Political Communication

"A thoroughly updated new edition with an international and comparative focus"--

Foreword to the Second Edition and Acknowledgements


Part I: Introductory Frameworks

1.     Introducing Political Communication in Crisis Times

2.     Evaluating Democratic Politics and Communication

3.     Digital Media and Political Communication



Part II:    Institutional Politics and Legacy News Media

4.     Political Parties and Elections

5.     Political Reporting and the Future of (Fake) News

6.     Media-Source Relations, Mediatization and Populist Turn in News and Politics



Part III: Citizens and Organised Interests Beyond the Political Centre

7.     Citizens, Media Effects and Public Participation

8.     Civil Society, Powerful Interests and the Policy Process

9.     Interest Groups, Social Movements and Campaigning for Equality and the Environment

10.   Globalisation, the State and International Political Communication

11.   Conclusions: Post-Truth, Post-Public Sphere and Post-Democracy



Bibliography

Index