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Conceptualising euro-optimism via frames analysis: case study of Slovenia.
| Title: | Conceptualising euro-optimism via frames analysis: case study of Slovenia. |
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| Authors: | Požgan, Jure1 (AUTHOR) jure.pozgan@fdv.uni-lj.si, Bojinović Fenko, Ana1 (AUTHOR), Kočan, Faris1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences. Jun2026, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p350-369. 20p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Socioeconomics, European integration, Discourse, Political attitudes, Euroscepticism, Slovenes, Frames (Social sciences) |
| Geographic Terms: | Slovenia |
| Abstract: | This article contributes to the conceptualization of states' Euro-optimism by examining the extent to which analytical frames used for Euroscepticism can be applied to the analysis of states' Euro-optimistic attitudes. Building on Pirro and van Kessel's (2018) frame analysis and Baboš and Világi's (2019) continuum model of political parties' attitudes towards European integration applied to state-level positions, we propose a conceptual model incorporating two new elements: frame compatibility and degree of Euro-optimism. The model is tested through a longitudinal case study of Slovenia's traditionally positive foreign policy stance towards European integration, with emphasis on the period between 2020 and 2022, when the Euro-optimist stance was contested. Findings reveal that prior to 2020, Slovenia's Euro-optimist stance was constructed through all four frames – socio-economic, cultural, legitimacy, and sovereignty – and was compatible both within and between frames. During 2020–2022, however, while all four frames were also present, Euro-optimism persisted only in the socio-economic and cultural frames, whereas the legitimacy and sovereignty frames exhibited partial deconstruction and incompatibility between the frames. The article shows that while for Euroscepticism, compatibility between the discursive frames might not play a significant role, for a state's Euro-optimistic stance, compatibility within and between the frames is essential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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