Political Science
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About This Course
The aim of this course is to present you with the main concepts and theoretical approaches in the field of political communication. It also relates this subject with the democratization process of several countries and the interaction between the media, politics and the public. Lastly, it focuses specifically on the political communication of the governamental, partisan and municipal arenas.
Course Content
Historical evolution of political communication
Main concepts
Audiences and Crowds
Public space
Public opinion
Public relations
Structure and elements
The role of the media and the press
Governmental, partisan and municipal arenas
Governmental sphere
Partisan sphere
Municipal sphere
Bibliography
(LEA's communication series) Lynda Lee Kaid - Handbook of Political Communication Research - Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2004)
(Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication) Angela Crack - Global Communication and Transnational Public Spheres - Palgrave Macmillan (2008)
Frank Esser, Barbara Pfetsch - Comparing Political Communication_ Theories, Cases, and Challenges (Communication, Society and Politics) (2004)
María José Canel, Katrin Voltmer (eds.) - Comparing Political Communication across Time and Space_ New Studies in an Emerging Field - Palgrave Macmillan UK (2014)
Pippa Norris - A Virtuous Circle_ Political Communications in Postindustrial Societies (Communication, Society and Politics) (2000)