Los movimientos contra la austeridad en la unión europea. Análisis de la influencia de los movimientos contra la austeridad en el discurso político en el parlamento europeo
- Autores: Núria Suero Comellas
- Directores de la Tesis: Rafael Grasa (dir. tes.)
- Lectura: En la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ( España ) en 2019
- Idioma: español
- Tribunal Calificador de la Tesis: Oriol Costa (presid.), Gemma Ubasart i González (secret.), Salvador Martí Puig (voc.)
- Programa de doctorado: Programa de Doctorado en Ciencia Política, Políticas Públicas y Relaciones Internacionales / Politics, Policies and International Relations por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
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- Resumen
This thesis explores the influence of anti-austerity movements in the European institutions, analysing the case of the European Parliament. It focuses on the ideas of democracy espoused by the movements, based on a deliberative conception of democracy. The research builds on a qualitative analysis approach and uses frame analysis in order to observe to what extent the movements’ ideas have had an impact on the European Parliament. Moreover, contextual elements are also taken into account, using a political and discursive opportunities approach. The thesis draws on the State of the Union debates from 2010 to 2017, seven debates on the Greek debt crisis from 2010 to 2015, and personal interviews with MEPs. Previous research on anti-austerity movements and documentary evidence from the movements have also been used. The debates in the European Parliament have been analysed using the austerity and democracy frames from the movements. In addition, interviews have been conducted to assess MEPs’ conception of democracy and opinions about anti-austerity movements and their influence.
The findings show that even though the impacts in the EP have been limited, left-wing MEPs have replicated some ideas from the movements. Therefore, allies are found to be important in securing outcomes with the use of shared frames from the movements. Moreover, ideology has been detected as decisive in the movement’s outcomes in that institution. Hence, the findings confirm that as previous research has shown, the EU is also a suitable arena for protest actions. In turn, the thesis raises more questions about the outcomes of the conception of deliberative democracy practiced by anti-austerity movements and their pressure for widening and deepening democracy in the long term. Eventually, a comparison between EU countries on the impact of the anti-austerity movements would further contribute to better define the influence of the movements in the EU. Future research should also analyze the influence of anti-austerity movements in other European and international institutions. Lastly, other aspects related to the changing global technological context and their relation to transformations in politics should be examined.
