Political Communication / / ed. by Carsten Reinemann.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Aalberg, Toril,; Arendt, Florian,; Balmas, Meital,; Barthel, Michael L.,; Baugut, Philip,; Becker, Amy B.,; Boomgaarden, Hajo G.,; Emmer, Martin,; Esser, Frank,; Friedrich, Katja,; Hertog, James K.,; Hill, Megan R.,; Holbert, R. Lance,; Hopmann, David Nicolas,; Jandura, Olaf,; Johnson, Courtney N.,; Kepplinger, Hans Mathias,; Kiousis, Spiro,; Knobloch-Westerwick, Silvia,; Lee, Jayeon,; Matthes, Jörg,; Maurer, Marcus,; McNair, Brian,; Moy, Patricia,; Möller, Judith,; Pfetsch, Barbara,; Puppis, Manuel,; Reinemann, Carsten,; Robinson, Piers,; Salgado, Susana,; Schemer, Christian,; Scheufele, Dietram A.,; Schuck, Andreas R. T.,; Schulz, Winfried,; Sheafer, Tamir,; Shenhav, Shaul R.,; Stanyer, James,; Strömbäck, Jesper,; Tsfati, Yariv,; Van Aelst, Peter,; Vreese, Claes H. de,; Wahl-Jorgensen, Karin,; Wolling, Jens,; Zuercher, Robert J.,
• HerausgeberIn: Reinemann, Carsten,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Handbooks of Communication Science , 18
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (648 p.)

Against the background of an enormous expansion and diversification of both political communication itself and scientific research into its structures, processes, and effects, this volume gives an overview of some of the key theories and findings accumulated by political communication research over the last decades. In order to do so, the volume provides readers with review articles by renowned international authors on various aspects of (I) the normative, regulatory and conceptual foundations of political communication, (II) different situations of political communication (e.g., elections, referendums, social movements, media hypes, crisis and war), (III) the activities of and part played by political actors, (IV) mass media and journalism, (V) characteristics and typical features of media messages, (VI) the role played by citizens as well as (VII) various kinds of effects on citizens. Each section includes several chapters that address specific issues and research problems in the form of comprehensive overviews articles.

Table of 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 -- Section I: Foundations -- 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 -- Section II: Situations -- 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 -- Section III: Political Actors -- 11. Political actors as communicators -- 12. Media, political agendas and public policy -- 13. Political public relations -- Section IV: Mass Media and Journalism -- 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 -- Section V: Media Messages -- 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 -- Section VI: Citizens -- 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 -- Section VII: Effects on citizens -- 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