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Pekka Isotalus

The professor of Speech Communication

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Professor of Communication Studies

“Communication is the bedrock of all our relationships.”

Research

My main research area is currently political communication. I have also studied social media interaction, mediated interpersonal communication, leadership communication, and Finnish speech communication.

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Publications

In my latest publications I have dealt with mediatization of politics, tweeting, listening, and supportive communication. Publications are listed as peer-reviewed scientific articles, non-refereed scientific articles, books, and other publications.

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Curriculum Vitae

I am a professor of Speech Communication at the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, Finland.

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Ala-Kortesmaa, S., Paatelainen, L., Isotalus, P., Kujala, J. & Jussila, J, 2022.Miten johtajuutta viestitään? Suomalaiset toimitusjohtajat Twitterissä [How is leadership communicated? Finnish CEOs on Twitter]. Hallinnon tutkimus 41(4), 344–358.

Peltola, M., Isotalus, P., & Åstedt-Kurki, P. (2022). The Critical Incident Technique (CIT) in studying health care professional–patient communication. The Qualitative Report, 27(9), 1868-1889.

Isotalus, P. 2022. The Finnish “Famous Five” in Television Interviews: Cultural Characteristics of Party Leaders’ Response Style. In O. Feldman (Ed.), Adversarial Political Interviewing: Worldwide Perspectives During Polarized Times. Spinger, pp. 209–226.

Rikkonen, L., Isotalus, P. & Haukkala, H. 2022. Listening in a Masspersonal Context: Examining Professional Diplomats’ Interaction Involvement on Twitter. International Journal of Listening.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10904018.2022.2065276

IN MEDIA

Interview for a German news service:
Sanna Marin: „Coolste Minister­präsidentin der Welt“?

Lyfta’s blog:
New research: Lyfta storyworlds help reduce anxiety around meeting people from different background

Comment on the Finnish local elections:
Finns Party gains, NCP top as turnout dips in Finnish local elections

ON TWITTER

My Tweets

CONTACT

Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University

Living in Helsinki

Mobile phone: +358 50 360 522
Email: pekka.isotalus (a) tuni.fi
Twitter: @pisotalus

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