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Grounding the European Public SphereL By M M DyM I P
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N. 43 | A 2012
WORKING PAPER
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Grounding the European Public Sphere
Looking Beyond the Mass Media to Digitally Mediated Issue
Publics
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Abstract
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Contents
1. I 5
2. Tz I P N T Cx 6
2.1 Who Are the Organizers of Issue Publics in Europe? 7
2.2 Rethinking the Nature of Mediated Public Spheres 8
3. Ayz Nw I P N EU 10
4. R D 13
5. M 15
6. T C f EU F T Avy Nw 16
6.1 Determining Whether There is A Cross-naonal EU FT Network 17 6.2 Public Engagement in the EU Networkt 187. T C f N Lv FT Nw UK 21
7.1 Issue Framing in the UK Network 23
7.2 Does the UK FT Network Refer to the EU? 23
7.3 Evidence of Opportunies for Direct Cizen Engagement 24
8. T C f Gmy 26
8.1 Issue Framing 278.2 EU References 29
8.3 Cizen Engagement 31
9. D EU R T Bm-U Cmm? 31
10. C: Tw D NGO S 31
L 33
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1. I1
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5 S: ://www.w./, Amm Uvy v y R R.
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; mz f x m w; w f
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5. M
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m m ( z) w y w y . T
m mw m m m m .
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10 F m fm FLO : ://www.f./.
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F (FT) mv m ym w f f
y v v vm f mm m f ,, f. N y, ym w v f m
m y m W T Oz (WTO), my
EU. A , f mvm m -
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m .11
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m v ) w y f f -
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, v f z v m ym w
vy mx f m fm m w m, vy
vm (W 2007). T fw x-
fm FLO w:
Fairtrades vision is a world in which all producers can enjoy secure and sustainable livelihoods, fulll
their potenal and decide on their future.
We believe that trade can be a fundamental driver of poverty reducon and greater sustainable de-
velopment, but only if it is managed for that purpose, with greater equity and transparency than is
currently the norm [].
Our mission is to connect consumers and producers via a label which promotes fairer trading condions,
through which producers who are disadvantaged by convenonal trade can combat poverty, strengthen
their posion and take more control over their lives. (Internaonal Fair Trade Labeling Organizaon
2009)13
One of FLOs tasks is to make the case for trade jusce in debates on trade and development. We do this
in partnership with other internaonal Fair Trade organizaons, such as WFTO, NEWS and EFTA.
Together we run the Fairtrade Advocacy Oce in Brussels. This oce co-ordinates the advocacy ac -
vies of the internaonal Fair Trade movement in Europe and worldwide. (Internaonal Fair Trade
Labeling Organizaon 2009)14
T q : D v FLO w m
L (2009, 2013) m xy w mz f m y
11 F m f w m mvm f FT
y f w, B . 2011.
12 T m m f ym f FLO , FLO -
w f m f q.
13 ://www.f./_v.m, 10 Nvm 2009.
14 ://www.f./w_w_.m, 10 Nvm 2009.
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vy ( EU v), m
m w:
mm fm;f EU y ;
f m fm f vy?
T y w EU w m fm fm
FLO , w w EU ( w w xm w f-
f w f v).
6.1 Determining Whether There is A Cross-naonal EU FT Network
S q w FT w v EU ,15 I w
w w FLO f z F, Sw, Nwy, S, Gmy,
Iy, Bm, T N, A, F, Dm, w f vy
y FLO: E F T A W F T A (
w f w m z-
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f w EU , m,
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f ). I m
f w (.., f m
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f (w m v). T
EU w w F 1.
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fy - . T m v m f v f E f w m f EU vy z j FLO ym
f. T y my m w x y w (y -
m , y w z
vm ). A y my w
15 Ty mm z f y m
ym EU .
16 T w: ://www.f.; ://www.f-m.; ://www.f.;
://www.f.; ://www.f..; ://www.f.; ://www.mxv./
; ://www.mxv.; ://www.mxv.; ://www.mxvf.; ://
www.vm.; ://www..; ://www.mj./; ://www.f.
; ://www.w.m.
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fm w w, : , f
w m, m v w,
m , . I , m F 1 m
w. I f f m v q f w x . Fm , w E f w:
m f EU (w y f
m );17
m f m W F T Oz,
E F T A, FLO (f. f w);
vy f v vm, w UK w m y -
w w f m (, m f m f
w y x m).
6.2 Public Engagement in the EU Network
W m mmy w f mx
f NGO my f y z,
w f z m v
w . Sq y w NGO y mm fm
EU m vm m v vy m y y w
w m (B . 2011). Ty y f y z-
v vy mm mz
. T x z (my f z f
) v m f vm NGO
f wy w f j -
m. T, w v w (NAN), m m
mm w v m v wy (B . 2011).
17 T Gmy, w z www.f. m
www.f..
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Figure 1: EU Fair Trade Network Core Organizaons
Nodes sizes reect relave numbers of in- and outlinks per site. Crawl reach set to two iteraons (two
outlinks from starng points) based on outlinks found three pages deep in the sites. Organizaon
domains are indicated by colors in legend.
A v, m : f ,
- . A f , w
f I j f w: f w ( y v WFTO
f m). W v f w f v 700 f
w (FTT), w E w F 2. T w j
fm v f z m fm m Gm
w C. T w f m
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L. T f m z FTT18 y vv f
m, , x . I
EU v m f f v vy f v j m, ,
. F 2 v m f w E, v 400 UK, UK f y v.
Figure 2: Locaons of Fair Trade Towns in Europe in 2009
Source: Internaonal Fair Trade Towns (hp://www.fairtradetowns.org/about/).
T fm vy w vm m UK f -
w FT vv mm w EU mz f z
mm. I v Gmy mv x
f mm fm, z vvm, f EU FT (m
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v m v y ( ://www.fw.//-v-/).
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7. T C f N Lv FT Nw UK
Fw f v w f w (B
. 2011), y w f UK w w 14 f mm- w f UK f z y FLO, F
F (www.f..).19 T w w 2006. I v fw w v
y, f q , v m z mm
w 2009, 2010, 2011. T v f w w v
f v , w m -
q. T y w m w m y f m
y m fm EU f.
S w v w, w w y
fm ; qy my -
z w. Ev m w , m z-
m ( y w w wy
m , y vy w). I f m
w y m w fw j w ( v
f FT w, , z w x
m y f fm y v z my
w EU v z). T w w F 3 w my
vy q f ( y) ( -
). T z m f m vm z-
m : Oxfm; CAFOD (v vm y f C C UK);
P P; M Pvy Hy Cm; T T J Mvm, f ,
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Figure 3: UK Fair Trade Network Core Organizaons
Nodes sized by relave numbers of in- and outlinks per site. Crawl set to one iteraon (one outlink
from starng points), based on links found two pages deep in the sites. Organizaons and other URL
designaons indicated by colors in legend.
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20 S B . 2011 f f m m y f .
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m ( B . 2011). Sq vm j v-
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, v , z , m vvm,
v mm (B . 2011; 2011).
7.1 Issue Framing in the UK Network
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m , z vv m
y v. M y, G f UK 2,240,000 ( f
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UK j f w w vm f z j y v m
v v f vm. T m y f w
xy j m NGO . I, my f m y
vv F T, E Pvy Nw, T J, M Pvy Hy m f
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G20 m f mv v f y v v
. T m v m vy m fm
x f vm (B/S 2009).
7.2 Does the UK FT Network Refer to the EU?
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w . O f FT w 32
f v z my EU FT ( w)
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22 F f fm : ://www.../.
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f m w (T F F, w
FLO- z) f fy 140 E U f
v m m FT EU y ;
M Pvy Hy m 29 EU y v; T J Cm mvm v f y (2006-2009)
f EU v, xm w f z mz.
7.3 Evidence of Opportunies for Direct Cizen Engagement
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f z mz m mm w EU.
F xm, y f 47 UK FT , w f f z
f m w f m vy (36
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mm f (B . 2011).24 F 4 mm y
fm T J Mvm (TJM) m 2006, F 5 z m-
m y fm m 2009. M f FT w
f TJM m m .
23 By m, mv y f US FT w w y f zmm w vm y v.
24 By m, j 25 f US w m f.
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Figure 4: Trade Jusce Movement Campaign 2006 Email Angela Merkel EU President
Source: TJM website, hp://www.tjm.org.uk/, November 2006.
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Figure 5: Example of direct cizen engagement opportunies with the EU from the 2009 Trade Jusce
Movement campaign enabling cizens to contact the EU Trade Commissioner and MEPs
Source: Source: TJM website hp://www.tjm.org.uk/, November 2009.
8. The Case of Germany
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), I j w Gm f
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m (8 Nvm 2009).
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T w y F 6 , x, m f UK,
wy f z vvm
m z ( GEPA).27 Sm z UK w,
m f vm f NGO.
Figure 6: German Fair Trade Network Core Organizaons
Nodes sized by relave numbers of in and out links per site. Crawl set to one iteraon (one outlink
from starng points), based on links found three pages deep in the sites. Organizaons and other
URL designaons indicated by colors in legend.
8.1 Issue Framing
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. A G f f H 1,660,000 , w
m f z v w. N y f H
fm UK, vm my m w (v m f
, m m w v ).
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f Gmy 1,230,000 , w my E
fm y. F xm m v z GEPA f T
F T Cmy w F 7. I xm, Oxfm M T F
m Gmy 2006 E fm w f v f HM, w F 8.
Figure 7: The Fair Trade Company (and consumer acvist organizaon) GEPA uses the English framing in
its publicity
Source: GEPA Website hp://www.gepa.de/p/index.php/mID/1/lan/de
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Figure 8: Oxfam German Campaign Site Featuring Actress Heike Makatsch and the English Framing of
the Make Trade Fair Campaign
Source: Oxfam Germany Website hp://www.oxfam.de/a_631_aktuell.asp?id=74
A , q f fm m v.
A m m f (78) v f f UK fm j, w
y Gm G m H. T fm
Gm w z vm y w. T
fm f w v.
8.2 EU References
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UK. U m y ( ),28 I z
URL fm z Gm FT w F 6 ,
f w f E U. U 100
w m, fq f EU w w F 9.
O f EU f Gm FT :
28 T w m v m f y R R, w fy w f
.
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G f EU f H 41,300 (w v y xm-
w v );
m y f f 100 G f f H
fq f w f m E U, EU, EU w F 10 ( w m f 100 ,
f f 300 mxmm f).
Figure 9: Number of pages per site in the German FT Network Containing References to the Europische
Union.
F 10: R f Am C Ay f T 100 R G S f F
H .
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8.3 Cizen Engagement
T y . Pmy w f f m -
my , mvm z (.., A), m v z y w mm GEPA. F xm, GEPA m 6,000 m -
( F 7). A G f GEPA A 21,000 , w
xm. A q m vm - m
vy f vy w, m y
f fm mm. T my f Gmy UK
NAN f m m f z EUAN. T x
Gm vm vy w ( w ), w m
B fm y w m f NGO
Gm EU v vm w. I y , w
f G y, w mv fz f vm mv-
m wy fm m w y vy, v mm
my m f m (B . 2011).
9. D EU R T Bm-U Cmm?
A my v m f m, , f, -
, w MEP v D-G f EU Cmm v -
z m f f m . F xm,
EU 29 f f v 12,000 m. T m m
my f y w f
z EUAN w w F 1. S mmz v,
m m x w y.
10. C: Tw D NGO S
T vy v f EU NGO vy w z vy
y f . O mvy m-, y f w. I -
w f vm, f, vm, -
m , . T NGO y f m -w
w f fm B f (.., S) m v y f-
, y y m z m,
f y L (2009, 2013). T w v L m xy
m qfy T m y x f y v, w
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y f m. T y m -v
y my f , mmz y Km
Sm (2010) , f, m . A v x q
w vy EU w mz , w w m y m.
I my y fw , m :
wy yz I (y ) f q f
z w;
v m mx f NGO v y y vy w y
w z y m m (.., y
w, - y B, j y);
f w y w f f
z vvm v, y m v vm v;
fy w f fm w
vy (fm z vm, z-
vm) zy - w y mm
fm f z . T y f z .., y E
y m y m m ym.
T x w w y , w my -
v EU . A Tw , f EU m my
my f wy w m f
EU :
Democracy, if it evolves at the European level will grow out of the capacity of social movements, public
interest groups, and other non-state actors, to make alliances with combinaons of naonal govern -
ment actors, supranaonal instuons, and with each other in Europes increasingly composite polity.
(Tarrow 2001: 250-251)
B v m vwmy v, m , - Km Sm j (2010),
wy f EU mf wy. A f v
mvm, NGO vy w, w m y
my y v f m w-
vvm. O y m y . T x
mm m zz f m , w m v-
f EU m m . I y vy
y f m m, w w m v f w
fw . T f w fy f
mm y w y w
f wy m f EU f
mm .
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