Chapter 9
The fuzzy areas of European belonging

Article outline

9.1 Le Monde’s representation of what it is to be “European”
- 9.1.1 Le Monde’s prominent representation of the EU
- 9.1.2 Le Monde’s position on the contested purpose of the EU
- 9.1.3 Le Monde’s representation of EU value support at the State level and people level within the EU
- 9.1.4 Le Monde’s position on EU values on the European continent
- 9.1.5Closer to “Them-European” than to “Us-European” in Le Monde’s presentation
- 9.1.6Part of “European-Them” or, simply, “non-European” in Le Monde’s perspective
- 9.1.7Synthesis
9.2 Le Monde’s concept of Europe
- 9.2.1The EU: Its purpose and means
- 9.2.2Divergence on the EU’s purpose
- 9.2.3Framework for the representation of Europe in Le Monde
- 9.2.4The oddness of being neither a friend nor a foe
9.3Various degrees of European belonging and news media’s role

Chapter 9The fuzzy areas of European belonging