Detailed Information on Publication Record
2014
Slovak political debates: Functional theory in a multi-party system
HRBKOVÁ, Lenka and Jozef ZAGRAPANBasic information
Original name
Slovak political debates: Functional theory in a multi-party system
Authors
HRBKOVÁ, Lenka (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jozef ZAGRAPAN (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
European Journal of Communication, 2014, 0267-3231
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50601 Political science
Country of publisher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 1.088
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14230/14:00077634
Organization unit
Faculty of Social Studies
UT WoS
000345705700006
Keywords in English
Contextual factors; functional theory; political communication; political debates; Slovakia
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 18/2/2015 19:52, Mgr. Jozef Zagrapan, Ph.D.
Abstract
V originále
This article examines a content analysis of the televised political debates prior to the 2012 elections in Slovakia. The analysis is based on the functional theory of campaign discourse by William L. Benoit. The goal of the work is to test the theory and its applicability in contexts other than the political system of the United States. In order to achieve this goal, we also make use of the findings of previous studies from the non-American environment. We have found that if Benoit’s methods were strictly observed, more than 30% of the content of debates would not be included in the analysis. Therefore, its original categories of content analysis should be expanded. The Slovak debates differ markedly from the American model, but at the same time differ from the kind of debates found in a consensual political system. The area of the greatest difference is the use of various models of discursive functions in the debates.