Circular economy definitions and assessment in Finnish media

Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on selvittää miten kiertotalouden käsitettä käsitellään suomalaisessa mediassa, mitä määritelmiä sille annetaan ja miten määritelmät eroavat akateemisissa lähteissä annetuista määritelmistä. Tutkin teorialähtöisesti, miten kiertotalous on määritelty aineistossa, joka...

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Main Author: Koskela, Juliana
Other Authors: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/58214
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description Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on selvittää miten kiertotalouden käsitettä käsitellään suomalaisessa mediassa, mitä määritelmiä sille annetaan ja miten määritelmät eroavat akateemisissa lähteissä annetuista määritelmistä. Tutkin teorialähtöisesti, miten kiertotalous on määritelty aineistossa, joka koostuu Helsingin Sanomien artikkeleista vuosina 2015-2017. Tämä tutkimus käyttää sekä määrällisiä- että laadullisia tutkimusmenetelmiä; yhdistän laadulliseen sisällönanalyysiin aineiston määrällistämistä. Käytän sisällönanalyysitaulukkoa analysoidakseni kuinka akateemisesta aineistosta identifioidut seitsemän kiertotalouden ominaisuutta esiintyvät media-aineistossa. Tutkimustulokset viittaavat siihen, että kiertotalouden käsitteelle on annettu hyvin samankaltaisia määritelmiä niin akateemisessa- kuin media-aineistossakin. Akateemisessa aineistossa kuvaillaan kiertotalouden ominaisuuksia kuitenkin enemmän. Myös ominaisuuksien painotukset ovat erilaiset. Kiertotalouden mukaisen suunnittelun, uudelleenkäytön, kiertotalouden liiketoimintamallien ja teollisuuksien toimintamallien esiintyvyydessä oli merkittävämmät erot aineistojen välillä. Analyysin perusteella voi päätellä, että mielipiteelliset sisällöt olivat suosittuja alustoja kiertotalous keskustelulle. Esittelen tutkimuskysymykset ja tutkimuksen tavoitteet tutkielman johdannossa. Tämän jälkeen kuvaan teoreettisen viitekehyksen, johon sisältyy yleiskatsaus kiertotalouteen ja sille akateemisissa aineistossa annettuihin ominaisuuksiin. Yhdistän samankaltaisia ominaisuuksia ja muodostan seitsemän pääominaisuutta kiertotaloudelle. Näitä seitsemää ominaisuutta käytän analyysin pohjana. Teoreettisessa viitekehyksessä esitän myös tietoa median roolista yhteiskunnassa ja yleisenä määritelmien muodostajana. Seuraavaksi kuvaan aineistonkeruu- ja analyysi menetelmät, jonka jälkeen avaan tutkimustulokset. Viimeisessä kappaleessa vastaan tutkimuskysymyksiin ja pohdin jatkotutkimusehdotuksia tulevaisuutta varten. The purpose of this research is to find out how the concept of circular economy is assessed in the Finnish media, what definitions are given to the concept and how those definitions differ from the ones given in academic sources. Using a theory originated approach I examines the definitions given to circular economy in the research data. As data I use articles of Helsingin Sanomat newspaper during the years 2015-2017. This study takes a mixed methods approach; I use qualitative content analysis along with quantifying the data as research methods. By filling in an analysis framework I analyse how seven main characteristic groups of circular economy are assessed in the Finnish media during the researched time period. The research findings indicate that very similar definitions are given to circular economy in the data and in the research literature. However, more features are used to describe circular economy in the literature sources compared to the data. Different features are also emphasized in the sources. Design, reuse and circular business and industrial models are the three features that have the largest difference in their appearance rate. The analysis also shows that opinionated texts are an important platform for discussion on circular economy. The research problem, the importance and the aim of the research along with two research questions are defined in the introduction. I then present the theoretical framework, which consists of an overview of circular economy and features given to the concept in the research literature. I combine similar and overlapping features to form seven main characteristic groups that will act as a basis for the research analysis. In the theoretical framework I also present information on the role of media in society and as a creator of definitions. The data collection and analysis methods are presented next, after which the research findings are described. Finally, in the discussion chapter, I answer the research questions and make suggestions for future research.
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title_full Circular economy definitions and assessment in Finnish media
title_fullStr Circular economy definitions and assessment in Finnish media Circular economy definitions and assessment in Finnish media
title_full_unstemmed Circular economy definitions and assessment in Finnish media Circular economy definitions and assessment in Finnish media
title_short Circular economy definitions and assessment in Finnish media
title_sort circular economy definitions and assessment in finnish media
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topic Circular economy collaborative consumption circular business models regenerative design sustainability Yritysten ympäristöjohtaminen Corporate Environmental Management 20425 kestävyys kiertotalous jakamistalous kestävä kulutus resistance (physical properties) circular economy sharing economy sustainable consumption
topic_facet 20425 Circular economy Corporate Environmental Management Yritysten ympäristöjohtaminen circular business models circular economy collaborative consumption jakamistalous kestävyys kestävä kulutus kiertotalous regenerative design resistance (physical properties) sharing economy sustainability sustainable consumption
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