Televised election debates : international perspectives / edited by Stephen Coleman ; foreword by David Butler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coleman, Stephen, 1957-

Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Campaign debates.

Television in politics.

Physical Description:

x, 211 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press ; [London] : In association with the Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government, 2000.

Summary:

Television producers, politicians, and scholars of communication describe how television in various national settings has provided a forum for election debate since the first between Nixon and Kennedy in 1960 and how it might do so in the future. They examine meaningful debates in the age of the soundbite, presidential politics in Australia, Peres versus Netanyahu in 1996, the Great British exception, third parties, New Zealand in 1996, a guide for viewers, and other topics.

Contents:

1 Meaningful Political Debate in the Age of the Soundbite / Stephen Coleman 1

2 What Can Voters Learn from Election Debates? / Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Christopher Adasiewicz 25

3 Leaders Debates and Presidential Politics in Australia / Ian Ward, Mary Walsh 43

4 Peres versus Netanyahu: Television Wins the Debate, Israel 1996 / Shoshana Blum-Kulka, Tamar Liebes 66

5 Third Parties and Television Debates / Richard Holme 92

6 The Great British Exception / Austin Mitchell 104

7 The Worm that Turned: New Zealand's 1996 General Election and the Televised 'Worm' Debates / Helen Clark 122

8 Making the Debates Happen: a Television Producer's Perspective / Arnold Amber 130

9 Watching the Debates: a Guide for Viewers / Diana B. Carlin 157

10 Mission to Engage / Julie Hall 178.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

031222561X

OCLC:

41565063