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Electoral Debates. The Last Stronghold Against Mediatization? A Case Study of the 2015 Spanish General Elections
2018
26 Páginas La mediatización de la política alcanza su máxima expresión con motivo de las campañas electorales, en las que los actores políticos se afanan por lanzar sus mensajes persuasivos al espacio público, con el fin de acceder y, en última instancia, convencer al electorado. Este artículo se propone analizar el discurso político en los debates electorales televisados durante la campaña de las elecciones generales españolas de diciembre de 2015. El objetivo del análisis es observar qué temas destacaron en las intervenciones de los actores políticos y determinar si la mediatización afecta el contenido de los debates electorales, o si, por el contrario, estos espacios se mantienen como fo…
A Functional Analysis of the Finnish 2012 Presidential Elections
2016
This study applied the functional theory of political campaign discourse, developed for political campaigns in the United States to two televised presidential debates in the 2012 presidential elections in Finland. Acclaims were the most preferred statement by the candidates, with agreements being the least preferred. Policy was discussed more than character during the debates. General goals and ideals were used more frequently to acclaim than to attack. Results are generally consistent with the results of previous studies of presidential elections in the US and other countries. However, differences did emerge: the classical functional categories were supplemented by a new category, the role…
Technique for prediction of outcome of election of national leaders.
1968
A technique is presented for evaluating the degree of support a candidate for national public office is likely to have at the polls. The technique involves the use of an adjective check list, Activity Vector Analysis (AVA), for which forms are available in French, Spanish, German, and Italian. Data are presented and discussed relative to a study made by the authors using this technique of public-image analysis just prior to the 1964 presidential elections in the United States. The data are based on the personality profiles of Johnson and Goldwater obtained from the public images held of these two candidates by 672 adults drawn from a population of voters representing a wide geographical di…
The Role of Parliament in Sustainable Development Goals: A Case Study of Southeast Asia in International Parliamentary Forums
2021
Parliament has its role in supporting Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). SDG number 16 on peace, justice, and strong institution states one indicator of a legislative institution (for “responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative”, that the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) commits to achieve. However, parliament must support the government in achieving all SDG programs as stated in Agenda 2030. What is the role of parliament in this and how to achieve it? This paper aims to show that the role of parliament in SDG is beyond the traditional legislative role of legislating, budgeting and overseeing the government, but more on representing people, meaning channeling people’s voice a…