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2023-08-31T13:51:45Z
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European Think Tanks as a Channel of EU Public Diplomacy Towards Transnational Publics
Bajenova, Tatyana
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4303-633X
Bourdieu; capital; European Commission; European Union; field theory; public diplomacy; think tanks
This article examines the role of European think tanks in public diplomacy efforts of the EU. It builds on Bourdieu’s field theory and concept of capital using data from EU official documents, website materials, and semi-structured interviews with representatives of think tanks from Brussels, France, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom, as well as their networks and the EU institutions. The article argues that EU institutions provide financial support for think tanks to obtain political capital in the form of internal and external legitimacy. The European Commission mobilises think tank academic capital by funding their educational activities, which helps to deal with the “democratic deficit” and plays the role of intellectual “soft power” by training current and future policymakers in Europe and beyond as potential allies in competition with other regions. Due to the particularity of the EU public sphere, characterised by the lack of outreach mass media, the European Commission tries to improve its capacity to shape public opinion at the European and global levels by using think tank publicity capital in its communication activities via new media platforms, distinguished by direct access to wider audiences. The European Commission benefits from think tank social capital, encouraging them to create transnational networks regarded as contributing to the promotion of integration within the EU, building relations with candidate countries, and strengthening its position in multilateral negotiations. Although the citizen’s dimension is not always at the core of practices of European think tanks, this article demonstrates their effectiveness as a channel of public diplomacy towards transnational publics.
Cogitatio Press
2023-08-31 00:00:00
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Politics and Governance; Vol 11, No 3 (2023): Publics in Global Politics
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Copyright (c) 2023 Tatyana Bajenova
oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/4436
2021-11-24T11:47:16Z
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The Role of Emerging Predictive IT Tools in Effective Migration Governance
Blasi Casagran, Cristina
Department of Public Law and Legal History Studies, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4327-2212
Boland, Colleen
Department of Public Law and Legal History Studies, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1305-6356
Sánchez-Montijano, Elena
Department of Public Law and Legal History Studies, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain / Department of International Studies, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0194-2190
Vilà Sanchez, Eva
Department of Public Law and Legal History Studies, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
European Union; forecasting; migration governance; predictive tools
Predicting mass migration is one of the main challenges for policymakers and NGOs working with migrants worldwide. Recently there has been a considerable increase in the use of computational techniques to predict migration flows, and advances have allowed for application of improved algorithms in the field. However, given the rapid pace of technological development facilitating these new predictive tools and methods for migration, it is important to address the extent to which such instruments and techniques engage with and impact migration governance. This study provides an in-depth examination of selected existing predictive tools in the migration field and their impact on the governance of migratory flows. It focuses on a comparative qualitative examination of these tools’ scope, as well as how these characteristics link to their respective underlying migration theory, research question, or objective. It overviews how several organisations have developed tools to predict short- or longer-term migration patterns, or to assess and estimate migration uncertainties. At the same time, it demonstrates how and why these instruments continue to face limitations that in turn affect migration management, especially as it relates to increasing EU institutional and stakeholder efforts to forecast or predict mixed migration. The main predictive migration tools in use today cover different scopes and uses, and as such are equally valid in shaping the requirements for a future, fully comprehensive predictive migration tool. This article provides clarity on the requirements and features for such a tool and draws conclusions as to the risks and opportunities any such tool could present for the future of EU migration governance.
Cogitatio Press
2021-10-28 00:00:00
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Politics and Governance; Vol 9, No 4 (2021): Migration and Refugee Flows: New Insights
eng
Copyright (c) 2021 Cristina Blasi Casagran, Colleen Boland, Elena Sánchez Montijano, Eva Vilà Sanchez
oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/5650
2022-05-23T10:56:30Z
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Conclusion: Out With the Old, In With the New? Explaining Changing EU–US Relations
Newsome, Akasemi
Institute of European Studies, University of California – Berkeley, USA / Department of Organisation, Leadership and Management, Inland University of Applied Sciences, Norway
Riddervold, Marianne
Institute of European Studies, University of California – Berkeley, USA / Department of Organisation, Leadership and Management, Inland University of Applied Sciences, Norway
domestic politics; European Union; interdependence; strategic interests; transatlantic relations; United States
This article summarizes the thematic issue findings, focusing on the factors that contribute to stabilize or weaken EU–US relations. Seen together, the articles have systematically documented that there is a growing pressure on transatlantic relations both in multilateral institutional settings as well as in foreign and security policy. On the one hand, transatlantic relations within NATO are strengthening in the context of Russia’s new war in Ukraine, pushing Europe closer to the US and papering over disputes among European nations about the course of intra-European security cooperation. Shared norms and institutions as well as non-state actors with an interest in keeping the relationship strong for economic, strategic, or more normative reasons also serve to stabilize the relationship. On the other hand, longer-term geopolitical and economical structural changes together with domestic factors, particularly in the US, and in some cases diverging interests, suggest a parallel longer-term weakening of the relationship.
Cogitatio Press
2022-05-18 13:23:12
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Politics and Governance; Vol 10, No 2 (2022): Out With the Old, In With the New? Explaining Changing EU–US Relations
eng
Copyright (c) 2022 Akasemi Newsome, Marianne Riddervold
oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/6465
2023-08-31T09:50:38Z
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Accountability Issues, Online Covert Hate Speech, and the Efficacy of Counter‐Speech
Baider, Fabienne
Department of French and European Studies, University of Cyprus, Cyprus https://www.ucy.ac.cy/?lang=en
accountability; argumentative strategies; counter‐speech; covert hate speech; emotional appeal
Concerning individual or institutional accountability for online hate speech, research has revealed that most such speech is covert (veiled or camouflaged expressions of hate) and cannot be addressed with existing measures (e.g., deletion of messages, prosecution of the perpetrator). Therefore, in this article, we examine another way to respond to and possibly deflect hate speech: counter-speech. Counter-narratives aim to influence those who write hate speech, to encourage them to rethink their message, and to offer to all who read hate speech a critical deconstruction of it. We created a unique set of parameters to analyze the strategies used in counter-speech and their impact. Upon analysis of our database (manual annotations of 15,000 Twitter and YouTube comments), we identified the rhetoric most used in counter-speech, the general impact of the various counter-narrative strategies, and their specific impact concerning several topics. The impact was defined by noting the number of answers triggered by the comment and the tone of the answers (negative, positive, or neutral). Our data reveal an overwhelming use of argumentative strategies in counter-speech, most involving reasoning, history, statistics, and examples. However, most of these argumentative strategies are written in a hostile tone and most dialogues triggered are negative. We also found that affective strategies (based on displaying positive emotions, for instance) led to a positive outcome, although in most cases these narratives do not receive responses. We recommend that education or training—even machine learning such as empathetic bots—should focus on strategies that are positive in tone, acknowledging grievances especially.
Cogitatio Press
2023-05-17 00:00:00
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Politics and Governance; Vol 11, No 2 (2023): Hate Speech, Demonization, Polarization, and Political Social Responsibility
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Copyright (c) 2023 Fabienne Baider