Sanders, Karen, 1961-

Communicating politics in the twenty-first century / Communicating politics in the 21st century Karen Sanders. - ix, 269 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-259) and index.

Introduction -- Issues, concepts, debates -- Introducing the field of political communication -- Media democracies -- Symbolic politics: "All the world's a stage" -- Political marketing: The death of conviction? -- The communicators -- Communicating government -- Communication in opposition, protest and violence -- The political persuasion industry: lobbyists, pressure groups and think tanks -- Global political communication -- Getting the message -- The people: Opinion, polls and participation -- Political campaigns -- Campaign effects: Is anyone ever persuaded? -- Political news and comment -- Creating the conditions for conversation: Ethics and political communication.

"From propaganda to protests, this book provides an in depth study of politics and the media today. Using historical and contemporary examples, Sanders covers the essential theory and key research in the field. Topical and comprehensive, this book covers everything students need to know about the global world of political communication."--Publisher description.

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2008039101


Communication in politics.

JA85 / .S255 2009

320.014