Denton and Woodward provide a newly updated revision of their classic in political communication. This pioneering text provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the role and function of communication in American politics.
A synthesis of some of the best writing in political communication from the fields of communication, political science, journalism, and history, this edition features completely new chapters on the topics of campaign management, congressional campaigns, politics and popular culture, and unofficial Washington. This edition also reflects updated sources and recent examples. Students and scholars in the fields of communication, political science, political sociology, and contemporary American political history will find this text invaluable.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Series Foreword
Preface
Political Communication Defined
Contexts
The Disenfrachised Polity
Language and Politics
The Media of Politics: News and the Political Agenda
Campaigns
Campaign Planning, Management, and Strategies
Presidential Campaigns
Legislative Campaigns
Governing
The Presidency
The Congress
Unofficial Washington
Meta-Politics
Litigation, Crime, and the Courts
Politics and Popular Culture
Selected Bibliography
Index