Streamlining Political Communication Concepts: Updates, Changes, Normalcies (Springer Studies in Media and Political Communication)

✍ Scribed by Susana Salgado (editor), Stylianos Papathanassopoulos (editor)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 161
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In this edited volume, renowned scholars from around the globe rethink and update important political communication concepts in the light of the most recent changes that have been occurring in media environments. In particular, the authors discuss those caused by the use of social media in politics, e.g. prevalent disinformation, populism, political polarization, etc. This collection of key texts addresses the major concerns that arise in our rapidly changing media and political environments and provides a basis for discussions on the current state of political communication research.
This makes this volume a must-read for students, researchers, and scholars of political communication, interested in a better understanding of key concepts and the current state of the research in the field.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
The Old Meets the New: Old´´ Political Communication Concepts in a ```New´´ Social Media Era New Political Communication Environments Changes in Political Communication Research Thematic Overview of this Volume References Features of the Digital Era: Deinstitutionalization and Reinstitutionalization A Different Point of View A New Framework of Social Interactions Deinstitutionalization in the Field of News Media Deinstitutionalization in the Field of Politics A List of Consequences Reinstitutionalization References Ever More Dynamic, Complex, and Transnational: Comparing Political Communication Under the Conditions of Digital Environments ... Introduction Major Changes in Political and Media Systems Liberal Democracy, Party Systems, and Political Culture Media Systems and Communication Infrastructures Implications for the Premises, Logic, Principles, and Practice of Comparative Political Communication Research From Ordered Systems to Ecosystems New Levels of Comparison Beyond and Above the Nation-State More Diverse Sets of Context Factors in Comparative Designs Methodological Challenges in Comparative Designs Conclusion References A Brief History of the Disinformation Age: Information Wars and the Decline of Institutional Authority Conventional Explanations for Disinformation A Deeper Institutional Explanation From Spin to Disinformation Early Twentieth Century Origins: Public Relations and Democratic Management Mid-Twentieth Century: The Weaponization of Ideas for Limited Government The Making of a Political Media Monster The Great Realignment: From Keynesian to Free Market Economics The Hollowing of Politics and the Age of Spin Attacks on the Institutional Foundations of Democracy Disinformation and the Functioning of Democratic Institutions A Legacy of Unintended Consequences: Right Wing Movements and Emotional Truths Conclusion References Media Populism Revisited The Concept of Populism A Short History of the Concept of Media Populism Relationships Between Populism and the Media and the Place for Media Populism Challenges New Issues Conclusion References Political Corruption Scandals in the (Social) Media Environment Introduction: The Political Corruption Scandal Era Conceptualizing Political Corruption Scandals Political Scandals Political Corruption Studying Political Corruption Scandals The Frame Analysis Approach Political Corruption Scandals in the Different Media Systems General Characteristics of the Journalistic Coverage of Scandals From Mediated to Socio-Mediated Scandals in the Digital Age Conclusions References Digital Election Campaigns: Does Professionalization Still Matter? Politics Is About Winning Elections Political Communication Changes Drive Professionalization The Nature of Campaign Professionalization and Its Origin The Party-Centered Theory of Professionalized Campaigning Campaign Professionalization and Social Media Campaign Professionalization, Democracy, and Populism The Future of Campaign Professionalization References Political (Election) Advertising Introduction Content Aspects of Political Advertising Effects of Political Advertising Political Advertising Through Digital Channels How About Generalizations and Comparability? References Strategic Political Public Relations in theAge of Populism´´
Introduction
Populism
Populism as a Political Strategy
Political Public Relations
Political Marketing
Populism, Political Public Relations, and Political Marketing
Emotional Appeals
Proactive and Reactive Communication
Media Relations & Digital Communication
Different Strategies for Different Politicians
Future Research: Continuing Agenda Building Work
Concluding Thoughts
References