Zappettini, Franco 
ORCID: 0000-0001-7049-4454 and Bennett, Samuel
(2022)
Reimagining Europe and its (dis)integration
(De)legitimising the EU’s project in times of crisis.
Journal of Language and Politics, 21 (2).
pp. 191-207.
|
Text
JLP Special Issue intro_final 2 12 21 FZ edits for Elements.pdf - Author Accepted Manuscript Download (837kB) | Preview |
Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>In this article we introduce our special issue of the <jats:italic>Journal of Language & Politics</jats:italic> on the (de)legitimisation of Europe. We start by outlining the rationale and research that led us to the special issue. In <jats:xref>Section 2</jats:xref> we set out the contextual framing of the contributions, i.e., the crisis of legitimacy that European institutions and indeed the entire European project, have faced for the last decade and a half; crises that have been brought about by different events and actors and have resulted in centrifugal and centripetal processes. Next, we outline our theoretical approach to legitimation, which combines politico-sociological perspectives with discursive and communicative ones. This is followed by <jats:xref>Section 4</jats:xref>, which introduces and weaves together the contributions to the special issue. Finally, in <jats:xref>Section 5</jats:xref> we briefly discuss the findings with regard to the aims and goals of the issue and also suggest potential next research steps.</jats:p>
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Europe, legitimation, legitimacy, European Union, discourse analysis, crisis, COVID, politicisation, mediatisation, language |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of the Arts |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Feb 2022 15:53 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2023 21:14 |
| DOI: | 10.1075/jlp.21075.zap |
| Related URLs: | |
| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3148027 |
Dimensions
Dimensions
