scholarly journals Moral Expressions in 280 Characters or Less: An Analysis of Politician Tweets Following the 2016 Brexit Referendum Vote

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Livia van Vliet
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Moral Foundations Theory ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Moral Argumentation ◽  
Moral Arguments ◽  
Political Opinions

Ideas about morality are deeply entrenched into political opinions. This article examines the online communication of British parliamentarians from May 2017-December 2019, following the 2016 referendum that resulted in Britain's exit (Brexit) from the European Union. It aims to uncover how British parliamentarians use moral foundations to discuss the Brexit withdrawal agreement on Twitter, using Moral Foundations Theory as a classification basis for their tweets. It is found that the majority of Brexit related tweets contain elements of moral reasoning, especially relating to the foundations of Authority and Loyalty. There are common underlying foundations between parties, but parties express opposing viewpoints within a single foundation. The study provides useful insights into Twitter’s use as an arena for moral argumentation, as well as uncovers the politician’s uses of moral arguments during Brexit agreement negotiations on Twitter. It contributes to the limited body of work focusing on the moral arguments made by politicians through Twitter.

scholarly journals Value Alignment and Public Perceived Legitimacy of the European Union and the Court of Justice

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Grosfeld ◽  
Daan Scheepers ◽  
Armin Cuyvers
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Eu

The present study aims to extend research on the role of values for the perceived legitimacy of legal authorities by focusing on (1) supranational legal authorities and (2) a broad range of values. We examine how (alignment between) people’s personal values and their perception of the values of the European Union (EU) are related to perceived legitimacy of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) and the EU more broadly. Inspired by moral foundations theory, we distinguish between individualizing (i.e., “democracy”, “liberty”, and “fairness”) and binding values (i.e., “rule of law”, “respect for national authority”, and “respect for tradition”). An online survey was conducted in six EU member states (N = 1,136). A factor analysis confirmed a two-factor model (individualizing vs. binding values) for both personal values and perceived EU values. Four regression models were run for each of the value factors, including personal values, perceived EU values, and their interaction, on each of the outcomes (i.e., perceived CJEU and EU legitimacy). Perceived endorsement by the EU of both individualizing and binding values predicted higher legitimacy perceptions of the CJEU and EU. Furthermore, personal binding values had a negative effect on perceived EU legitimacy when participants perceived the EU to weakly support binding values, but a positive effect when the EU was perceived to strongly support binding values. The results suggest that value alignment plays an important role in perceived legitimacy of the CJEU and EU, and that better representing binding values might be a strategy to improve perceived EU legitimacy.

All Things Being Equal: Distinguishing Proportionality and Equity in Moral Reasoning

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Skurka ◽  
Liana B. Winett ◽  
Hannah Jarman-Miller ◽  
Jeff Niederdeppe
Keyword(s):  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Moral Judgment ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Moral Judgments ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Moral Foundations Theory ◽  
Potential Bias ◽  
Calibration Sample

Moral foundations theory (MFT) has been a useful framework for understanding moral judgment and its relationship to political leaning. However, some have argued that MFT omits key domains of moral reasoning. We explored the utility of two candidate foundations (Proportionality and Equity) with a national sample of U.S. adults recruited through Nielsen’s Harris Panel, randomly split into calibration ( n = 1,499) and replication samples ( n = 1,499). We find that Proportionality and Equity are conceptually distinct from the original foundations (as measured in the Moral Foundations Questionnaire [MFQ]) but relate to them in predictable ways. Equity consistently predicted political leaning above and beyond covariates and the original foundations, but Proportionality only distinguished conservatives from liberals in the calibration sample, which suggests Proportionality may be highly relevant to moral judgments regardless of political ideology. Our findings also indicate potential bias when using one of the MFQ’s screener items to filter out unengaged participants.

scholarly journals Virtual exchange for teaching EU economics: building enriching international learning experiences for European students

2020 ◽  
pp. 93-103
Author(s):  
Rita Koris ◽  
Núria Hernández-Nanclares ◽  
Francisco Javier Mato Díaz
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
International Learning ◽  
European Students ◽  
Swot Analyses

This chapter presents a Transnational Virtual Exchange (VE) Project (TEP) developed in partnership between a Spanish and a Hungarian university. During this semester-long project, students worked in mixed virtual teams exploring selected topics related to the economics of the European Union. This report provides the details of the planning, design, and implementation of the project and reveals its Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) from the students’ perspectives. The in-depth SWOT analyses elaborate on students’ disciplinary learning, 21st century skills development, engagement and motivation, use of digital tools, international online teamwork and collaboration, online communication, and intercultural competence.

The Politics of the European Union

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herman Lelieveldt ◽  
Sebastiaan Princen
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union
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