Full Description
The studies in this volume conceptualize populism as a type of political communication and investigate it comparatively, focusing on (a) politicians' and journalists' perceptions, (b) media coverage, and (c) effects on citizens.
This book presents findings from several large-scale internationally comparative empirical studies, funded by the European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST), focusing on communication and the media within the context of populism and populist political communication in Europe. The studies are based on comparative interview studies with journalists and politicians, a large-scale comparative content analysis, and a comparative cross-country experiment using nationally representative online-surveys over 15 countries. The book also includes advice for stakeholders like politicians, the media, and citizens about how to deal with the challenge of populist political communication.
This enlightening volume is 'populist' in the best sense and will be an essential text for any scholar in political science, communication science, media studies, sociology and philosophy with an interest in populism and political communication. It does not assume specialist knowledge and will remain accessible and engaging to students, practitioners and policymakers.
Chapter 1 and 11 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://tandfbis.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138392724_oachapter1.pdf
https://tandfbis.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138392724_oachapter12.pdf
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Comprehending and investigating populist communication from a comparative perspective PART IPopulism and Communicators Chapter 2: Perceptions of Populism and the Media: A Qualitative Comparative Approach to Studying the Views of Journalists and Politicians Chapter 3: Journalists' Perceptions of Populism and the Media: A Cross-National Study Based on Semi-Structured Interviews Chapter 4: Politicians' Perceptions of Populism and the Media: A Cross-National Study Based on Semi-Structured Interviews PART II
Populism in the Media Chapter 5: Dimensions, Speakers, and Targets: Basic Patterns in European Media Reporting on Populism Chapter 6: Journalistic Culture, Editorial Mission, and News Logic: Explaining the Factors Behind the Use of Populism in European Media Chapter 7: Event-, Politics-, and Audience-Driven News: A Two-Year Comparison of Populism in European Media Coverage PART III
Populism and Citizens Chapter 8: The Persuasiveness of Populist Communication: Conceptualizing the Effects and Political Consequences of Populist Communication from a Social Identity Perspective Chapter 9: Investigating the Effects of Populist Communication. Design and Measurement of the Comparative Experimental Study Chapter 10: Cognitive Responses to Populist Communication: The Impact of Populist
Message Elements on Blame Attribution and Stereotyping Chapter 11: Attitudinal and Behavioral Responses to Populist Communication: The Impact of Populist Message Elements on Populist Attitudes and Voting Intentions PART IV Conclusion Chapter 12: Adapting to the Different Shades of Populism. Key Findings and Implications for Media, Citizens, and Politics
