Political communication /

This volume gives on overview on key theories and findings of political communication research. It provides review articles by renowned international authors on various aspects of (I) the foundations of political communication, (II) different situations, (III) the part played by political actors, (I...

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Reinemann, Carsten (Editor)
Published: De Gruyter,
Publisher Address: Berlin :
Publication Dates: [2014]
©2014
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Schulz, peter j.; cobley, paul: handbooks of communication science [hocs]; 18
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110238174
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Summary: This volume gives on overview on key theories and findings of political communication research. It provides review articles by renowned international authors on various aspects of (I) the foundations of political communication, (II) different situations, (III) the part played by political actors, (IV) mass media and journalism, (V) features of media messages, (VI) the role played by citizens and (VII) various kinds of effects on citizens.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(xi,648pages) : illustrations.
Also available in print edition.
ISBN: 9783110238174
Index Number: JA86
CLC: D0
Contents: Frontmatter --
Preface to Handbooks of Communication Science series --
Contents --
1. Political communication research. A brief history of the field and the idea of this handbook /
2. Normative theories of political communication /
3. The regulation of political communication /
4. Political communication in long-term perspective /
5. Political communication in comparative perspective: Key concepts and new insights /
6. Strategic political communication in election campaigns /
7. Political communication in referendums /
8. Hypes, waves, and storms: Events and the dynamics of their coverage /
9. Political Communication in social transformation and revolution /
10. News media, war and world politics /
11. Political actors as communicators /
12. Media, political agendas and public policy /
13. Political public relations /
14. The media of political communication /
15. The media as political actors /
16. The production of political coverage: The push and pull of power, routines and constraints /
17. Political journalists as communicators. The impact of individual characteristics on their work /
18. The quality of political media coverage /
19. Issues, events and frames in political media coverage /
20. Politicians, parties and political candidates in the news media /
21. Entertaining and emotional elements in political coverage /
22. The political relevance of entertainment media /
23. Individual political communication and participation /
24. Interpersonal and mass mediated political communication /
25. Uses and perceptions of political media /
26. Selection, perception, and processing of political messages /
27. Communication and political socialization /
28. Cognitive effects of political mass media /
29. Emotional effects in political communication /
30. Attitudinal effects in political communication /
31. Media effects on political behavior /
Biographical sketches --
Index.