The Impact of Election Campaigns on the Nationalization of Voting Behavior in Local Elections: A Case Study of the Antwerp Local Election Campaign

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 761-793
Author(s):  
Jonas Lefevere
Keyword(s):  
Voting Behavior ◽  
National Level ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Election Campaign ◽  
Local Elections ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Media Content Analysis ◽  
Local Election ◽  
The Impact

Nonnational elections are at least partially determined by factors pertaining to the national level, which is problematic for the democratic functioning of these nonnational policy levels. Recent scholarly work has begun examining the impact of the election campaign on voters’ tendency to vote “nationally". However, these studies focus almost exclusively on European Union (EU) elections, and their findings may not be generalizable to other contexts. Moreover, they assume campaigns affect all voters similarly. In contrast, this study examines whether campaigns affect voters’ tendency to vote nationally in a local election, and whether partisan preferences condition the effect. These expectations are tested using panel survey data and a media content analysis collected during the 2012 Antwerp local election campaign. The results indicate that the campaign affected voters, making local considerations more important. However, the impact was conditional upon voters’ partisan preferences: When a party put more emphasis on the national context, voters preferring that party became more likely to rely on national considerations throughout the campaign.

scholarly journals Hostile Media Perceptions of Friendly Media Do Reinforce Partisanship

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Kleinnijenhuis ◽  
Tilo Hartmann ◽  
Martin Tanis ◽  
Anita M. J. van Hoof
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Media Effect ◽  
Media Content Analysis ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Do So ◽  
Hostile Media

The hostile media effect (HME) entails that partisanship incites hostile perceptions of media content. However, other research underscores that partisans selectively turn to like-minded media, resulting in a friendly media phenomenon (FMP). The present study suggests that the HME and FMP co-exist, and, furthermore, jointly affect people’s voting behavior. More specifically, based on a media content analysis and a long-term panel survey surrounding the 2014 election for the European Parliament in the Netherlands, we find that people selectively turn to like-minded friendly media (FMP), but perceive coverage about the EU (European Union) in these media as relatively unsupportive of their own position (HME). In this context, the FMP and HME appear to jointly influence voting behavior. People cast votes in line with the objectively partisan-friendly media tone of their self-selected media. However, to a certain extent they do so, because they seem motivated to counteract the seemingly unfair or insufficient coverage about the EU.

The impact of ambiguous economic news on uncertainty and consumer confidence

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helle Mølgaard Svensson ◽  
Erik Albæk ◽  
Arjen van Dalen ◽  
Claes H de Vreese
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Confidence ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Economic Uncertainty ◽  
Media Content Analysis ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Economic News ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Journalistic Practice

Journalistic practice emphasizes both positive and negative aspects of news stories. Nevertheless, the effects of ambiguous news, which includes both positive and negative information, are under-investigated. This study examines how exposure to ambiguous economic news affects uncertainty and ‘consumer confidence’. Consumer confidence refers to citizens’ evaluations of their personal economic situation and of the national economy and is an antecedent of economic behaviour. Using a two-wave national panel survey and a media content analysis, the study demonstrates that ambiguous news exposure and individual level changes in consumer confidence are linked. Our analysis suggests that the relation between exposure to ambiguous news and changes in consumer confidence is mediated by economic uncertainty. This article bridges insights from research on consumer confidence, economic psychology and media effects and unravels one of the mechanisms at play in this cross-field.

Modernisation of Higher Education – Willful Action or Wishful Thinking? The Case of Bulgaria

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-17
Author(s):  
Elena Blagoeva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
National Level ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

The impact of the last global economic crisis (2008) on the European economy put a strain on higher education (HE), yet it also pushed the sector towards intensive reforms and improvements. This paper focuses on the “Strategy for the Development of Higher Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2014-2020”. With a case study methodology, we explore the strategic endeavours of the Bulgarian government to comply with the European directions and to secure sustainable growth for the HE sector. Our research question is ‘How capable is the Bulgarian HE Strategy to overcome the economic and systemic restraints of Bulgarian higher education?’. Because the development of strategies for HE within the EU is highly contextual, a single qualitative case study was chosen as the research approach. HE institutions are not ivory towers, but subjects to a variety of external and internal forces. Within the EU, this is obviated by the fact that Universities obtain their funds from institutions such as governments, students and their families, donors, as well as EU-level programmes. Therefore, to explore how these pressures interact to affect strategic action on national level, the case method is well suited as it enabled us to study the phenomena thoroughly and deeply. The paper suggests the actions proposed within the Strategy have the potential to overcome the delay, the regional isolation and the negative impact of the economic crisis on the country. Nevertheless, the key elements on which the success or failure of this Strategy hinges are the control mechanisms and the approach to implementation. Shortcomings in these two aspects of strategic actions in HE seem to mark the difference between gaining long-term benefits and merely saving face in front of international institutions.

scholarly journals Temporal changes in greenspace in a highly urbanized region

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 763-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Dallimer ◽  
Zhiyao Tang ◽  
Peter R. Bibby ◽  
Paul Brindley ◽  
Kevin J. Gaston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
National Level ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Dramatic Shift ◽  
Urbanized Region ◽  
The Impact

The majority of the world's population now lives in towns and cities, and urban areas are expanding faster than any other land-use type. In response to this phenomenon, two opposing arguments have emerged: whether cities should ‘sprawl’ into the wider countryside, or ‘densify’ through the development of existing urban greenspace. However, these greenspaces are increasingly recognized as being central to the amelioration of urban living conditions, supporting biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision. Taking the highly urbanized region of England as a case study, we use data from a variety of sources to investigate the impact of national-level planning policy on temporal patterns in the extent of greenspace in cities. Between 1991 and 2006, greenspace showed a net increase in all but one of 13 cities. However, the majority of this gain occurred prior to 2001, and greenspace has subsequently declined in nine cities. Such a dramatic shift in land use coincides with policy reforms in 2000, which favoured densification. Here, we illustrate the dynamic and policy-responsive nature of urban land use, thereby highlighting the need for a detailed investigation of the trade-offs associated with different mechanisms of urban densification to optimize and secure the diverse benefits associated with greenspaces.

scholarly journals An Exploration of The Key Issues and Challenges in Implementing Public-Private Partnerships: A Case Study of The Central Java Power Plant Project, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Fikriyatul Falashifah
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
National Level ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Alternative Mechanism ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Central Java ◽  
The Impact

<p>Over the last two decades, Indonesia began to implement Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to provide an alternative mechanism for providing public infrastructure. The need to accelerate development, fulfil national demands and address mounting fiscal constraints are the reasons behind choosing PPP approach. One of the infrastructure projects using PPP mechanisms in Indonesia is Central Java Power Plant (CJPP) project, which is claimed to be the largest power plant in Southeast Asia. The project bidding was won by three consortia including ITOCHU Corporation, Adaro Power and J-Power, while the Government of Indonesia provided a guarantee for this project through the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Indonesia Infrastructure Guarantee Fund (IIGF). The project is built under Build, Operate, Own, and Transfer (BOOT) PPP model.  In continuing academic research about PPP in general and CJPP in particular, this study was conducted with the aim of exploring critical issues and challenges in implementing PPPs in CJPP project. Three issues were chosen for particular examination, including governance, environment and social issues. This study was conducted by adopting a qualitative approach under a constructivist epistemology to gain meaning and knowledge from certain phenomena or specific circumstances, in this case, by using CJPP as a single case study. Document reviews, semi-structured interviews, and unstructured observation were carried out from July to September 2018 to gain information and perspectives from multilevel stakeholders who are in charge, involved in and were impacted by the implementation of PPP mechanism in CJPP. Stakeholder Analysis and Sustainable Livelihood Approach were taken as the framework for data analysis.  This study found that top-down approach applied to implementing PPP in CJPP project left some governance issues and dynamics about power relations and regulations; conflicting stakeholders’ interests; communication and knowledge gaps; and dualism perspectives for viewing the scheme. The Governments of Central Java and Batang Regency underwent difficulties in structuring and implementing Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), or in Bahasa Indonesia known as AMDAL. Meanwhile, coal, the major resource that will be utilised in this project, faces issues surrounding its emissions, stock, and sustainability. Several issues regarding five forms of capital for sustainable livelihood – human capital, social capital, economic capital, natural capital and physical capital – also arose during the project period. These issues included differing perspectives and sentiments among the surrounding societies and economic inequalities, as well as cultural and migration issues.  It is hoped that this research can inform our understanding of PPP implementation, both in policy and in practice. Based on this study, PPP practice at the national level should standardise documents and processes as well as having project assistance. At the regional level, the local government must be more empowered regarding their roles, responsibilities and resource management. Moreover, the impact of PPP on environment and society should be more precisely predicted and managed.</p>

scholarly journals Comparing Impact Evaluation Evidence of EU and Local Development Policies with New Urban Agenda Themes: The Agri Valley Case in Basilicata (Italy)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9376
Author(s):  
Piergiuseppe Pontrandolfi ◽  
Priscilla Sofia Dastoli
Keyword(s):  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
National Level ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Italian Regions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Urban Agenda

The European Union’s Cohesion Policy is the most important structural policy in terms of financial commitment, geographical size and time frame, aimed at redistributing wealth between regions and countries, to stimulate growth in areas whose development is lagging behind. The reach of the investments prompted the EU Commission to promote an impact evaluation of the European Structural Funds (SF); however, the impact evaluation of EU programs is almost neglected in the Italian regions. This paper is based on the results developed within the RI.P.R.O.VA.RE project and is aimed at defining an impact evaluation of EU SF and other regional funds, based on evidence derived from the analysis of a specific case study in the Agri Valley area (Basilicata, Italy). To develop the impact evaluation process, the euro amounts of all the individual policies organized according to the themes of the New Urban Agenda (NUA), the impact indicators and the trend for the municipalities are considered together, in order to obtain an overall trend for the entire case study area. An important result is achieved above all in the methodological approach to impact evaluation: the municipal territorial scale is taken into account; the maps illustrate the use of resources; regardless of the type of funding source since there is a comparison between the priority axes of the funds with the NUA issues; and indicators are developed with open data available at a national level. This experiment makes it possible to detect that, even in the face of significant investments, some substantial aspects that are part of the policy objectives remain unchanged or even worsen.

How Soccer Becomes Politics: A Case Study on the Communication of a Transnational Popular Media Event

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Jochem Kotthaus ◽  
Matthias Schäfer ◽  
Nikola Stankovic ◽  
Gerrit Weitzel
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
National Level ◽  
Narrative Structure ◽  
The Body ◽  
Popular Media ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Media Events ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Media Event

In this case study, the authors elaborate on the narrative structure of transnational popular media events. Drawing from Dayan and Katz’s concept of media events and Julia Sonnevend’s exceptional work on iconic global media events, they argue that fundamental changes in the way occurrences are being reported on and news is structured must be considered. Allowing for recent technological advancements, the role of the consumer and the compression of time in media use, the authors develop a methodological and theoretical framework fitting a more mundane and everyday life–based approach. They derive their results from the analysis of the “Podgorica Media Event,” a news cycle emerging from a racist incident during an international soccer game between England and Montenegro. Based on the body of 250 international news pieces, they identify a primary mother narration and a distinctive narration as the typical ways of storytelling on a transnational level. While differing greatly in content, aspects of transnational popular media events serve to protect and reify the cultural background they are grounded in on a national level. Thus, we assume that sport, or, more specifically, soccer, may become political in media communication not by the impact of state government but by the consumers themselves choosing and developing a popular media event in the first place.

scholarly journals Establishing the Impact of Area Studies Collections and Exploring Opportunities for Collaborative Collecting

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Mara L. Thacker ◽  
Thomas H. Teper ◽  
Joseph Lenkart ◽  
Esra Coskun
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
National Level ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Research Library ◽  
Local Circulation ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Area Studies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Source Materials

This study examines the use of area studies materials by assessing five years of Interlibrary Loan (ILL) lending data and local circulation data from a single research library. It seeks to lay groundwork for future explorations into the implementation of a robust cooperative collection development model for area studies at the national level, with analysis demonstrating that existing ILL programs support scholars from research institutions far beyond their owning institution. They can do so with minimal adverse impact on the local community of scholars at a typical top-tier research library. This case study also investigates the similarities and differences between lending patterns of Less Commonly Taught Language (LCTL) materials and non-domestic area studies titles that are authored in commonly taught languages. The authors conclude with an argument that communities of institutions could develop highly structured cooperative collection building efforts in the area studies that would permit them to redirect resources strategically, collecting area studies materials both more deeply across the community and with a greater emphasis on primary source materials.

scholarly journals KONSTRUKSI CITRA JOKO WIDODO DAN PRABOWO SUBIANTO DI DALAM PEMBERITAAN HARIAN BERBAHASA JEPANG THE DAILY JAKARTA SHINBUN PADA MASA KAMPANYE PEMILIHAN PRESIDEN INDONESIA 4 JUNI – 5 JULI 2014

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Moh Gandhi Amanullah
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Election ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Presidential Campaign ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Election Campaign ◽  
Japanese People ◽  
Media Content Analysis ◽  
Presidential Candidates ◽  
Presidential Election Campaign

Jakarta Shinbun is one of the largest, and the only Japanese language dailynewspaper published in Indonesia. The head office is located in Jakarta and all of the editorial teams are Japanese journalists. Reader target of this daily are Japanese people living in Indonesia. Therefore, it could be predicted that it has a strong influence in shaping public opinion among Japanese living in Indonesia. At the time of Indonesian presidential election campaign from June 4 to July 5, 2014, Jakarta Shinbun (JS) published so many articles about campaign of two Indonesian presidential candidates, namely: Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto. This study aims to examine how the images of Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto were constructed in the news of Jakarta Shinbun during the presidential campaign. There are 56 articles to be examined, and to analyze them, the used methods are quantitative and qualitative approach by applying media content analysis, and discourse analysis. The result is known Prabowo Subianto was negatively imaged than Jokowi during the presidential election campaign of 2014. So it can be interpreted as well that this newspaper supported Joko Widodo more than another candidate during presidential election campaign.

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