Political Communication in Direct Democratic Campaigns: Enlightening or Manipulating?
Hanspeter . Ed(S): Kriesi
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hardcover. Analyzes the communication processes in direct democratic campaigns and their effect on the opinion formation of the voters. Based on a detailed analysis of the politicians' strategies, media coverage and the opinion formation of the public in three campaigns, this book argues that the campaigns are more enlightening than manipulating. Editor(s): Kriesi, Hanspeter. Series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFH; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Analyzes the communication processes in direct democratic campaigns and their effect on the opinion formation of the voters. Based on a detailed analysis of the politicians' strategies, media coverage and the opinion formation of the public in three campaigns, this book argues that the campaigns are more enlightening than manipulating.
Analyzes the communication processes in direct democratic campaigns and their effect on the opinion formation of the voters. Based on a detailed analysis of the politicians' strategies, media coverage and the opinion formation of the public in three campaigns, this book argues that the campaigns are more enlightening than manipulating.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Series
Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century
Number of Pages
265
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230304895
SKU
V9780230304895
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99-15
About Hanspeter . Ed(S): Kriesi
LAURENT BERNHARD Post-Doctoral Researcher at the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Switzerland HEINZ BONFADELLI Professor at the Institute for Mass Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland URS DAHINDEN Professor for Communication and Media Science at the University of Applied Sciences in Chur and Senior Lecturer at the University of Zurich, Switzerland THOMAS N. FRIEMEL Senior Teaching ... Read more
Reviews for Political Communication in Direct Democratic Campaigns: Enlightening or Manipulating?
'Interest in political campaigns and the role of the media has increased dramatically over the last few years. Political Communication in Direct Democratic Campaigns offers an impressively broad study of the interactions among politicians, the media and citizens. Based on a comprehensive data collection on three direct democratic campaigns in Switzerland, the contributors to this volume offer fascinating new insights ... Read more