A functional analysis of the Finnish 2012 presidential debates

English: Functional theory of political campaign discourse has been applied widely to analysis political campaign discourse, especially political debates. However, there have been claims that the theory is not a suitable tool for analysing political debates outside the United States. In this paper...

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Main Author: Paatelainen, Laura
Other Authors: Humanistinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities, Viestintätieteiden laitos, Department of Communication, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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description English: Functional theory of political campaign discourse has been applied widely to analysis political campaign discourse, especially political debates. However, there have been claims that the theory is not a suitable tool for analysing political debates outside the United States. In this paper the functional theory of political campaign discourse is applied to the analysis of Finnish 2012 presidential debates. In addition to forming a clearer picture of Finnish political campaign discourse, the aim is to compare the results to those reached in the United States and to reach a better understanding of possible differences between the two political cultures. Finally, the paper poses a question: to what extent is functional theory of political campaign discourse a suitable tool for analysing political campaign discourse in Finland? The theory was applied to the analysis of two 2012 presidential debates, both taking place between Mr Sauli Niinistö from the National Coalition Party and Mr Pekka Haavisto from the Green Party. The results of the analysis generally supported the hypotheses presented by the functional theory. However, there were also clear differences – namely, the large amount of utterances that did not fit into any of the categories presented by the theory – that suggest the theory could be developed further to take into account the differences in political cultures Finnish: Poliittisen kampanjadiskurssin funktionaalista teoriaa (Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse) on käytetty laajasti erilaisten poliittisten kampanjoiden diskurssin analysoimiseen, erityisesti poliittisten vaaliväittelyn analysointiin. Teoria on kehitetty alun perin Yhdysvalloissa paikallisten kampanjoiden analysoimiseen, mistä syystä onkin väitetty, että teoria ei olisi soveltuva Yhdysvaltojen ulkopuolella tapahtuvien kampanjoiden analysointiin. Tässä työssä tätä teoriaa käytetään Suomen vuoden 2012 presidentienvaalien analysoimiseen. Tarkoituksena on muodostaa selkeämpi kuva suomalaisten presidentinvaalien kampanjadiskurssista, minkä lisäksi yksi tutkimuksen keskeinen tarkoitus on verrata tämän suomalaisen tutkimuksen tuloksia amerikkalaisten vaaliväittelyiden tuloksiin ja tällä tavoin muodostaa kuva siitä, millaisia eroja näiden kahden kampanjakulttuurin välillä mahdollisesti on. Tämän tutkielman tarkoituksena on myös esittää kysymys: missä määrin funktionaalinen teoria on soveltuva työkalu suomalaisen poliittisen kampanjadiskurssin ymmärtämiseen? Analyysin kohteena on kaksi vuoden 2012 presidentinvaalien vaaliväittelyä. Molemmat väittelyt järjestettiin presidentinvaalien toisella kierroksella kahden ensimmäisellä kierroksella eniten ääniä saaneen ehdokkaan kesken, ja näin ollen näissä väittelyissä olivat vastakkain Vihreiden Pekka Haavisto sekä vaalit lopulta voittanut Kokoomuksen Sauli Niinistö. Analyysin tulokset vahvistivat yleisesti ottaen funktionaalisen teorian esittämät hypoteesit ja noudattivat pitkälti samaa linjaa kuin Yhdysvalloissa saavutetut tulokset. Tuloksissa oli kuitenkin myös selkeitä eroja. Merkittävin ero oli se, että suomalaisissa vaaliväittelyissä noin kolmasosa ei sopinut mihinkään funktionaalisen teorian esittämistä kategorioista. Tulokset antavatkin ymmärtää, että funktionaalista teoriaa voisi kehittää edelleen, jotta se ottaisi paremmin huomioon kampanjadiskurssin erot eri kulttuurien välillä.
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title A functional analysis of the Finnish 2012 presidential debates
title_full A functional analysis of the Finnish 2012 presidential debates
title_fullStr A functional analysis of the Finnish 2012 presidential debates A functional analysis of the Finnish 2012 presidential debates
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title_short A functional analysis of the Finnish 2012 presidential debates
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topic Political debates Finland discourse presidential elections Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse kulttuurienvälinen viestintä Master's Degree Programme in Intercultural Communication 3134 väittely viestintä presidentinvaalit vaalikampanjat Suomi
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