This Handbook provides a scholarly review of the major research and topic areas associated with the field and sets the agenda for future study in this important and fast-growing discipline. The handbook is comprised of thirty nine chapters authored by international experts and divided into five sections. Part one explores the macro-level influences on political communication research such as media industry, technology, and political systems. The second section takes a grassroots perspective on the influences on political communication research. The third section discusses methodological advances in political communication research. The fourth focuses on power and how it is conceptualized in political communication research. The fifth and final sections presents political communication in various contexts including national, regional and international comparisons. "The SAGE Handbook of Political Communication" will be an essential resource for advanced students, researchers and practitioners in the fields of politics, media and communication, sociology and research methods
- ISBN: 978-1-84787-439-9
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 650
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés