Study title

Politics and Power Games 2006-2007

Dataset ID Number

FSD2378

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2378
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2378

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Latvala, Pauliina (University of Helsinki. Institute for Cultural Research)

Abstract

The national Politics and Power Games study investigated Finnish experiences of political and social life in different periods of time and from different points of view. Themes included: politics in the family, opportunities to influence things in different time periods, voting and candidates, gender and politics, power and political contenders etc.

The respondents were participants in a writing contest in which they were asked to write a text about Finnish politics and changes in it over time, using the themes above. The texts could be written in the form chosen by the respondents (e.g. stories, jokes, riddles).

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

gender; political history; political influence; political parties; political power; politics; voting

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Finnish Literature Society (SKS)

Data Producers

• Suomi 90 Finland
• Finnish Social Science Data Archive
• Union for Rural Culture and Education
• Ministry of the Interior. Maaseudun naisteemaryhmä [Women in rural areas group]
• Coalition of Finnish Women's Associations
• Finnish Literature Society (SKS). Folklore Archives

Collection Dates

2006-09-01 – 2007-09-30

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Media unit: Text

Universe

Finnish people reminiscing their political history

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

A writing competition was organised to collect the data. Texts submitted for the competition are included in the data.

Collection Mode

Self-administered writings and/or diaries

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

48 RTF files, a total of approximately 306 pages. 2 images. In addition, HTML files based on the RTF files. The whole data comprising 203 texts have been archived at the Folklore Archives of the Finnish Literature Society.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Latvala, Pauliina (University of Helsinki): Politics and Power Games 2006-2007 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2008-10-24). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2378; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2378

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

The data may contain identifiers that have not been anonymised (e.g. person names, information on place of residence, names of work places and such). When publishing quotations from the data, users need to consider very carefully in each specific case what information needs to be removed or altered according to research ethical guidelines.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Latvala, Pauliina (2013) Kerrottu politiikka. Muistitietotutkimus arjen poliittisesta kulttuurista. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, Helsinki.

Latvala, Pauliina & Laurén, Kirsi 2012: Sensitive interpretation of emotions: Methodological perspectives on studying meanings in written life-historical narratives. Retrospective Methods Network RMN Newsletter 4, May

Latvala, Pauliina (2013) The Narravitization of Political Socialization in Finnish Oral History Texts. Journal of Finnish Studies 2013, 16:2 pp. 141-159