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June 17, 2026Global Social Policy

Governing the green, digital, and social interface in the EU: A critical view from a “problem representation” perspective

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MPMaría Petmesidou

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This article examines discursive governance of environmental, digital, and social issues in the EU, suggesting implications for social equity.

Key Points

  • The study analyzes how the EU represents problems within the green-digital-social framework using Bacchi’s WPR approach.
  • Scrutinized key European Commission documents
  • Interrogated the framing of problems in governance narratives
  • Identified strategic silences and constructed subject positions
  • Framing technology as the sole driver of sustainable growth obscures socio-environmental conflicts
  • Digital transition narratives present systemic crises as mere technical issues to be solved by innovation
  • The EU's social agenda faces tension between market dominance and commitments to social inclusion.

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María Petmesidou (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a323c94d50b63ecad206c00https://doi.org/10.1177/14680181261456072
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