the production of political discourses. The results also highlight that the myths constructed at the European Union level do not circulate and are not recontextualised in the same way in all member-states: they depend on and are mediated via local issues and are embedded in the symbolic relations between the "grands" and the "petits" of Europe. ; Cette thèse doctorale se ...

International audience ; The paper attempts to adjust a critical perspective of Liberal Peace to the concept of Peace Journalism. It first gives a brief account on the discussion around the idea of Peace Journalism; it then discusses the main challenging aspects of peace journalism within a broad process of Peace and Conflict Resolution using aspects of the Public Sphere Theories. Finally it discusses an empirical research agenda grounded in the characteristics of the context of Cypriot society.

International audience ; The paper attempts to adjust a critical perspective of Liberal Peace to the concept of Peace Journalism. It first gives a brief account on the discussion around the idea of Peace Journalism; it then discusses the main challenging aspects of peace journalism within a broad process of Peace and Conflict Resolution using aspects of the Public Sphere Theories. Finally it discusses an empirical research agenda grounded in the characteristics of the context of Cypriot society.

For the very first time in EU history, the 2014 EP elections provided citizens with the opportunity to influence the nomination of the Commission President by casting a vote for the main Europarties' 'lead candidates'. By subjecting the position of the Commission President to an open political contest, many experts have formulated the expectation that heightened political competition would strengthen the weak electoral connection between EU citizens and EU legislators, which some consider a root cause for the EU's lack of public support. In particular, this contest was on display in the so-called 'Eurovision Debate', a televised debate between the main contenders for the Commission President broadcasted live across Europe. Drawing on a quasi-experimental study conducted in 24 EU countries, we find that debate exposure led to increased cognitive and political involvement and EU support among young citizens. Unfortunately, the debate has only reached a very small audience. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion