2022
DOI: 10.1177/13678779221120028
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Uneasy self-promotion and tactics of patience: Finnish MPs’ ambivalent feelings about personalised politics on social media

Abstract: This article examines Finnish politicians’ ambivalent attachments to social media – specifically Facebook and Twitter – in candidate-centred, personalised politics. The analysis draws on 20 semi-structured interviews with members of parliament (MPs) to investigate the tactics of adaptation and adjustment politicians develop in a work setting that precludes digital detox. To investigate the MPs’ contradictory feelings, the analysis builds on cultural and media theory to contextualise the porous border between t… Show more

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“…On the one hand, politicians' social media posts are often more successful if they contain personal elements (Lee et al, 2018;Metz et al, 2020;Small, 2017;Parmelee et al, 2023), which may encourage politicians to post more personalized content. On the other hand, previous research suggests Finnish politicians have negative attitudes toward what they perceive as increased privatization of politics (Isotalus & Almonkari, 2014;Mannevuo, 2022); with control over their social media accounts, they may withdraw from personalized communication. Therefore, our first research question is:…”
Section: Research Questionsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…On the one hand, politicians' social media posts are often more successful if they contain personal elements (Lee et al, 2018;Metz et al, 2020;Small, 2017;Parmelee et al, 2023), which may encourage politicians to post more personalized content. On the other hand, previous research suggests Finnish politicians have negative attitudes toward what they perceive as increased privatization of politics (Isotalus & Almonkari, 2014;Mannevuo, 2022); with control over their social media accounts, they may withdraw from personalized communication. Therefore, our first research question is:…”
Section: Research Questionsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Sosiaalisessa mediassa ei politiikan kontekstissa välttämättä kuitenkaan aina julkaista alustoille tyypillisiä intiimejä tai innovatiivisia sisältöjä, sillä puolueet ja poliitikot saattavat pitäytyä enemmän linjalleen tyypillisissä viestintäkonventioissa (ks. Grusell & Nord 2020), erityisesti Suomessa (Mannevuo 2022;Kannasto 2021).…”
Section: Sosiaalinen Media Poliittisessa Viestinnässäunclassified
“…Myös Suomi voidaan mieltää matalan hierarkian yhteiskunnaksi, joten on kiinnostavaa tarkastella, hyödyntävätkö suomalaiset puheenjohtajat ja heidän puolueensa vastaavalla tavalla henkilökohtaisia sisältöjä puheenjohtajan julkisen minän esityksissä vedotakseen äänestäjiin. Aiemmissa tutkimuksissa poliitikot ovat ilmaisseet vastustavansa tämän tyyppisen sisällön tuomista osaksi poliittista profiiliaan (Isotalus & Almonkari 2014;Mannevuo 2022).…”
Section: Sosiaalinen Media Poliittisessa Viestinnässäunclassified
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“…Curating one’s online presence is yet another example of the ‘tactics of boundary management’ (Lehto and Paasonen, 2021: 10), which is familiar to Finnish politicians (Mannevuo, 2022) and journalists (Kantola and Harju, 2021), who have neither the time, energy nor interest to discuss with hatemongers. Sometimes, tactics of boundary management may also refer to dealing with circulating stories about misery, pain and suffering, which tend to crawl under the skin – even though they are meant to be impersonal triggers for action.…”
Section: The Terror Of An Exploding Inboxmentioning
confidence: 99%