Finnish Municipal Election Candidates 2021

dc.contributor.affiliationTampereen yliopisto. Politiikan tutkimus - Sipinen, Josefina
dc.contributor.affiliationTampereen yliopisto. Politiikan tutkimus - Kestilä-Kekkonen, Elina
dc.contributor.affiliationTampereen yliopisto. Politiikan tutkimus - Borg, Sami
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki - von Schoulz, Åsa
dc.contributor.authorSipinen, Josefina
dc.contributor.authorKestilä-Kekkonen, Elina
dc.contributor.authorBorg, Sami
dc.contributor.authorvon Schoulz, Åsa
dc.coverage.spatialFinland
dc.coverage.temporal2021-05-18 - 2021-06-12
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-09T10:08:42Z
dc.date.available2024-10-09T10:08:42Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-19
dc.descriptionThe study charted the background and motives of Finnish, Swedish and foreign language speaking election candidates in the 2021 Finnish municipal elections, as well as the candidates' networks and support for standing for the election. First, reasons behind the decision to stand for election in the municipal elections (e.g. the will to help others, to acquire useful skills for work, to implement the political values of their party) and what or who (e.g. friends, trade union, employer) had encouraged the candidates to stand for election were charted. The respondents' political opinions and ideology were examined with attitudinal statements regarding the direction of Finland's future, such as lower taxation or more environmentally friendly policies. The respondents were asked whose representative they thought they would be as local councillors (e.g. those who had voted for them or all residents of the municipality), and their satisfaction with democracy in Finland and their municipality was examined as well. The respondents' political campaign was examined with questions concerning, for example, which activities were part of their campaign (e.g. canvassing, direct mailing, personal advertisements), how much time and money they had spent on the campaign, how the funding had been spent (e.g. for campaign videos or radio/TV advertising), and whether they targeted any specific groups in their campaign. The help and support the respondents received from their family, friends or acquaintances in different aspects of their political campaign (e.g. coordinating schedule and budget, maintaining social media accounts, moral support) was surveyed. Opinions on the effects that the coronavirus pandemic and the postponing of the municipal elections had on the elections were charted. The respondents were also asked whether they had noticed or experienced electoral disruption (e.g. spreading misinformation, data breaches and different data leaks) during the municipal elections. The respondents were asked whether they had stood for election in various different elections before, whether they had been selected in those elections and how many times. The factors behind them being chosen as a candidate of a party or constituency association (e.g. professional experience, position within the party, extensive local network of acquaintances) were examined. The respondents were also asked whether they currently held or had previously held positions of trust in their municipality of residence or participated in the work of different organisations. Additionally, the support the respondents had received from their party or constituency association, the position of women in the respondents' party or constituency association, and the position of women in the municipal politics of the respondents' municipality were investigated. Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, age, information on their own and their parents' country of birth, age when moved to Finland, reasons for moving to Finland, mother tongue, Finnish and Swedish language skills, level of education, marital status, household composition, type of municipality of residence, length of residence in the municipality of candidacy, occupational status, left-right political self-placement, income, perceived social class and religious affiliation.
dc.disciplineSocial sciences
dc.identifierhttp://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3622
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:4000/handle/123456789/4900
dc.languageFinnish
dc.rightsRequest access
dc.rights.licenseOther (Not Open)
dc.subjectasenteet
dc.subjectehdokkaat
dc.subjectkuntavaalit
dc.subjectmielipiteet
dc.subjectmotiivit (vaikuttimet)
dc.subjectpoliittinen käyttäytyminen
dc.subjectpolitiikka
dc.subjectpuolueet
dc.subjectvaalirahoitus
dc.subjectyhteiskunnallinen asema
dc.subjectmaahanmuuttajat
dc.subjectsyyt
dc.subjectkieli ja kielet
dc.subjectkunnallispolitiikka
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectelection campaign financing
dc.subjectelectoral candidates
dc.subjectlocal goverment elections
dc.subjectpolitical behaviour
dc.subjectpolitical campaigns
dc.subjectpolitical parties
dc.subjectpolitics
dc.subjectimmigrants
dc.subjectimmigration
dc.subjectPoliittinen käyttäytyminen, poliittiset asenteet ja mielipiteet
dc.subjectVaalit, ehdokkaat ja kansanäänestykset
dc.subjectPolitical behaviour and attitudes
dc.subjectElections
dc.titleFinnish Municipal Election Candidates 2021
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