Feeling the pulse of the Greek debt crisis: affect on the web of blame
Feeling the pulse of the Greek debt crisis: affect on the web of blame
This article examines the affective content of Greek media representations of the debt crisis, from 2009 to 2012. We analyze the content of opinion pieces from journalists, experts and public intellectuals published in Greek newspapers, and identify their affective tone towards political actors and institutions. We focus on anger, fear and hope, and identify blame attribution frames, which underpin the public's trust and confidence in domestic and European Union institutions. This article contributes to the systematic understanding of the impact of the debt crisis as a traumatic event on public opinion, and considers its implications for attitudes towards European integration.
blame attribution, debt crisis, emotions, European identity, Greece, Public opinion
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Capelos, Tereza
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Exadaktylos, Theofanis
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2 January 2017
Capelos, Tereza
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Exadaktylos, Theofanis
17444717-8807-40d8-8b6d-4324f84b70e1
Capelos, Tereza and Exadaktylos, Theofanis
(2017)
Feeling the pulse of the Greek debt crisis: affect on the web of blame.
National Identities, 19 (1), .
(doi:10.1080/14608944.2015.1113241).
Abstract
This article examines the affective content of Greek media representations of the debt crisis, from 2009 to 2012. We analyze the content of opinion pieces from journalists, experts and public intellectuals published in Greek newspapers, and identify their affective tone towards political actors and institutions. We focus on anger, fear and hope, and identify blame attribution frames, which underpin the public's trust and confidence in domestic and European Union institutions. This article contributes to the systematic understanding of the impact of the debt crisis as a traumatic event on public opinion, and considers its implications for attitudes towards European integration.
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Accepted/In Press date: 10 May 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 10 May 2016
Published date: 2 January 2017
Keywords:
blame attribution, debt crisis, emotions, European identity, Greece, Public opinion
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/482949
ISSN: 1460-8944
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Tereza Capelos
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Theofanis Exadaktylos
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