{"product_id":"public-policy-and-the-mass-sigrid-koch-baumgarten-9780415485463","title":"Public Policy and the Mass Media: The Interplay of Mass Communication and Political Decision Making","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe mass media are playing an increasingly central role in modern political life that expands beyond their traditional function as mediators between the world of politics and the citizens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume explores the extent and circumstances under which the media affects public policy; whether the political impact of the media is confined to the public representation of politics or whether their influence goes further to also affect the substance of political decisions. It provides an in-depth understanding of the conditions under which the media might, or might not, play a role in the policy process and what the nature of their influence is. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together conceptual and methodological approaches from both political science and communications studies, this book presents an interdisciplinary perspective. It presents empirical evidence of the processes involved in the interaction between mass communication and policy and features case studies from Western Europe and the US and across different policy fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book will be of interest to students of public policy, political communication and comparative politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sigrid Koch-Baumgarten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415485460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415485463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Sigrid Koch-Baumgarten","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064926187775,"sku":"9780415485463","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_836a743b-b2d2-4a5c-a145-e3fc6407c1a4.jpg?v=1768671966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/public-policy-and-the-mass-sigrid-koch-baumgarten-9780415485463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}