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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Klinger, Ulrike
• Kreiss, Daniel
• Mutsvairo, Bruce

Titel

Platforms, power, and politics : an introduction to political communication in the digital age

Ort / Verlag

Cambridge, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Polity

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

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• Inhaltsverzeichnis

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction: Political Communication in the Platform Era; Chapter 2: Definitions and Variations of Political Communication; Chapter 3: Platforms and their Power; Chapter 4: Platforms, Public Spheres, and Public Opinion; Chapter 5: Platforms and Journalism; Chapter 6: Platforms and Strategic Political Communication; Chapter 7: Platforms, Campaigns and Campaigning; Chapter 8: Platforms and Movements; Chapter 9: Platform Governance; Chapter 10: Platforms, Misinformation, Disinformation, and Propaganda; Chapter 11: Platforms and Populism, Radicalism, and Extremism; Chapter 12: Platforms, Politics, and Entertainment; Chapter 13: Conclusion: Platforms and the Future of Political Communication; Revision: Chapter Objectives Revisited; References; Index
• Political Communication has fundamentally transformed as digital technologies have become increasingly important in everyday life. Technology platforms have become powerful political instruments for world leaders, campaigns, social movements, journalists, and non-governmental organizations. Moreover, they are essential to how people communicate about politics, encounter and share political information, and take action to pursue their political goals.This is the first textbook to center digital platforms in understanding political communication. Taking a global approach beyond the context of Western democracies, the text reveals how digital technologies like social media and search engines are increasingly shaping political communication in countries around the world. It shows how the core concepts, theories and processes of political communication are being reshaped by platforms, from how elections are contested to how issues make it onto policymaking agendas. Topics covered include public opinion, journalism, strategic communication, political parties, social movements, governance, disinformation, propaganda, populism, race, ethnicity, and democratic backsliding.Full of lively examples and pedagogical features, Platforms, Power and Politics offers an exciting and innovative new approach to political communication. It is essential reading for students of political communication and an important resource for scholars, journalists and policymakers.