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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)

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