Research Article

Nationalism in Political Advertisements: the 2018 Presidential Election Advertisements of the Nationalist Movement Party and Justice and Development Party

Volume: 11 Number: 3 December 30, 2023
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Nationalism in Political Advertisements: the 2018 Presidential Election Advertisements of the Nationalist Movement Party and Justice and Development Party

Abstract

Political advertisements (ads) within political campaigns use a variety of topics, sounds, visuals, texts, and themes to impact voters positively. Therefore, political ads are crucial for political parties. Political advertising activities are linked to cultural elements (values, languages, myths, nations, beliefs, etc.). Culture is a social phenomenon that encompasses languages, religions, beliefs, myths, and values. Election campaigns often address nationalism. Political leaders act according to social values and beliefs to attract voters. Therefore, leaders or spokespersons of political parties collaborate with top agencies before elections to formulate compelling ads to touch voters’ emotional side. In this context, political ads touch on cultural elements. This study aims to explore the elements of nationalism used by the Nationalist Movement Party [Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi (MHP)] and the Justice and Development Party [Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP)] in their electoral ads and to determine which nationalist indicators and values they generally include. This study addressed the concepts of nationalism and political advertising and then analyzed the ads placed by the AKP and MHP during the presidential election of June 24, 2018. The study used semiotic analysis to examine the indicators of nationalism addressed by those ads.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Political Advertising

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 29, 2023

Publication Date

December 30, 2023

Submission Date

April 2, 2023

Acceptance Date

September 10, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 11 Number: 3

APA
Durmuş, T. (2023). Nationalism in Political Advertisements: the 2018 Presidential Election Advertisements of the Nationalist Movement Party and Justice and Development Party. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 11(3), 659-672. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.1275614

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