Building theory in political communication : the politics-media-politics approach / Gadi Wolfsfeld, Tamir Sheafer, and Scott Althaus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolfsfeld, Gadi, author.

Sheafer, Tamir, author.

Althaus, Scott, author.

Series:

Journalism and political communication unbound.

Oxford scholarship online.

Journalism and Political Communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in politics.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Mass media.

Press and politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 213 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"The goal of this volume is to contribute to the collective effort of building cumulative knowledge in the field of political communication. It does so by adapting, refining, and extending the Politics-Media-Politics (PMP) principle. PMP is an intentionally broad conceptual map that is designed to be adopted by researchers working in a variety of fields. The book's chapters illustrate this concept map's basic components, demonstrate how to apply it, and showcase its usefulness. The PMP principle can be best understood in two central propositions. The "politics first" proposition makes the following claim: The role of all forms of media in politics can best be understood as one in which variations in political ecosystems are the most important factors leading to variations in communication systems, values, practices, and resources. The "media selection and transformation" proposition is formulated thusly: All forms of media do not merely reflect the nature of the political ecosystem, they can also have an independent effect on political processes by selecting and transforming political events and issues into stories. When these two claims are combined, detailed, and developed, they provide a powerful conceptual structure for integrating research from a variety of fields in political communication. Chapters address the role of the media in election campaigns, historical change, violent conflicts and peace processes, comparative political communication, and how to use the PMP approach to assess media performance in democratic and autocratic regimes"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

The politics-media-politics approach

PMP and election campaigns

PMP, violent conflicts, and peace processes

PMP and historical changes

PMP and comparative political communication

Using the PMP approach to assess media performance in both democratic and autocratic regimes

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Wolfsfeld, Gadi Building Theory in Political Communication

ISBN:

0-19-763503-2

0-19-763501-6

9780197635032