Framing of European integration in Ukrainian media discourse

Authors

  • Oleksii Polegkyi Antwerp University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19195/1899-5101.9.2(17).3

Keywords:

Ukrainian media, European integration, frame analysis, media discourse

Abstract

The topic of European integration is one of the most important for Ukrainian political discourse and reflects the main controversy in politics and society. This paper is based on a case study: how are European integration and widely the idea of Europe conceptualized in Ukrainian political discourses and how are they presented and framed in the Ukrainian press in the period 2005–2010? What are the dominant frames in the representation of European integration in the Ukrainian press? This study demonstrates that conceptualization of European integration and, connected with it, the foreign policy choice of Ukraine is proceeding in the Ukrainian media discourse with usage of the following dominant frames: geopolitical confrontation, civilizational choice and an instrument of inner changes.

Author Biography

Oleksii Polegkyi, Antwerp University

Oleksii Polegkyi, is a Research Fellow at the Political Communication Research Unit, Antwerp University, Belgium. Recently finished a Joint doctoral program at Wroclaw University, Poland and Antwerp University, Belgium. Received an MA in Philosophy from the National Kiev T. Shevchenko University in Ukraine and was a recipient of the L. Kirkland Fellowship Program, Erste Foundation and Open Society Foundation Fellowship. He worked in several think tanks and NGO’s in Ukraine.

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Published

2016-09-15

How to Cite

Polegkyi, O. . (2016). Framing of European integration in Ukrainian media discourse. Central European Journal of Communication, 9(2(17), 188-196. https://doi.org/10.19195/1899-5101.9.2(17).3

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Scientific Papers