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.

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Title
The European Union as a Trigger of Discursive Change: The Impact of the Structural Deficit Rule in Estonia and Latvia
Author
Raudla, Ringa 1 ; Cepilovs, Aleksandrs 2 ; Kattel, Rainer 2 ; Sutt, Linda 2 

 Professor of Public Finance and Governance, Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia.; Akadeemia 3, Tallinn12618, Estonia 
 Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia 
Pages
1-15
Publication year
2018
Publication date
2018
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
e-ISSN
18024866
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3155360508
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.