<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Our paper explores how a rule prescribed by the European Union can bring about changes in the policy discourse of a member state. Drawing on the literatures of discursive institutionalism and Europeanization, the theoretical part discusses the factors that influence discursive shifts. The empirical part examines the discursive impacts of the introduction of the structural budget deficit rule, required by the Fiscal Compact, in Estonia and Latvia. It demonstrates how the discursive shifts have been shaped by the localized translations offered by civil servants, the entrance of additional actors to the policy-making arena, crisis experience, and the strategic interests of policy actors.</p></abstract>

Our paper explores how a rule prescribed by the European Union can bring about changes in the policy discourse of a member state. Drawing on the literatures of discursive institutionalism and Europeanization, the theoretical part discusses the factors that influence discursive shifts. The empirical part examines the discursive impacts of the introduction of the structural budget deficit rule, required by the Fiscal Compact, in Estonia and Latvia. It demonstrates how the discursive shifts have been shaped by the localized translations offered by civil servants, the entrance of additional actors to the policy-making arena, crisis experience, and the strategic interests of policy actors.

The European Union as a Trigger of Discursive Change: The Impact of the Structural Deficit Rule in Estonia and Latvia

Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance

Central European Journal of Public Policy

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Our paper explores how a rule prescribed by the European Union can bring about changes in the policy discourse of a member state. Drawing on the literatures of...

The European Union as a Trigger of Discursive Change: The Impact of the Structural Deficit Rule in Estonia and Latvia

Publié en ligne: 01 févr. 2019

Pages: 1 - 15

Reçu: 12 juin 2017

Accepté: 30 juil. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cejpp-2018-0006

Mots clés
Discursive institutionalism, Europeanization, fiscal policy, fiscal rules, crisis

© 2018 Ringa Raudla et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The European Union as a Trigger of Discursive Change: The Impact of the Structural Deficit Rule in Estonia and Latvia

Publié en ligne: 01 févr. 2019

Pages: 1 - 15

Reçu: 12 juin 2017

Accepté: 30 juil. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cejpp-2018-0006

Mots clésDiscursive institutionalism, Europeanization, fiscal policy, fiscal rules, crisis

© 2018 Ringa Raudla et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Discursive institutionalism, Europeanization, fiscal policy, fiscal rules, crisis