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Research on the Characteristics and Nature of Japan's Televised Debate Programs: An Inquiry on Political Rhetoric and Involvement

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24530156
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Politics
Research InstitutionDoshisha University

Principal Investigator

FELDMAN Ofer  同志社大学, 政策学部, 教授 (50208906)

Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Keywords日本政治 / 国会議員 / テレビインタビュー / どっちつかず理論 / 政治的コミュニケーション / マスコミ効果 / 政治家 / 政治討論 / 政治的レトリック / インタビュー番組 / 談話分析 / 日本政治家 / コミュニケーションスタイル / テレビ / メディア / インタビュー / 日本の政治家
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Results of this research indicate that during televised political interviews in Japan (1) members of the national Diet (including members of the coalition and opposition camps, and members of the Cabinet) tend to equivocate more often than non-politicians in the replies they provide to questions; (2) Politicians tend to provide less explicit and less clear replies when they are asked in particular regarding controversial issues, most notably the economy and nuclear power-related questions; (3) Politicians who have higher level of responsibility in the administration (i.e., vice ministers, ministers, and prime ministers) tend to equivocate more often and in regard to a larger number of issues than any other group of politicians or non-politicians. The attitude toward equivocation in replying to interview questions is thus related not only to the issue politicians (and non-politicians) are asked about, but also to their position and level of responsibility within the political system.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2015 2014 2012 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) Book (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Culture or Communicative Conflict? The Analysis of Equivocation in Broadcast Japanese Political Interviews2015

    • Author(s)
      Feldman, O., Kinoshita, K. & Bull, P.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Language and Social Psychology

      Volume: 34 Pages: 65-89

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Understanding Audience Affiliation in Response to Political Speeches in Japan2012

    • Author(s)
      Feldman, O. & Bull, P.
    • Journal Title

      Language & Dialogue

      Volume: 3 Pages: 375-397

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Political Interviews on Japanese Television: A Study of Communicative Conflicts and Defending the Face2014

    • Author(s)
      Feldman, O., Kinoshita, K. & Bull, P.
    • Organizer
      Asia Network for Public Opinion Research
    • Place of Presentation
      新潟
    • Year and Date
      2014-11-30
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Political Interviews in Japanese Television: A Study on Rhetoric and Equivocation2014

    • Author(s)
      Feldman, O. & Kinoshita K.
    • Organizer
      International Political Science Association
    • Place of Presentation
      Montreal, Canada
    • Year and Date
      2014-07-22
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Televised Political Interviews in Japan: Straight Replies, Honest Replies, and the Rest2014

    • Author(s)
      Feldman, O. & Kinoshita K.
    • Organizer
      International Society of Political Psychology
    • Place of Presentation
      Rome, Italy
    • Year and Date
      2014-07-06
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Televised Political Interviews in Japan: Straight Replies, Honset Replies, and the Rest

    • Author(s)
      オフェル・フェルドマン/木下健
    • Organizer
      International Political Science Society (国際政治心理学会)
    • Place of Presentation
      ローマ、イタリア
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Political Interviews in Japanese Television: A Study on Rhetoric and Equivocation

    • Author(s)
      オフェル・フェルドマン/木下健
    • Organizer
      International Political Science Association (国際政治学会)
    • Place of Presentation
      モントリオール、カナダ
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Televised Political Interviews in Japan: On Questions, Replies, and Equivocation

    • Author(s)
      Feldman, O.
    • Organizer
      International Political Science Association (国際政治学会)
    • Place of Presentation
      マドリード(スペイン)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Japan's Multilayered Democracy (ed.)2015

    • Author(s)
      Feldman O,.
    • Total Pages
      262
    • Publisher
      Lexington Books
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 民主主義再生のためにすべきこと2014

    • Author(s)
      オフェル・フェルドマン
    • Total Pages
      101
    • Publisher
      学芸出版社
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Grounding Social Sciences in Cognitive Sciences2012

    • Author(s)
      Bull, P. & Feldman, O.
    • Total Pages
      27
    • Publisher
      MIT Press
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2021-04-07  

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