{"product_id":"mass-media-and-political-communication-katrin-voltmer-9780415337793","title":"Mass Media and Political Communication in New Democracies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines how political communication and the mass media have played a central role in the consolidation of emerging democracies around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering a broad range of political and cultural contexts, including Eastern and Southern Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa, this new volume investigates the problems and conflicts arising in the process of establishing an independent media and competitive politics in post-autocratic societies. Considering the changing dynamic in the relationship between political actors, the media and their audience, the authors of this volume address the following issues: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003echanging journalistic role perceptions and journalistic quality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe reasons and consequences of persisting instrumentalization of the media by political actors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe role of the media in election campaigns\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe way in which the citizens interpret political messages and the extent to which the media influence political attitudes and electoral behaviour\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe role of the Internet in building a democratic public sphere\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great interest to all those studying and researching democracy and democratization, comparative politics, political communication, journalism, media and the Internet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katrin Voltmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415337798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415337793\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.46h x 6.26w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 260","brand":"Katrin Voltmer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136074952959,"sku":"9780415337793","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3db7a20-e218-4373-beaf-536f10f67522.jpg?v=1770160342","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mass-media-and-political-communication-katrin-voltmer-9780415337793","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}