Full Description
The Handbook of Comparative Communication Research aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of comparative communication research. It fills an obvious gap in the literature and offers an extensive and interdisciplinary discussion of the general approach of comparative research, its prospect and problems as well as its applications in crucial sub-fields of communications. The first part of the volume charts the state of the art in the field; the second section introduces relevant areas of communication studies where the comparative approach has been successfully applied in recent years; the third part offers an analytical review of conceptual and methodological issues; and the last section proposes a roadmap for future research.
Contents
Foreword; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1 On the Why and How of Comparative Inquiry in Communication Studies; PART II: DISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENTS; 2 Comparing Political Communication; 3 Comparing Organizational and Business Communication; 4 Comparing Development Communication; 5 Comparing Computer-Mediated Communication; 6 Comparing Visual Communication; 7 Comparing Intercultural Communication; 8 Comparing Language and Social Interaction; 9 Comparing Gender and Communication; 10 Comparing Health Communication; PART III: CENTRAL RESEARCH AREAS; 11 Comparing Media Systems; 12 Comparing Media Systems: A Response to Critics; 13 Comparing Media Policy and Regulation;14 Comparing Media Markets; 15 Comparing Media Cultures; 16 Comparing Journalism Cultures; 17 Comparing Public Relations; 18 Comparing Election Campaign Communication; 19 Comparing News on National Elections; 20 Comparing News on Europe: Elections and Beyond; 21 Comparing News on Foreign and International Affairs; 22 Comparing Cross-border Information Flows and their Effects; 23 Comparing Entertainment and Emotions; 24 Comparing Media Use and Reception; 25 Comparing Effects of Political Communication; PART IV: CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES; Challenges to Comparative Research in a Globalizing Media Landscape
Sonia Livingstone; 27 Comparative Research Designs: Toward a Multilevel Approach; 28 Comparative Survey Research; 29 Comparative Content Analysis; 30 Securing Equivalence: Problems and Solutions; 31 Analyzing Comparative Data: Opportunities and Challenges; PART V: CONCLUSION: 32 Challenges and Perspectives of Comparative Communication Inquiry
