Description
With the book's comparative focus and case studies on Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia it will have international appeal.
There has only been one other book that seeks to bring together literature on the political communication and democratic consolidation, which is now out of date and as such this book does not have any competition.
The book has cross-disciplinary appeal to those studying democracy, comparative politics, journalism and communication studies.
Table of Contents
1. The Mass Media and The Dynamics of Political Communication in Processes of Democratization – An Introduction Part 1: The Mass Media and Journalistic Practice – Normative Dilemmas, Professionalization and Political Instrumentalization 2. The Role of the Press in Times of Transition: The Building of the Spanish Democracy (1975 – 78) 3. ‘In the Name of Democracy’: The Paradox of Democracy and Press Freedom in Post-Communist Russia 4. Conflicts of Interest? Debating the Media’s Role in Post-Apartheid South Africa 5. In Journalism We Trust? Credibility and Fragmented Journalism in Latin America 6. Old and New Media, Old and New Politics? On-And Offline Reporting in the 2002 Ukrainian Election Campaign Part 2: Political Parties, Governments and Elections: Communication Strategies and the Mediatization of Politics 7. Electoral Campaigning in Latin America’s New Democracies: The Southern Cone 8. Democratization and Election Campaigning in Taiwan: Professionalizing the Professionals 9. Where’s the Party? Television and Election Campaigns in Russia 10. The Internet in Politics: Democracy in E-Government in Taiwan Part 3: Audience Responses to Political Messages: Interpretations and Effects 11. Does ‘Trust’ Mean Attention, Comprehension and Acceptance? Paradoxes of Russian Viewers’ News Processing 12. Politics and the Media in Post-Communist Russia 13. New Democracies Without Citizens? Mass Media and Democratic Orientations – A Four Country Comparison 14. Political Communication Between Democratization and the Trajectories of the Past
