Abstract (may include machine translation)
Using the 2010 Hungarian media law as a case study, this article traces the process in which an issue in the domestic politics of a ("new") EU member state is transformed into a transnational political conflict. How and why do political actors "upload" issues from the domestic to the EU level, specifically into the European parliamentary arena? How do others with conflicting interests resist such a change? The analytical framework is based on venue shopping, a concept hitherto mainly utilised in the context of interest group behaviour. Contestation around the Hungarian media law illustrates that a number of conditions related to the existing links of the uploading political actor with the new venue and the nature of the issue itself are necessary to make uploading a viable strategy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 230-245 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | East European Politics |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2014 |
Keywords
- European Union
- Europeanisation
- Hungary
- political parties