Joonas Pörsti

Joonas Pörsti has a long-time interest in European politics and specialized in the area during almost two decades as journalist and editor before embarking on doctoral studies in 2019. He is now on research leave from the post of managing editor of Ulkopolitiikka magazine, published by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.

Research interests

Joonas Pörsti was first intrigued by contemporary political propaganda and published a non-fiction book on the topic in 2017. This project inspired his current doctoral research on political rhetoric. In his doctoral dissertation he compares the anti-Islamic rhetoric of radical right parties in three countries (France, Sweden and Finland) in historical perspective, from 1980 to 2020.

Research project pursued at the CEE

During his stay at the CEE, Joonas Pörsti will develop the dissertation’s chapter on the rhetoric of Front National/Rassemblement national and collect source material to analyze the conceptions of social order carried by the party rhetoric. His research approach draws from both history and political science, with methodological input from rhetorical studies.

To know more

• joonas.porsti@helsinki.fi
• Link to personal webpage