The War in Ukraine and the EU’s Geopolitical Role in Spanish Media Discourses

Gracia Abad Quintanal, Sonia Boulos and Branislav Radeljić
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Gracia Abad Quintanal: Faculty of Law and International Relations, Nebrija University, Spain / SEGERICO Group, Nebrija University, Spain
Sonia Boulos: Faculty of Law and International Relations, Nebrija University, Spain / SEGERICO Group, Nebrija University, Spain
Branislav Radeljić: Faculty of Law and International Relations, Nebrija University, Spain / Department of Government and Society, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates

Media and Communication, 2023, vol. 11, issue 4, 20-33

Abstract: The EU’s ability to protect common interests and effectively address the challenges faced by its members relating to external threats is one of the most debated questions in the European landscape. Understandably, the war in Ukraine has had a major impact on discourses regarding the EU Common Security and Defense Policy, granting them more space and thus visibility in the media and public debates. Our study examines Spanish media discourses about the EU’s geopolitical role and, more specifically, to what extent such discourses foster or hamper European integration processes. To collect data and carry out this study, we selected six media outlets based on their ownership, ideological stance, consumption frequency, and impact on public opinion. Our sample includes 540 news items, collected between July 2021 and March 2022. Our discourse analysis benefits from, inter alia, a Foucauldian framework that focuses on the sayable, conservation, memory, reactivation, and appropriation. In addition, we also identify communicative strategies that are employed to promote different discourses, as well as possible policy alternatives, concerning the EU’s geopolitical role and future prospects.

Keywords: European Union; geopolitics; media discourses; security; Spain; Ukraine; war (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.17645/mac.v11i4.7073

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