International Relations and Internet studies in Turkey: Content Analysis of Graduate Dissertations from 1999 to 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 35-49
Author(s):  
GOKCE OZSU
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Internet Studies

14. Textual Analysis

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Halperin ◽  
Oliver Heath
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Political Research ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
The Social

This chapter discusses the principles of textual analysis as a means of gathering information and evidence in political research. Textual analysis has generated strong interest as a research method not only in Politics and International Relations, but also throughout the social sciences. In political research, two forms of textual analysis have become particularly prominent: discourse analysis and content analysis. The chapter examines discourse analysis and content analysis and explains the use of documents, archival sources, and historical writing as data. It considers the distinction between discourse analysis and content analysis, as well as the differences between qualitative and quantitative content analysis. It also describes the procedures that are involved in both quantitative and qualitative content analysis.

We Are a Community of Practice, Not a Paradigm! How to Meaningfully Integrate Gender and Feminist Approaches in IR Syllabi

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maïka Sondarjee
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Gender Studies ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Teaching Assistant ◽  
Feminist Research ◽  
Guest Lecturer

Abstract The most frequent practice in teaching western undergraduate students about international relations (IR) is either to avoid gender studies altogether or at best to compartmentalize them to a single week. This practice marginalizes feminist research by amalgamating highly heterogeneous publications under the pretense that “they look at gender.” Rather than treating gender studies as a unified research program, they should be linked to the full range of theories, approaches, or topics they are relevant to, based on their normative and ontological assumptions. In the end, gender-oriented scholars do not form a would-be paradigm, but a community of practice. This community, however, can itself perpetuate colonial exclusions and silencing. This study is based on a content analysis of fifty western undergraduate “Introduction to IR” syllabi from 2015 to 2020, as well as a reflection on my own experience since 2011 as a student, teaching assistant, guest lecturer, and professor in ten IR courses at three western universities.

The Catalan Political Process for Independence: An Example of the Partisan Media System

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 428-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josep-Lluís Micó ◽  
Josep-Maria Carbonell
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Federal System ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
International Media ◽  
Media System ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Ramon Llull

Since 2012, Catalonia has been undergoing a complex political process in which a broad segment of the population has shown itself to be in favor of seceding from the Kingdom of Spain. This phenomenon is not new, given that during the 20th century, the relationship between the two territories was a source of instability and controversy, especially during the Civil War (1936-1939). However, the enormous popular dimension and the massive participation of hundreds of thousands of citizens have represented a remarkable new occurrence in recent times. Based on this situation, the primary aim of the present article is to describe the main reasons for this radicalization in the process of a hypothetical secession in which Catalonia breaks away from Spain. It also seeks to analyze and interpret the role that the media is playing in the so-called “Catalan Process.” Achieving this second objective has been possible thanks to research undertaken by Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations (Ramon Llull University) based on more than 7,000 journalistic pieces published or broadcasted in more than 100 newspapers, magazines, television stations, radio stations, and cybernewspapers in seven different languages. The most significant conclusion of this study, based on content analysis of the aforementioned sample, is that the media are not being neutral in their coverage of the process. Thus, they have identified to varying degrees with one of the three possible outcomes of the conflict: the maintenance of the unity of Spain, the preferred option of much of national and international media; the independence of Catalonia, the choice of a high percentage of media in Catalonia itself; or a new relationship based on a federal system in Spain that would include Catalonia, the possibility with the least level of support in the three geographical areas studied.

scholarly journals Analysis of ’Editorial Treatment’ of US Drone Attacks by the Prominent English Dailies in Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (IV) ◽  
pp. 10-18
Author(s):  
Arshad Ali ◽  
Sobia Abid ◽  
Muhammad Zahid Bilal
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
The Core ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Core Issue ◽  
International Issue ◽  
The Government

Drone attacks inside Pakistan remained the core issue in international relations and communication scholarship. This study aims to investigate the editorial treatment of US drone attacks inside Pakistan. The researcher has employed a content analysis method to examine the frequency and themes within the editorial published by The Nation and Daily Times from February 18th 2008 to February 28th 2011. The study found that Daily Times supports the Pakistani government stance on US drone attacks inside Pakistan and The Nation as opponent to the government regarding US drone attacks inside Pakistan. The findings imply that media in Pakistan is presenting diverse and pluralistic voices on political issues specifically on an international issue of drone attacks. In this way, its role in public opinion formations cannot be under estimated in the working democracy of Pakistan.

scholarly journals A Semantic-Cognitive Analysis of the Concept of Ukraine in the Speeches of B. Obama (2014)

2016 ◽  
pp. 153-163
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Oleksiyovych Khudoliy
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Cognitive Structure ◽  
Cognitive Analysis ◽  
President Obama ◽  
American President ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Political Speeches ◽  
American Leader

A Semantic-Cognitive Analysis of the Concept of Ukraine in the Speeches of B. Obama (2014)This article presents a semantic-cognitive analysis of the concept of Ukraine, verbally represented in the speeches of the American President, Barack Obama. The peculiarities of the President’s worldview are highlighted.The objective of the article is as follows. Firstly, it aims to demonstrate that the concept of Ukraine is verbally represented in the speeches of Obama. This means that Ukraine as a country, moving towards democracy despite the war with Russia, is an object of focus for American leaders. Secondly, the article suggests that there is a connection between the concept described, its pragmatic orientation and its cognitive processes. Thirdly, it describes the semantic peculiarities of the concept of Ukraine in the political speeches of the American leader, which are due to the role Ukraine plays in the local and regional context. Our research is based on the content-analysis of political speeches delivered by American President. The functional, communicative and pragmatic orientation of the speeches is highlighted. In line with the approaches of cognitive scholars, the article concludes that the concept of Ukraine is a complex semantic-cognitive structure that consists of core, transition zone and periphery. During the research for this article, fifteen speeches made by Obama in 2014 were analysed.This research presupposes the application of content analysis. It is relevant in the analysis of international relations with respect to the notions used by President Obama in his speeches delivered during 2014 in the relations between: the USA - Ukraine, Ukraine - Russia, the USA - Russia, and Europe - Ukraine. Semantyczno-kognitywna analiza konceptu „Ukraina” w przemówieniach B. Obamy (2014)Artykuł przedstawia semantyczno-kognitywną analizę konceptu „Ukraina”, werbalnie zaprezentowanego w przemówieniach amerykańskiego prezydenta B. Obamy. Autor podkreśla cechy szczególne konceptualnego obrazu świata prezydenta Stanów Zjednoczonych.Cele artykułu są następujące: 1. Pokazanie, że koncept „Ukraina” jest werbalnie obecny w przemówieniach B. Obamy. Oznacza to, że Ukraina jako państwo kroczące drogą demokracji mimo wojny z Rosją leży w kręgu zainteresowań amerykańskich liderów. 2. Zasugerowanie, że istnieje powiązanie pomiędzy opisywanym konceptem, jego orientacją pragmatyczną i procesami kognitywnymi. 3. Konieczność opisu semantycznych cech szczególnych konceptu „Ukraina” w przemówieniach politycznych amerykańskiego lidera ze względu na rolę Ukrainy w lokalnym i regionalnym kontekście. Podkreślam funkcjonalną, komunikatywną i pragmatyczną orientację politycznych przemówień. Zgodnie z podejściem badaczy kognitywnych dochodzę do wniosku, że koncept „Ukraina” jest kompleksem semantyczno-kognitywnej struktury zawierającym strefę przejściową i peryferyjną.Podczas przeprowadzonego badania autor przejrzał piętnaście przemówień wygłoszonych przez amerykańskiego prezydenta B. Obamę w 2014 roku. Badanie zakłada zastosowanie analizy treści. Jest przydatne w analizie stosunków międzynarodowych, w odniesieniu do pojęć użytych przez prezydenta Obamę w przemówieniach wygłoszonych w 2014 roku w następujących formatach: USA-Ukraina, Ukraina-Rosja, USA-Rosja i Europa-Ukraina.

scholarly journals Strijd om het klimaat? De beeldvorming over klimaatverandering tijdens de klimaattop te Cancún in Vlaamse kwaliteitskranten

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieter Maeseele ◽  
Yves Pepermans ◽  
Daniëlle Raeijmaekers ◽  
Laurens van der Steen ◽  
Stijn Joye
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
News Coverage

Climate struggle: news coverage of climate change during the climate summit in Cancún in Flemish quality newspapers Climate struggle: news coverage of climate change during the climate summit in Cancún in Flemish quality newspapers This paper reports on the results of a qualitative content analysis of climate change coverage by two Flemish quality newspapers in the context of the Cancún climate summit. Important similarities as well as differences were found between both newspapers in terms of underlying assumptions regarding international relations.

scholarly journals The study of the Middle East in the Journal International Problems between 1950 and 1990

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-281
Author(s):  
Slobodan Jankovic
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Middle East ◽  
International Relations ◽  
International Politics ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Middle East Politics ◽  
The 1950S

The paper analyses articles which deal with the Middle East politics, published in International Problems - a scientific journal of the Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade. The author employs the method of content analysis to examine 12 research articles. The analysed articles are classified chronologically, by periods before and after 1956 when socialist Yugoslavia started the implementation of foreign policy based on the Non-Alignment principles (and eventually became one of the founding members of the Movement). That year also coincides more or less with the end of the Balkan Pact. The author particularly analyses ideological stances and tones used in texts, comparing them with the foreign policy of official Belgrade vis-a-vis Moscow and Washington. The author concludes that after the 1950s the revolutionary fervour was lost and the use of the Marxist framework in the analysis of the reality of international relations in the Middle East declined significantly.

scholarly journals Russian Expert and Official Geopolitical Narratives on the Arctic: Decoding Topical and Paradigmatic DNA

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (0) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Jakub Godzimirski ◽  
Alexander Sergunin
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
International Relations ◽  
International System ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Critical Geopolitics ◽  
Narrative Approaches ◽  
Analysis Tools ◽  
The One ◽  
Expert Community

This article examines current Russian expert and official narratives on the Arctic, situating them in the broader context of the debate on Russia’s role in the international system. Combining a critical geopolitics approach to the study of international relations with content analysis tools, we map how structural geopolitical changes in the wider region have shaped narratives on the Arctic in Russia today. Two types of Russian narratives on the Arctic are explored—the one put forward by members of the Russian expert community, and the one that emerges from official documents and statements by members of the Russian policymaking community. With the expert narratives, we pay particular attention to the Arctic topics featured and how they are informed by various mainstream approaches to the study of international relations (IR). In examining policy practitioners’ narrative approaches, we trace the overlaps and differences between these and the expert narratives. Current expert and official Russian narratives on the Arctic appear to be influenced mostly by neorealist and neoliberal ideas in IR, without substantial modifications after the 2014 conflict, thus showing relatively high ideational continuity.

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