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Political Communication in Postmodern Democracy

Challenging the Primacy of Politics

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Kees Brants

    1. Leiden University, The Netherlands

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  2. Katrin Voltmer

    1. University of Leeds, England

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction: Mediatization and De-centralization of Political Communication

    1. Introduction: Mediatization and De-centralization of Political Communication

      • Kees Brants, Katrin Voltmer
      Pages 1-16

  3. New Approaches to Political Communication

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Audience Democracy: An Emerging Pattern in Postmodern Political Communication

      • Jos de Beus
      Pages 19-38

    3. Representation and Mediated Politics: Representing Representation in an Age of Irony

      • Stephen Coleman
      Pages 39-56

  4. Mediatization: The Changing Power Game between Politics and the Media

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. Mediatization and News Management in Comparative Institutional Perspective

      • Robin Brown
      Pages 59-74

    3. Spin and Political Publicity: Effects on News Coverage and Public Opinion

      • Claes H. de Vreese, Matthijs Elenbaas
      Pages 75-91

    4. Changes in Political News Coverage: Personalization, Conflict and Negativity in British and Dutch Newspapers

      • Rens Vliegenthart, Hajo G. Boomgaarden, Jelle W. Boumans
      Pages 92-110

    5. A Changing Culture of Political Television Journalism

      • Judith Stamper, Kees Brants
      Pages 111-125

    6. A Question of Control: Journalists and Politicians in Political Broadcast Interviews

      • Katrin Voltmer, Kees Brants
      Pages 126-145

    7. The Elephant Trap: Politicians Performing in Television Comedy

      • Liesbet van Zoonen, Stephen Coleman, Anke Kuik
      Pages 146-163

  5. De-Centralization: New Forms of Citizenship and Political Communication

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. Political Consumerism as Political Participation?

      • Janelle Ward
      Pages 167-182

    3. The New Frontiers of Journalism: Citizen Participation in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands

      • Tom Bakker, Chris Paterson
      Pages 183-199

    4. The New Cultural Cleavage: Immigration and the Challenge to Dutch Politics and Media

      • Philip van Praag, Maud Adriaansen
      Pages 200-214

    5. The Mediation of Political Disconnection

      • Stephen Coleman, David E. Morrison, Simeon Yates
      Pages 215-230

    6. ‘Voting is easy, just press the red button’: Communicating Politics in the Age of Big Brother

      • Valentina Cardo
      Pages 231-247

    7. What’s Reality Television Got to Do with it? Talking Politics in the Net-Based Public Sphere

      • Todd Graham
      Pages 248-264

    8. Afterword

      • John Corner
      Pages 265-272
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About this book

This edited collection examines the changing faces of political communication in contemporary democracy. Based on comparative investigations of recent trends in the Netherlands and Great Britain, the essays provide fresh insights and new empirical evidence into the public representation of media-centred politics.

Reviews

'A timely collection of essays by some of the most authoritative researchers and scholars in the field of political communication. The essays combine rigorous research on everything from advertising to reality TV, game shows and social networking with lively and accessible writing, and will be essential reading for students of political communication all over the world.'

- Brian McNair, Professor of Journalism & Communication, University of Strathclyde, UK

'The [book]is relevant and well written, and definitely has the potential to appeal to people who are not familiar with the study of political communication. The authors use popular examples to explain their points, which works to great effect ... While it will undoubtedly be useful for scholars of politics and political communication, it is also recommended to anyone interested in the intricate relationships between politics, media, and citizens.'

- Ashley Mog, LSE blog

'The book offers much that is thought-provoking for students and scholars of political communication, providing new perspectives on long-standing debates.'

- Darren G Lilleker, European Journal of Communication

Editors and Affiliations

  • Leiden University, The Netherlands

    Kees Brants

  • University of Leeds, England

    Katrin Voltmer

About the editors

MAUD ADRIAANSEN PhD candidate at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), the Netherlands TOM BAKKER PhD candidate at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), the Netherlands JAY BLUMLER Emeritus Emeritus Professor of Public Communication at the University of Leeds, UK HAJO G. BOOMGAARDEN Assistant Professor for Political Communication at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands JELLE W. BOUMANS Graduate of the Research Master Programme in Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands ROBIN BROWN Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds, UK VALENTINA CARDO Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Political, Social and International Studies at the University of East Anglia, UK STEPHEN COLEMAN Professor of Political Communication at the Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds, UK JOHN CORNER Visiting Professor in the Institute for Communication Studies at the University of Leeds and an Emeritus Professor of the University of Liverpool, UK JOS DE BEUS Professor of Political Theory, Culture and History at the Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands CLAES DE VREESE Professor of Political Communication and Scientific Director of The Amsterdam School of Communication Research ASCoR, the Netherlands MATHIJS ELENBAAS PhD candidate at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR),the Netherlands TODD GRAHAM Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Journalism Studies and Media, University of Groningen, the Netherlands ANKE KUIK Masters graduate in Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands DAVID MORRISON Professor of Communications Research at the Institute of Communications Studies, the University of Leeds, UK CHRIS PATERSON Lecturer in the Institute of Communications Studies of the University of Leeds, UK JUDITH STAMPER Principal Teaching Fellow in Broadcast Journalism at the Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds, UK PHILIP VAN PRAAG Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Bachelor programme in Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands LIESBET VAN ZOONEN Chair in Media and Communication at Loughborough University, UK RENS VLIEGENTHART Assistant Professor in Political Communication at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), the Netherlands JANELLE WARD Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands SIMEON YATES Professor at Sheffield Hallam University, UK

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