Mediatization of Politics

Understanding the Transformation of Western Democracies
Herausgegeben:Esser, F.; Strömbäck, J.

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Produktbeschreibung

The first book-long analysis of the 'mediatization of politics', this volume aims to understand the transformations of the relationship between media and politics in recent decades, and explores how growing media autonomy, journalistic framing, media populism and new media technologies affect democratic processes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-42597-3
• 2014
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 136mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781137425973
• ISBN-10: 1137425970
• Artikelnr.: 40492659

Autorenporträt

Florin Büchel, University of Zurich, Switzerland Jay G. Blumler, University of Maryland, USA Paul D'Angelo, College of New Jersey, USA Claes H. de Vreese, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Patrick Donges, University of Greifswald, Germany Frank Esser, University of Zurich, Switzerland Otfried Jarren, University of Zurich, Switzerland Jens Lucht, University of Zurich, Switzerland Frank Marcinkowski, University of Muenster, Germany Gianpietro Mazzoleni, University of Milan, Italy Winfried Schulz, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany Adam Shehata, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Adrian Steiner, Association of Swiss Cantonal Banks, Switzerland Jesper Strömbäck, Mid Sweden University, Sweden Gunnar Thesen, International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS), Norway Linards Udris, University of Zurich, Switzerland Peter Van Aelst, University of Antwerp, Netherlands Rens Vliegenthart, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Stefaan Walgrave, University of Antwerp, Netherlands

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Mediatization of Politics: Towards a Theoretical Framework; Jesper Strömbäck and Frank Esser PART II: FOUNDATIONS 2. Mediatization and Democracy; Jay G. Blumler 3. Mediatization and Political Populism; Gianpietro Mazzoleni 4. Mediatization and New Media; Winfried Schulz 5. Mediatization and Political Autonomy: A Systems Approach; Frank Marcinkowski and Adrian Steiner Part III: DIMENSIONS OF MEDIATIZATION 6. Mediation of Political Realities: Media as Crucial Source of Information; Adam Shehata and Jesper Strömbäck 7. Mediatization at the Structural Level: Independence from Politics, Dependence on the Market; Linards Udris and Jens Lucht 8. Mediatization of News: The Role of Journalistic Framing; Claes H. de Vreese 9. Mediatization of Campaign Coverage: Metacoverage of U.S. Elections; Paul D'Angelo, Florin Büchel and Frank Esser 10. Mediatization of Political Organizations: Changing Parties and Interest Groups?; Patrick Donges and Otfried Jarren 11. Mediatization and Political Agenda Setting: Changing Issue Priorities?; Peter Van Aelst, Gunnar Thesen, Stefaan Walgrave and Rens Vliegenthart PART IV: CONCLUSION 12. A Paradigm in the Making: Lessons for the Future of Mediatization Research; Frank Esser and Jesper Strömbäck

Rezensionen

'This book brings together some of the leading scholars in contemporary political communication to explore the mediatization of politics. Written in a highly accessible way it provides the reader with a critical insight into this increasingly important concept showcasing the latest theoretical reflections and empirical evidence. I have no doubt that this edited collection will become required reading for all those interested in understanding the mediatization process.' - James Stanyer, University of Loughborough, UK