Going Public in the European Union: Action Repertoires of Western European Collective Political Actors

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serval:BIB_7C677C3B8E45
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Going Public in the European Union: Action Repertoires of Western European Collective Political Actors
Journal
Comparative Political Studies
Author(s)
Kriesi H., Tresch A., Jochum M.
ISSN
0010-4140
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2007
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
40
Number
1
Pages
48-73
Language
english
Abstract
As a result of the Europeanization of politics and the increasing role of the public sphere, political actors in Western Europe are currently facing a double strategic challenge. Based on data from seven West European countries and the European Union, the authors analyze how state actors, political parties, interest groups, and social movement organizations cope with this double challenge at both the national and the supranational level. Results indicate that the classic repertoire of inside strategies at the national level is still the most typical for all actors, but media-related strategies are also prominent at the national level. The Europeanization of repertoires is mainly determined by institutional factors and by the actors' power, whereas the public arena plays an equally important role for all types of actors, in all countries and at both the national and the EU level.
Keywords
strategic action repertoire, European Union, going public, audience democracy, political opportunity structure
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